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Harper College
Dietetic Internship

Program Activities

Students in the Dietetic Internship Program participate in a variety of learning activities, from food preparation to practice in Harper's Center for Professional Simulation and Innovation to wellness fairs.

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A student wearing an apron stands behind a table with food and posters at a wellness fair

Four dietetic internship students sit together on an outdoor bench on a sunny day on campus.

Two smiling dietetic internship students hold a serving tray with cups of food

Students and faculty pose together at a graduation celebration

A Dietetic Internship student holds dough in Nutrition Lab

Student works with tomatoes and onions in Nutrition Lab

Students in the Nutrition Lab pose in the food prep area

Student performs a test on a patient at a health event

Nutrition student smiles at health fair

Student and program director Traci Wessl smile together

Dietetic Internship students do yoga in Nutrition Lab classroom area

Students work with food in the Nutrition Lab kitchen area

Student shows menus for an event

Dietetic internship student with glasses smiles in kitchen area, with cups and plates on a counter nearby

Students stir a creamy sauce and layer it onto sandwiches

Students wearing face masks work with food in large bowls in the Nutrition Lab

Student gives a thumbs up at an outdoor tabling event with info and a Halloween pumpkin on the table.

Students mix juice drinks in Nutrition Lab

A student cuts food on a cutting board, with a large pink mixer nearby

Students pose with plates of healthy food they made

Dietetic Internship student works to "feed" a patient simulator (dummy) in a hospital bed

Students pose with bowls of nuts, jars and a potted flower

Dietetic Internship student gives a powerpoint presentation to a class

Students pose with medical supplies at a wellness event

Student poses with information about Iron at a wellness event

Student poses with a large body weight scale

Students pose with festive food balloons at wellness event

Students do yoga in Nutrition Lab classroom area

Students pose in Nutrition Lab with festive cakes

Student wearing badge poses with a spread of healthy snacks

Last Updated: 8/26/25