Montana Dietetic Internship

🌿 Happy Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month! 🍓🥕🌽 

June is the perfect time to celebrate the incredible produce growing right here in Montana — and the amazing farmers, markets, and growers who make it accessible to our communities. 

At the Montana Dietetic Internship, sustainable food systems are at the heart of what we do. Local sourcing supports our neighbors, strengthens regional food networks, and connects us to the land we live on. When you buy local, you’re investing in something bigger than a meal. 

🥦 And here’s your reminder from your future RDs: ALL forms of fruits and vegetables count! Fresh, frozen, canned, dried — each has a place in a healthy, balanced diet. Frozen and canned produce are harvested and preserved at peak ripeness, locking in nutrients and making healthy eating accessible year-round, no matter your budget or location.

There’s no wrong way to eat more plants. 🙌 

This month, we’re celebrating it all — from the Saturday morning farmers market haul to the bag of frozen berries in your freezer. 
👇 Tell us: What’s some produce you’ve been especially enjoying lately?  

Feel free to tag your favorite Montana farm, farmers market, CSA, or community garden in the comments — we want to celebrate them! 🏔️

🌱 Calling all Montana nutrition professionals! 
We’re thrilled to announce Practical Approaches to Weight Inclusive Care — a 10.5 CEU online course developed by MSU faculty and approved through CDR! This course was created for MDI preceptors, graduate faculty, and dietitians across Montana. 

You’ll walk away able to:  
✔️ Spot how bias shapes nutrition care & client outcomes  
✔️ Critically evaluate weight-based research  
✔️ Apply weight inclusive strategies across oncology, diabetes, pediatrics, food service & more 
 
📅 Course access opens July 29, 2026  
💻 Fully online — live & asynchronous  

Link in bio to learn more & register! 🔗 

Did you know Montana State University offers multiple pathways to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)?  

Whether you’re just starting your undergraduate journey or already have a graduate degree, MSU has a program designed for you.  

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be breaking down each pathway so you can find the one that fits your goals.  

Here’s a quick look at what’s coming:  
🎓 The 4+1 Accelerated Program — earn your BS + MS in just 5 years 📚  

🎓The Master’s + Internship (MSDI) — A two-year professional master’s program that blends graduate coursework with the supervised practice hours needed to sit for your RD exam🏅  

🏥The Internship-Only Option — for students who already hold a master’s degree, complete your necessary supervised practice hours in the great state of Montana!  
 
All three pathways have focus areas in  
    •    Rural & Indigenous Health 
    •    Weight Inclusive Care 
    •    Sustainable Food Systems 

MSU is home to the only dietetics program in the state of Montana — and we’re proud to prepare graduates who go on to serve their communities across the state and beyond.  

Stay tuned — your future as an RDN could start right here in Bozeman. 🏔️  

Contact program assistant director for more information: [email protected] 

PCOS has a new name. 📣 

After decades of confusion and misdiagnosis, polycystic o***y syndrome is now officially Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)  and the name change has clinical implications. 

The old name (PCOS) implied pathological ovarian cysts, which aren’t actually a feature of the condition. Meanwhile, the real story — insulin resistance, hyperandrogenism, neuroendocrine dysregulation, and cardiometabolic risk — was de-emphasized. 

A global consensus process published in The Lancet (Teede et al., 2026) engaged 14,360 patients and health professionals across all world regions using modified Delphi methods and nominal group workshops.

The result: a name that reflects the condition’s multisystem pathophysiology. 

Key drivers of the change:  
🔬 Up to 70% of affected individuals remain undiagnosed  
🫀 Cardiovascular disease odds ratio: 1.68 more likely vs. those without PMOS  
💬 84% of survey respondents endorsed a global renaming process 

So why does this matter to dietitians? 
Because PMOS is fundamentally a metabolic condition — and that puts nutrition professionals at the center of care. Insulin resistance affects ~85% of those diagnosed, and lifestyle interventions including medical nutrition therapy are first-line treatment. The new name signals to clients, care teams, and insurers that this condition is metabolic in nature — which strengthens the case for RD referral and reimbursement.

It also shifts how we counsel clients: away from a fertility-only framing and toward long-term cardiometabolic health, anti-inflammatory eating patterns, and weight-inclusive, whole-person care. 

A 3-year transition period is underway, with ICD coding updates and integration into international clinical guidelines by 2028. 

 For current and future dietitians, this is our cue to update how we talk about this condition with clients — and to lead with the metabolic and endocrine complexity that demands evidence-based nutrition care. 

📖 Teede HJ et al. The Lancet, May 2026. 

Another congratulations to the Class of 2026 on all of your hard work, resilience, and accomplishments. We’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved and can’t wait to see what comes next for each of you. 👏🥂

Congratulations to the 2026 cohort — you made it! 🎓✨ 

Today is all about celebrating your hard work, growth, and everything you’ve accomplished. Enjoy every moment of Grad Day and be proud of how far you’ve come. Congratulations, Class of 2026!

Ready to graduate!

🎓Graduation Countdown: 7️⃣ DAYS ‼️

You’ve made it so far. Remember to take time and look back at how much you’ve achieved. See you at grad-week!

Not all dietitian careers look the same — and that’s exactly the point. 💛

Meet Tracee Hume, Senior Account Executive at FoodMinds and MDI preceptor who is opening doors to a side of dietetics many interns have never considered: professional nutrition communications.

Tracee didn’t discover this non-traditional path until her own supervised practice experience — and now she makes it her mission to introduce future RDs to possibilities beyond the clinic.

Her top piece of advice? Prioritize networking.
The nutrition community is surprisingly small, and the relationships you build now can lead to opportunities you haven’t even imagined yet.

Thank you, Tracee, for showing our interns that there is no single road to a meaningful career in nutrition — and for investing in the next generation of Dietitians!

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