iSAD: iSAD is....

Saturday, April 2, 2011

iSAD is....

The following question was posted as a comment, we felt the answer deserved a separate post.

Q: What does the non-integrated internship process entail? Consider the big picture: applying to a DC-accredited undergraduate program, volunteering, working, studying, completing the degree, applying for internship, being qualified and getting lucky enough to get that internship, and then completing the internship.

Did I miss anything?

Owners of this blog, are you suggesting all of these stages when you say iSAD is about the "internship?" Or do you just mean the actual 40-50 week internship?

Please clarify for the confused among us.

A: Thank you for your inquiry. iSAD is concerned with the lasting impact of the current dietetic education and training model in Ontario, which is not limited to the internship, but spans the whole model from enrollment into an undergraduate program to graduating from an internship program and everything that happens in between.

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iSAD Manifesto

Our intent is not to criticize one particular university or internship program, organization, or individual person. Instead we encourage you to read the stories posted here as an indication of how the current system affects students. We ask that change be urgently addressed in order to prevent further harm to those it purports to serve.

To those who have the ability to change the process and the system, we respectfully request that you:

a) engage in broader and transparent consultation with the primary stakeholders of the internship process; current students and interns;

b) eliminate barriers to practical training programs such that all qualified applicants are guaranteed an internship position regardless of previous volunteer experience, race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability (from the Ontario Human Rights Commission: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/); and

c) provide adequate financial support/relief for interns.

d) To program directors: provide access to confidential counselling services to any and all students who require it for the time until a new internship process is fully operational.