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St. Louis Dietetic Association

Educational Programs

Looking for information on Educational Opportunities in Dietetics in St. Louis? St. Louis has many fine college and university programs that provide courses for Dietetic Technicians and Dietitians at the beginning levels as well as at advanced levels. In addition we have several internship programs available in our community.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR DIETETIC TECHNICIANS

St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley has an active educational program for dietetic technicians. While the following hot link will provide more of a starting point about the college, then about their dietetic tech program, it will help to get you started in the right direction. For more information about their program, please contact:

Jeanne Florini, MS, RD, Director Dietetic Technology Program
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135-1499
phone: 314-595-4478
St. Louis Community Colleges

 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR DIETITIANS IN ST. LOUIS

Fontbonne University provides a program in undergraduate dietetics, preparing students to enter a dietetic internship and/or program for graduate studies in dietetics. They may be contacted at:

Cheryl Houston, Ph.D, R.D., Dietetics Program Director
Human Environmental Sciences Department
Fontbonne College
6800 Wydown Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-719-8020 (OR 314-889-1415 )
Fax: 314-719-8015
e-mail: chouston@fontbonne.edu
Fontbonne University Department of Human Environmental Sciences

St. Louis University also has an extensive dietetics program. They may be contacted at:

Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, PhD, RD, LD, Chair of Dietetics Department
St. Louis University
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
1504 S. Grand Ave
St. Louis, MO 63014
phone: 314-577-8523
fax: 314-577-8520
e-mail: Mattfeld@slu.edu
St. Louis University Department of Dietetics and Nutrition

 

St. Louis University has two dietetic internship programs. They may be contacted at:

St. Louis University Dept. of Dietetics and Nutrition
1504 S. Grand Ave
St. Louis, MO 63014
phone: 314-577-8523 fax: 314:577-8520
St. Louis University Department of Dietetics and Nutrition

 

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DVAMC) has a dietetic internship program in St. Louis.They offer a 43-week internship, which begins in August wand ends in June. The internship is a generalist program with rotations in management, clinical, and community settings. Each year the DVAMC accepts 6 interns. There is no fee for the program. A stipend of approximately $10,000 is paid to each intern throughout the course of the internship. For further information and an application, please visit www.va.gov/nfs/StLouisVA, or contact the internship director at:

Amy Knoblock-Hahn, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Dietetic Internship Director
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive
120JB
St. Louis, MO 63125
phone: 314-894-6631
e-mail: Amy.Knoblock-Hahn@med.va.gov