Dietetic Internship: Location
Campus Facilities
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey is the state's university of health
sciences, with programs at five main campuses
and also at educational and health care institutions
in communities throughout the state. Dietetic
Interns utilize classroom and support facilities
on UMDNJ's Newark campus which includes a medical
science building, a dental school, a behavioral
health center, and a teaching hospital, all
of which are interconnected. In addition, the
Newark campus is also home to the School of
Health Related Professions' state-of -the-art
simulation laboratories and technology center
and the George
F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences,
a major resource for biomedical literature in
New Jersey and the Northeast. The vast resources
of the University's Newark campus for education,
research and services enhance all of the programs
in related-health sciences. In addition, Dietetic
Interns also utilize academic facilities on
UMDNJ's newest campus in Scotch Plains where
the Dietetic Internship offices are housed.
The Scotch Plains campus is connected to other
university campuses via state of the art telecommunication
technology.
 
Clinical Facilities
The Dietetic Internship provides experiences
with varied populations in a wide variety of
health care settings by utilizing a large number
of health care facilities throughout New Jersey
and with the assistance of over 185 Registered
Dietitians and clinical faculty. Students complete
clinical rotations in a variety of facilities.
These facilities may include:
Cardiovascular Care Group, Bellville
Care One, Teaneck
Center for Diabetes Education at Community Medical
Center, Forked River
Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Hillside
Community Medical Center, Toms River
Cranford Health and Extended Care, Cranford
Diabetes and Endocrinology Assoc., Hamilton
Diabetes Center of New Jersey/Solaris Health
System, Edison
Dialysis Clinic Inc., RWJ Dialysis Center, North
Brunswick
Fresnius Medical, Toms River
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack
HealthBarn, USA, Inc., Wykoff
Health South Rehabilitation Hospital, Toms River
and Tinton Falls
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington
Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center, Livingston
Jersey Shore Medical Center, Toms River
John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison
Kessler Institutes for Rehabilitation, West Orange, SaddleBrook, Chester
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch
Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown
Mountainside Hospital, Montclair
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark
New Jersey Veterans' Home, Menlo Park, Paramus
Ocean Medical Center/Meridian Health System,
Brick
Overlook Hospital Eating Disorders Program, Summit
Pathmark Stores, Inc., Montvale
Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, Old Bridge
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New
Brunswick
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway,
Rahway
Runnels Specialized Hospital, Berkeley Heights
Rutgers University-NJ Food Stamp Nutrition Education
Program, Essex Co., Ocean Co.
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston
St. Clare's Hospital, Denville
St. Clare's Hospital, Regional Diabetes Center,
Dover
St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick
Somerset Medical Center, Somerville
Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island,
NY
Trinitas Medical Center, Elizabeth
UMDNJ-Cancer Institute of New Jersey
UMDNJ-Institute for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine, Newark
UMDNJ-University Hospital, Newark
UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School, Newark
University Medical Center at Princeton, Princeton
The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood
Wakefern Food Corporation, Edison
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Living and Working in the Tri-State Area
Housing
The University has Graduate
Student Housing on the Newark Campus at
180 West Market. In addition, there is a multitude
of accommodation choices around the tri-state
area. Many past interns have roomed together
to share the cost of an apartment. As
a UMDNJ intern, you will be supplied with the
names and addresses of the other interns in
your class in case you wish to contact them.
The class meets prior to the beginning of the
semester, and many interns take this opportunity
to look for accommodations.
Transportation
The UMDNJ Newark campus is easily reached on
public transportation from New Jersey and New
York City. By private transportation, it is
within a five minute drive of the Garden State
Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. The Scotch
Plains campus, located in Union County, is close
to the Garden State Parkway and Routes 22 and
78. Clinical experience sites are located throughout
New Jersey. A car is recommended for travel
to clinical sites. Public transportation is
available but variety of clinical training sites
would be limited.
Recreation
The University's unique location near New York
City, Philadelphia, the Pocono and Catskill
Mountains, and the Jersey Shore provides many
entertainment and recreational opportunities.
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Jersey Entertainment
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York City Entertainment
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Entertainment
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