Full-Time Track

DICAS Application

• Maricopa County's Dietetic Internship uses the online Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Service (DICAS).
• The online application must be completed for our program by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on February 15. The fee to use DICAS is $50 for the first application submitted and $20 for each additional application.

Documents

There are no required documents for this program. If you have completed any graduate coursework, please provide a copy of your unofficial graduate degree transcripts under 'Optional Documents' in DICAS.
Note: Graduate degree coursework does not have to be completed at the time of application but must be ~75% completed by the start of the dietetic internship. 

Applicant Questions

In lieu of submitting a separate personal statement, you will be asked to answer the following questions as part of your DICAS application.

1. Why are you applying to a public health-focused dietetic internship?
2. Briefly describe your work, school, and volunteer experiences that have prepared you to enter the nutrition profession.
3. Describe your short-term and long-term goals.
4. Describe a project that you completed through your own initiative and with minimal supervision.
5. Do you speak, read, or write a language other than English and what is your level of fluency?
6. What is your graduate degree plan and/or status? Please mention where you are in the process for completing a graduate degree. Note: Graduate coursework does not have to be completed at time of application but must be ~75% completed by start of dietetic internship.

Recommendations

Your letters of recommendation will be submitted through DICAS. Two letters of recommendation are required but you may include up to three. Please have at least one of them from a professional supervisor/manager. Please do not provide letters from friends or family. The letter should honestly assess your strengths and areas for improvement. We use the letters to help get a better understanding of your professional experiences and how supervisors and team members view your work.

MCDPH DI Application Fee

Pay your $55 non-refundable program application fee.

D&D Digital Systems

Maricopa County's full time track Dietetic Internship program participates in computer matching through D&D Digital Systems. Internship candidates must submit a prioritized list of selected Dietetic Internships and a computer matching fee of $55.

 

Important Dates (Please note that most dates are TENTATIVE)	Task
February 15 at 11:59 p.m. (Central time)	DICAS application due. Program application fee due. D&D Digital registration, fee, and prioritized list due.
February 16 - 28	Maricopa County Department of Public Health Dietetic Internship (MCDPH DI) selection committee will review and score applications submitted.
First Week of March (tentative)	MCDPH DI selection committee will conduct applicant interviews.
First Monday of April (tentative)	Notification Day: applicants will find their matching result on D&D Digital website.
June-August	Interns will complete pre-internship requirements.
Second week of September	First day of the Dietetic Internship.

Candidate applications will be reviewed by a selection committee and scores assigned. The selection committee will invite the top 20% of applicants to participate in an interview.

Ranking of importance for acceptance:  

1. Work & volunteer experience (emphasis on public health and community nutrition)
2. Interview
3. Applicant questions
4. Recommendations from references
5. Graduate coursework completion plan
6. Proficiency in a second language
7. GPA

The ability to speak a language in addition to English is beneficial to working within the local community. It is not a program requirement in the selection process. Applicants claiming proficiency in a second language may be asked to participate in that language over the course of the interview.

The selection committee will rank applicants in order of preference and send the ranking to D&D Digital System for computer matching.