Clinical Nutrition Immersion Program

Turn your degree into clinical confidence

Lead supervisor and owner, Megan Barnett, MS, CNS

Our programs are specifically designed to:

Bridge the gap between academic learning and real patient care
Guide you through clinical reasoning, lab interpretation and treatment planning
Provide supervision hours and case exposure, necessary for CNS certification
Help you feel ready, not just credentialed

Earn up to 1,000 CNS hours

You must have a master's degree in nutrition or be in the final year of your master's degree program to join.

Observational hours

Earn up to 250 observational hours with a combination of our 12-week Clinical Intensive program aimed at bridging the gap between your education and clinical practice. This is a step-by-step program with weekly modules aimed at teaching clinical skills such as completing an initial consultation and lab review, appropriate charting methods, choosing labs and testing, creating a plan and building a nutrition and supplement plan, and how to build your practice. In addition, candidates have the opportunity to review active cases and do research for supervisor's patients. Learn more about our Clinical Intensive program.

Direct hours 

Earn up to 750 direct hours by attending weekly, virtual grand rounds, meeting one-on-one with your supervisors twice per month, and working directly with your clients. Candidates may apply to work directly with their supervisor's clients for direct hours after the completion of all observational hours, the Clinical Intensive Program and a minimum of 3 months of direct supervision for an opportunity to earn direct hours. Learn more about earning direct hours.

Price

$375/month
Got questions?

Book an exploratory call to find out if our program is right for you

Meet your supervisors

Patrick Jones - Course author

Megan Barnett, MS, CNS

Megan Barnett is a board‑certified Clinical Nutrition Specialist and the co-owner and lead clinical nutritionist at BioLounge, a functional medicine clinic in Portland, Oregon. Her practice focuses on complex and chronic health conditions ranging from “mystery symptoms” to cancer, Parkinson’s disease, cognitive decline, autoimmunity, gut dysbiosis, hormone imbalance and peri/menopause, and metabolic and endocrine disorders. She is supported by a team of medical providers and is passionate about exposing CNIP candidates to the power of working as an interdisciplinary team for optimal patient outcomes.

In addition to her work as a clinician and supervisor, Megan serves on the American Nutrition Association board of directors, works as the co-founder and Chief of Product Development at Florasophy organic soluble fiber blends and co‑hosts The Whole Health Podcast. Megan holds a BS in dietetics from Kansas State University and a MS in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Western States.
Patrick Jones - Course author

Vanessa Lara, Ph.D., CNS, LDN/LN

Dr. Vanessa Lara is a passionate functional medicine nutritionist dedicated to helping individuals achieve optimal health though personalized integrative care. Dr. Lara holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology from the University of Miami, where she completed her research on the effects of food quality vs. food quantity on cardiometabolic markers and microbiota of overweight individuals. In addition, she is a board-certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist.

Are you ready to get better results
for your clients?

Sign up for our Clinical Insider newsletter! Every 2 weeks you'll receive educational information like clinically useful tools, client case studies, clinic protocols and tips for improving client outcomes. You'll even be able to submit your clinical questions.

Thank you for subscribing! You'll receive the newsletter every 2 weeks

The Clinical Nutrition Immersion Program prepares master’s-level nutrition professionals and qualified graduate students for safe, ethical, evidence-informed entry-level practice as Certified Nutrition Specialists by integrating supervised clinical experience, competency-based training, case-based learning, professional mentorship, and progressive development in assessment, intervention, monitoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration for the practice of medical nutrition therapy and personalized nutrition.

Clinical Immersion is based in Portland, Oregon
Copyright © 2026
Created with