Rush University System for Health Audiology Externship The fourth-year audiology externship is primarily based at the main Rush University Medical Center campus. This program provides qualified and motivated audiology doctoral students an opportunity to experience the full scope of audiological practice in a diverse urban setting. Students spend three academic semesters training alongside practicing audiologists and are exposed to a full range of patient demographics, etiologies, and case complexity. Observation opportunities with the RUMC Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery are also available. At the end of the externship, students will have the ability to competently work independently in any clinical or rehabilitative setting with any a