Supervised Practice Sites
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Intern-Identified Supervised Practice Sites
The GTTN intern is responsible for locating all of their preceptors and practice sites. Practice sites can be located in any state within the United States. Each site must be willing to sign the Garden to Table Nutrition Affiliate Agreement; see the Affiliation Agreements section for details and exceptions. The internship director and staff will offer resources and advice to the intern for recruiting potential preceptors, as needed. The intern is to fill out the rotation form to indicate rotations/preceptors. Intern Preceptor Planning Worksheet (Right click to download). The internship director will ensure that adequate learning opportunities are available at each practice site for the intern so that they will achieve and master required competencies. Questions about the suitability of a practice site for a particular rotation may be referred to the internship director. Potential preceptors are also encouraged to contact the internship director prior to agreeing to accept an intern to clarify expectations and to discuss potential learning opportunities. Affiliation Agreements Affiliate Agreements between the practice sites and Garden To Table Nutrition will be used to outline responsibilities and liabilities. Garden To Table Nutrition will make an effort to obtain a signed affiliation agreements. These agreements will be completed after the interns have been granted an internship but before the Intern can start the supervised practice/internship. Occasionally, some facilities prefer to use their own version of an agreement, in which case both parties will work together to reach an agreement. (Note: Some facilities will not make affiliation agreements with new internships. If this is the case, you will need to find a different preceptor for that rotation.) In special circumstances, an affiliation agreement may not be needed, such as if Garden to Table Nutrition and the practice site both agree that an agreement is not needed. For instance, during the On-Site, interns will be completing short rotations in agricultural, food service, and community nutrition events at various locations, which are arranged by the internship director. Similarly, if the intern is spending a short time a location in order to broaden their understanding, in a “shadowing” or “observing” role, both parties may agree to dispense with an affiliation agreement. In sum, if both parties agree that an affiliation agreement is not needed, then a formal affiliation agreement may be dispensed with. Agreements must be made before an intern begins their rotation, unless all parties agreed that it is not needed (as described above). However, when a needed affiliation agreements cannot be successfully negotiated, the intern will have to find a new practice site. NOTE - there are occasions that an agreement between a practice site and Garden to Table Nutrition cannot be reached, in this case, the intern must find a new venue for their rotation. |
Forms for Preceptors & Practice Sites
All sites need to fill out an affiliation agreement. This can be done before or after Match Day, but must be completed before starting the rotation.
Right click to access: Preceptor Qualifications Affiliation Agreement How to Find Preceptors & Practice Sites
Garden to Table Nutrition Interns are responsible for finding their own preceptors and practice sites. For advice, see attachment.
finding_preceptors.docx Download File 
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