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Training in well established internship program with over 500
graduates in 39 years
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Training in multiple facilities with a wide variety of preceptors
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Close involvement of two full-time internship faculty members
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Stipend
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12 hours of graduate credit earned
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Graduate credit accepted in the UAMS Clinical Nutrition Master of
Science Program
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Administrative training in one of the largest VA Hospital Food and
Nutrition Departments
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Training in three teaching hospitals
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Resources available from several medical libraries including the
state’s largest
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5 months of VA service credit obtained
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Community training including the Arkansas State Health Department,
UAMS Head Start and UA Cooperative Extension
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Opportunities to attend wide range of medical rounds at an academic
medical center
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Training in counseling utilizing standardized patients in the UAMS
Clinical Skills Center
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Non-competitive career-conditional or career appointments of
student trainees who have successfully completed an affiliated
clinical education training program in a VA health care facility
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Exposure to clinical specialty training including pediatrics, bone
marrow transplants, diabetes management programs, geriatrics, and
ambulatory care
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Training in the VA paperless medical record using state-of-the-art
computer technology for patient care and administrative activities
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Ability to collaborate with other health care professionals
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Possible debt reduction of student loans available at some VA
facilities upon employment
