Practice Sites & Internship Blog

Where Are the Practice Sites?

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health Dietetic Internship partners with diverse practice sites throughout the county and the state. Individual interns are scheduled with clinical, food and nutrition management, community and specialty rotations based on program requirements and geographic availability. The list below represents current internship rotation sites. All interns are scheduled for equity in practice experiences although the sites may differ. 

Community / Public Health

• Arizona Department of Education
• Arizona Department of Health Services
• Desert Mission Food Bank
• Maricopa County Department of Public Health - Office of Community Health Innovation
• Maricopa County Head Start
• Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
• Maricopa County Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
• Southwest Human Development Head Start
•  St. Vincent de Paul's Food Reclamation Center

Hospital Clinical Inpatient

• Arizona State Hospital
• Banner Health Centers
• Benson Hospital
• Dignity Health Hospitals
• Honor Health
• Maricopa Medical Center
• Northern Arizona Healthcare
• Yavapai Regional Medical Center
• Yuma Regional Medical Center

Clinical Specialties

• Beatitudes Campus (Long Term Care)
• Fresenius (Renal)
• Mountain Park Health Center (Diabetes)
• Nutrition Alliance (Long Term Care)
• Phoenix Children's Hospital
• Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders
• St. Vincent de Paul's Family Wellness Program (Diabetes)

Food and Nutrition Management

• Alhambra Elementary School District
• Chandler Unified School District
• Creighton Elementary School District
• Deer Valley Unified School District
• Gilbert Public Schools
• Glendale Elementary School District
• Litchfield Elementary School District
• Madison School District
• Scottsdale Unified School District
• Tucson Unified School District

Specialty

• Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Wellness)
• Michele Sidorenkov (Entrepreneurship)
• Stephanie Paver (Entrepreneurship)
• Paradise Valley Community College (Wellness)
• Phoenix College (Wellness)
• University of Arizona - Campus Health Service (Wellness)