ACEND-accredited dietetics internships are listed on the Academy of Nutrition a Dietetics website. Interns are selected by a computer matching process.

Students should request or download information and applications for internships of interest. Students will need official transcripts, a DPD verification statement (or declaration of intent to complete DPD requirements), a letter of application and recommendations from professors/employers.

DPD verification statements are available from the DPD program coordinator. Applicants must also obtain information regarding computer matching from D&D Digital Systems at www.dnddigital.com.

DPD Program Director:

Program Director: Amy Shows, Ph.D., RDN
Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
(409) 880-7962
amy.shows@lamar.edu

ACEND Contact Information
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Phone: 800/877-1600 ext. 5400
www.eatright.org