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Application Policies and Procedures

Attention Applicant!

To avoid delay or problems in the processing of your application:

• Read all material carefully before completing your application.
• Follow indicated instructions carefully.
• Be neat, accurate, and thorough when submitting all requested information or material as application procedures are strictly adhered to.

The following items must be included in each application packet:

• Completed Application Form. (Applicants must use the July, 2009 version of the form.)
• $125.00 Application fee, non-refundable and payable to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Nutrition Education Fund. (This fee is tax deductible).
• Application Check Sheet.
• Letter of application
  The letter is to be handwritten (typed letters will not be accepted) on 8.5" x 11" unlined paper.
  The document is to be done in letter format and should not exceed three pages.
  The content of the letter should include:

  Your reasons for choosing nutrition and dietetics as a career;

  Your short and long-term goals, and how you feel the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Dietetic Internship Program will enable you to reach these goals;

  Self-assessment of personal and professional strengths, and how you feel these will contribute to your success as a dietetic intern;

  Any pertinent achievements and accomplishments that are not addressed elsewhere in your application.

• Three recommendation forms completed by individuals listed as references on the application form, bearing original signatures of these individuals.
• Copy of Graduate Record Examination Results (preferred).
• Self-addressed stamped postcard or e-mail address (optional: if you want to be notified of receipt of application packet).
• Official transcript(s) from all colleges/universities attended. These should be legible in order that course numbers, hours completed and grades may be obtained. Include key or guide to interpret transcript.
• Separate list of courses with course numbers, semester hours and grades from the last semester completed, if not yet recorded on the official college transcript.
• An original degree equivalency statement from one of the approved agencies listed on the American Dietetic Association Web site (www.eatright.org) confirming that the degree is equivalent to at least a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university. Required for those students completing their education outside of the United States.
• Declaration of Intent to Complete Degree and CADE-Approved Minimum Academic Requirements form (required for the applicant who has not yet completed academic requirements) or Verification Statement of Completion of Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) (required for the applicant who has already completed academic requirements and has received a college degree). The appropriate form is provided by the College Didactic Program Director and should include a listing of any substituted course work on the reverse side. The Declaration of Intent should bear the original signatures of both the applicant and the Didactic Program Director. The Verification Statement should bear the original signature of the Didactic Program Director.
• Completed Preference of Internship Entrance Dates Form.

All information relative to the applicant's fulfillment of CADE-Approved Minimum Academic Requirements submitted on the four documents (items 8-11) should correspond. If there are any variations in the information between these documents, an explanation written by the Didactic Program Director should be included with the application.

Schedule of Application Dates

• Earliest date for receipt of applications - January 1, 2010.
• Applications must be postmarked by February 16, 2010.
• Deadline for receipt of completed applications - February 19, 2010.

Notification of Receipt of Application Material

The applicant must enclose a self-addressed stamped postcard or e-mail address if he or she wants to be notified of receipt of application.

The applicant should not assume that the returned postcard or e-mail notification verifies that the application packet is complete. The post card is returned or e-mail notification sent as soon as the application packet is received.

Handling of Incomplete Applications

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the Dietetic Internship Application Evaluation Committee; therefore, all material required to complete the application packet must be received by the February 19, 2010 deadline.

Handling of Late Applications

Any application postmarked later than February 16, 2010 or received after February 19, 2010 cannot be accepted by the Dietetic Internship Application Evaluation Committee and will be returned to the applicant with the application fee. Applicants should ensure that their applications are mailed with proper postage.

Policy Regarding Return of Application Material

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital maintains a policy of not returning application material to the applicant, once the application has been accepted by the Dietetic Internship Application Evaluation Committee.

Policy Regarding Interviews

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital does not require an interview as part of the application procedure. Group tours of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center facilities are available. A reservation form with specific dates is included in this packet.

Policy Regarding Equal Opportunity

It is the policy of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to provide equal opportunity to all dietetic interns and applicants for the Dietetic Internship Program without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, and without regard to the disability of qualified persons, within the meaning and subject to the conditions of applicable federal, state and city laws.

The Hospital will recruit, accept, and train dietetic interns and administer all other Program policies in accordance with the above-stated equal opportunity principles.

Computer Matching

Applicants must register for the computer matching on the D & D Digital Web site at www.dnddigital.com, pay the computer match fee ($50.00) with a credit card and submit prioritized list of selected dietetic internships by the February 16, 2010 deadline date.