The Remote Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway (ISPP) Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). This program fulfills supervised practice and related opportunities to achieve the required entry-level Registered Dietitian competence for eligibility to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The supervised practice experiences include and require a minimum of 1000* hours of field experience divided between community, clinical (inpatient and outpatient), food service management, and specialty rotations.
ACEND policies for Individualized Supervised Practice Pathways (ISPPs) allow (1) graduates who did not match to a dietetic internship, but who possess a DPD verification statement, or (2) individuals holding a doctoral degree without a DPD verification statement to apply for an ISPP program. However, eligibility requirements and options may vary based on review of applicant’s previous DPD and other coursework, as well as recency of DPD verification.
To qualify for the Remote ISPP program, students must reside at least 75 miles away from Dominican University, have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) verification statement from an ACEND-accredited DPD program, and must not have received a match through the formal internship matching process.
The Remote ISPP requires that the students identify and arrange for their own supervised practice experiences, each of which must be approved by the Remote ISPP Coordinating Preceptor and Dominican University’s Director of Coordinated and ISPP Programs in Dietetics.
Program Requirements:
- Nutrition Supervised Practice Rotation: Clinical Inpatient
- Nutrition Supervised Practice Rotation: Clinical Outpatient
- Nutrition Supervised Practice Rotation: Food Service Management
- Nutrition Supervised Practice Rotation: Community
- Nutrition Supervised Practice Roation: Specialty
- Successful completion of ACEND-required competencies at expected competence level for entry-level Registered Dietitians.
Upon successful completion, students receive a verification statement as required for application to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians. Students admitted to the program are expected to follow the specific policies and procedures described in the Remote ISPP Program Handbook in addition to the guidelines in the Bulletin.
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACEND has temporarily reduced the minimum number of required supervised practice hours to no less than 1000 hours through June 30, 2022.
