How to Apply
The Central Valley WIC Dietetic Internship (CVWDI) has 6 internship positions. California WIC employees, who have worked at a local WIC agency for 6 consecutive months prior to applying to the internship, and who meet internship requirements, are eligible to apply during the preselection process. California WIC employees need to submit their application through DICAS by the preselection deadline.
The CVWDI uses DICAS (Dietetic Internship Centralized Application System) for receiving and processing applications. For more information about how to complete your application through DICAS, please visit their website at https://portal.dicas.org.
Applicants need to address the following 7 questions in their personal statement:
TOEFL results are required if the applicant's native language is not English and the applicant did not graduate from a college or university in the United States. Applicants must submit TOEFL results to Dietetic Internship Coordinator. Please contact the Dietetic Internship Coordinator with questions or concerns.
Applicants must mail a non-refundable $25 application fee made payable to "United Health Centers." Only cashier's checks and money orders will be accepted. We cannot accept personal checks. Please mail the application fee to the following address:
Central Valley WIC Dietetic Internship
52 East Herndon Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720
The CVWDI uses DICAS (Dietetic Internship Centralized Application System) for receiving and processing applications. For more information about how to complete your application through DICAS, please visit their website at https://portal.dicas.org.
Applicants need to address the following 7 questions in their personal statement:
- Why do you want to enter the dietetics profession?
- Discuss experiences that have helped prepare you for your career.
- What are your short-term and long-term goals?
- What are your strengths and what are areas needing improvement?
- What other information do you consider important for the selection committee to know?
- Describe any challenges you have faced on the path to becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
- Where would you like to work after you become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, (in what geographical area), and why?
TOEFL results are required if the applicant's native language is not English and the applicant did not graduate from a college or university in the United States. Applicants must submit TOEFL results to Dietetic Internship Coordinator. Please contact the Dietetic Internship Coordinator with questions or concerns.
Applicants must mail a non-refundable $25 application fee made payable to "United Health Centers." Only cashier's checks and money orders will be accepted. We cannot accept personal checks. Please mail the application fee to the following address:
Central Valley WIC Dietetic Internship
52 East Herndon Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720
