Dietetic Internship Program

The  Experience, only at UTHealth Houston 

Grow. Cook. Counsel. Lead. 

Most dietetic internships teach nutrition. We teach you how to bring nutrition to life. 

As a UTHealth Houston dietetic intern, you'll learn through the Nourish Program, an innovative "seed-to-plate-to-populations" model that integrates: 

Grow – Learn sustainable food systems and nutrition education in the Holistic Garden. 

Prepare – Develop culinary medicine and behavior-change counseling skills in the Teaching Kitchen. 

Practice – Build confidence in nutrition assessment and patient counseling in the Medical Nutrition Therapy Simulation Lab. 

Lead – Apply these experiences to improve the health of individuals and communities through your public health training. 

This creates a memorable identity around the program rather than presenting the facilities as isolated amenities. It also reinforces your unique value proposition: you're not simply training dietitians—you are preparing public health nutrition leaders through an integrated, experiential mode 

For information regarding estimated costs of attendance, please visit https://www.uth.edu/sfs/cost-of-attendance.htm  

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Interested in the UTHealth Houston Dietetic Internship and MPH Program? 

Complete our Inquiry Form to receive invitations to upcoming virtual and in-person Open Houses, application updates, and admissions events. Meet our faculty, connect with current students, and discover what makes our program unique. 

Get started: https://go.uth.edu/sphrequest