Simmons MS + Wellness Workdays Distance Dietetic Internship

Wellness Workdays is a leader in the wellness industry that provides outcome-based workplace wellness programs for small and large businesses across the United States. Wellness Workdays offers a distance dietetic internship program with three innovative concentration choices: Worksite Wellness and Health Promotion; Sports Nutrition and Entrepreneurship; and Nutrition Communications and Marketing. Interns in the Wellness Workdays Distance DI Program design their own rotations, with support and guidance from WWDI, and can complete them anywhere in the US.

Student-interns in the Simmons MS + WWDI partnership program work on their MS program and internship rotations simultaneously on a part time basis for up to 24 months. Schedules are adapted to accommodate the needs and interests of the student-intern. Typically, students take 2-3 courses each semester and spend up to 25 hours per week in rotations. There are two start times, fall and spring.

Sample Timeline

	Year 1		Year 2
Timeline	Sept - Dec	January - May	Jun - Aug	Sept - Dec	Jan - May
DI Rotations	Rotations at 16-25 hours/week
MS Coursework	Fall Semester 2 courses 6 credits	Spring Semester 2 courses 6 credits	Summer 1 course 3 credits	Fall Semester 3 courses 9 credits	Fall Semester 2 courses 6 credits

Benefits of the WWDI Partnership

• Flexibility to do both programs from anywhere in the country and adjust academic and rotation schedules for a custom fit.
• Wellness-focused coursework with options in sports nutrition align with WWDI's focal concentration areas. The MS also offers an elective course in advanced medical nutrition therapy that can support clinical rotations.
• Some MS course work can be applied toward community nutrition internship supervised practice hours.
• The expedited application process uses the DICAS application for both DI and MS programs.
• The online format of the MS program is well suited for distance interns. Applicants who are admitted to the WWDI partnership program and choose to do the MS fully online are guaranteed a $15,000 scholarship for the MS program.
• Interns admitted to the partnership program receive a guaranteed $1,000 off internship tuition.

Applying to the WWDI Partnership Program

Application to the partnership program is made through Simmons' DICAS portal. Applicants indicate they want to apply to the Simmons MS + WWDI partnership program and are prompted to complete the WWDI supplemental form. Application materials are shared with WWDI, and Simmons notifies applicants of admission decisions.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend informational sessions for both programs and to contact each program with any questions. General information about Simmons' MS/DI partnership programs can be found on the partnership web page.

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