Dietitians of Canada

Dietitians of Canada (DC) is the only national professional association for dietitians in Canada and one of the largest organizations of dietetic professionals in the world. It has an established reputation as a trusted source of food and nutrition advice for the public. For members, it provides access to professional development opportunities and support, tools and resources to keep practitioners at the forefront of dietetic practice.

DC has an award winning web site (www.dietitians.ca) with both a public access area and a members' only site. The members' only site gives access to all kinds of great resources including a discussion area, find a member database, access to practice networks, links to journal articles and abstracts online news and calendar of events . . . just to name a few.

Student Membership

Dietitians of Canada make it easy for you to become a student member through its Qualifying Member category. As a qualifying member your fees are reduced. If you are a full-time post - graduate student, your membership fees are also reduced. For more information on membership go to www.dietitians.ca and click on "Become a member."

There are many benefits to membership in addition to the access to the members' only site of the DC web site. These include:

• Subscription to the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research- a great resource for course work and an opportunity to follow research in dietetics. The journal also contains a Practice insert that allows you to explore members' practice issues, book and article reviews.
• Reduced rate for professional development activities like workshops, presentations, and conferences
• Eligibility to apply for prestigious DC scholarships

As well, other Registered Dietitians will recognize your commitment to this professional organization- student DC membership is a great addition to your resume!!!

Dietitians of Canada Match Internship 2011-2012

DC Match Internship package for 2011 - 2012 is now available. If you have any questions please contact Prof. Daphne Lordly at msvu.ca

DC 2012 internship application package-Final-Revised

2012 internship application package-FinalPDF

An academic reference is required as part of your application. Our usual procedure is to do a composite faculty reference. Faculty meet and jointly discuss the student/graduate reference, then, a member who knows the applicant well will write the accompanying narrative.

If you require a faculty reference, the form and an up to date resume,  must be submitted to Randy Headley in Evaristus 318 by Dec 15th 2011.

Confirmation of Completion of Academic Program
This form must be completed by your graduating institution. If you require a signature from MSVU, please submit the forms to Randy Headley, Evaristus 318 by Dec 15th 2011.

 Please check this website on a regular basis for updates.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

- The Atlantic Canada Internship Forum will be held Monday, November 14 at Royal Bank Theater, Capitol Health from 10AM to 2:30PM. No registration fee required and open to all years of dietetics students.

INVITATION AND AGENDA FORATLANTIC DIETETIC INTERSHIP FORUM (2)