Spring Match 2025

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GTTN Application Option Apply directly to GTTN between NOW. You'll fill out an online form and submit a PDF that includes transcripts, DPD verification/intent to complete statements, and your personal statement. You'll get a reply from us within two weeks. 

Click on the link to fill out the application found at: Application Procedure and Computer Matching and/or email [email protected] for more information.

We also have interns available to talk with you, if you are wanting to know more about our program from an intern perspective. 

Is a Master's Degree Required? 

All interns must either already have a Master's degree or be enrolled in a Master's program before starting the internship.

OPTIONS for those without a Master's:
Enroll in a Master's program before you apply or just after match day. (We have a close relationship with the University of Alabama, Cedar Crest and John Patrick University; they all offer fully-remote degrees)
In addition to your 1000 hours of supervised practice (and Master's coursework, if applicable), the following are required: Foundational Practices in Dietetics and Permaculture; On-Site in Washington (in-person), and bi-weekly Friday meetings (online).
  • Interns meet on-line for orientation from May 28 to July 2 from 12:30 - 3:30 PT (Tentative!). 
  • Required in-person On-Site in Bothell, Washington July 25-29.
  • 30-minute Advisory Meetings monthly.
Official start date is TBD.

Foundational Practices in Dietetics & Permaculture

These will (tentatively) be on Tuesdays, May 27th to July 1st from 12:30 - 3:30 Pacific Time. ​Each meeting will be 2-3 hours long, and there will be 3-5 hours of required reading and assignments to do BEFORE each class meeting. Topics include: GTTN mission, diversity & bias, permaculture, US agriculture, cultural foodways, infant nutrition, nutrition focused physical exam, wild edibles, a clinical skills, case study. 

On-Site in Bothell - Required

There is a required in-person On-Site in Bothell, Washington July 25-29, 2025.

We are excited to meet you in person this year! We look forward to exploring farms, wild edibles, and food systems together in/around Bothell, Washington. We’ll also work on point-of-care testing (using finger-prick blood samples) blood pressure reading and bedside swallow screens so you are prepared for your rotations.
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Friday Meetings - Required

We’ll meet online on Fridays twice a month after On-Site. These are required. We suggest you arrange your schedule to either take Fridays off, or do half days on Fridays. You’ll need time to attend these meetings and to work on assignments and study for your RDN exam. Required meetings will be the 2nd and 4th Fridays each month between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM PST. We’ll use this time for your clinical case studies, presentations, guest speakers, garden-to-table topics and much more.