Locations for Experience

RDs at the area hospitals and clinics (most are a 5-15 minute drive from UT) provide clinical and food service experiences. Facilities include

• Blount Memorial Hospital
• Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
• East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
• FMC Dialysis Centers
• Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Diabetes Center
• Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center
• Parkwest Medical Center
• St. Mary’s Medical Center and Diabetes Center
• Thompson Cancer Survival Center
• UT Medical Center

Community/Public Health experiences take place at:

• Anderson County Health Department
• Berkeley Heart Labs
• Blount Wellness Center
• Knox County Health Department
• Mobile Meals
• UT Ag Campus

Additional experiences are available for “personal choice” days with local RDs at the following locations:  

• Endocrinology Consultants of East Tennessee
• Fort Sanders Health & Fitness Center
• Head Start
• Knox County Schools
• Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Tranquil Eating Associates
• TVA-Live Well Project
• US Foodservice
• UT Athletic Department

 

 

Contact the Dieteitc Internship Progam

Karen Wetherall
865-974-6256
kbalnick@utk.edu

330 Jessie Harris Building
1215 W. Cumberalnd Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920

Contact the Department of Nutrition

1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
229 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920

Brenda Hart
bhart57@utk.edu

Phone: (865) 974-5445
Fax: (865) 974-3491