Primary Practice Setting: | VA medical center |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree 9 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 3 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 2 4th year Externships |
Financial arrangements: | Other – Please Describe Stipend depends on federal funding. We currently have one paid position through Office of Academic Affiliations. Funding for 2023-2024 is not guaranteed until OAA releases official information. |
Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
Vacation Days: | 2 weeks |
Continuing education opportunities? | Yes During the course of the externship year, students would participate in multiple onsite/virtual manufacturer trainings, be allowed to attend 2 offsite manufacturer trainings, given the opportunity to attend JDVAC, and participate in monthly journal club within the audiology department. |
Start Date: | May/June 2023 |
Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hours/5 days |
Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes Students will be primarily based out of the Cheyenne VAMC or Northern Colorado VA Outpatient Clinic, but may be required to travel to either clinic to ensure students obtain a well-rounded clinical experience. |
Local students preferred: | No |
Does the externship site provide orientation to relevant clinical policies and procedures? | Yes |
Does the externship site provide instructions about patient's rights and providing patient education? | Yes |
Does the externship site provide orientation to quality assessment, quality assurance and quality improvement? | Yes |
Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Proficient in basic audiometry Basic knowledge of selecting, fitting, and verifying hearing aids Basic knowledge of vestibular testing Willingness to learn |
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Externs are expected to refine their skills throughout the Externship year to allow them to perform as independent providers following their experience |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| Rarely | Hearing Screenings | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | Never | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | Everyday | Tympanometry | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | Rarely | Evoked potential assessments | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | Regularly | Industrial/hearing conservation | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | Rarely | Vestibular rehabilitation | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | Never | Tinnitus assessments | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | Regularly | Cerumen management | |
Research opportunities? | Yes Students are encouraged to propose clinic improvement projects and present at JDVAC. |
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No |
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? | As Needed
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Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | We expect there to be open communication with the university on the student's progress and expectations. |
Application Deadline: | 09/23/2022 |
Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Other Interviews will be completed virtually |
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Email resume/CV, letter of intent, and 3 letters of recommendation to Jordan Hill, AuD at jordan.hill5@va.gov. Please hold all application materials and send once packet is complete. |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Jordan Hill - jordan.hill5@va.gov |
Are all externs supervised? | Yes |