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Michigan Medicine (The University of Michigan Health System) Audiology Externship
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Application
Details
Posted: 14-Jun-23
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Allied Health
Au.D. Externship
Financial Arrangements:
None
Primary Practice Setting:
University medical center
Additional Information:
3 openings available.
Michigan Medicine (The University of Michigan Health System), Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Ann Arbor, MI is seeking applicants for an audiology externship for the 2024-2025 term. This is a 12-month, 5-day per week externship beginning on or around June 1, 2024. Michigan Medicine is a large, regional medical center serving patients and families from across the state of Michigan. Our department is comprised of 42 physicians (including 5 otologists), 3 physician assistants, 12 speech pathologists, and 5 locations providing audiology services with 30 audiologists on staff. Externs will rotate through facilities within a 10 mile radius of the main medical campus.
Externs at Michigan Medicine will gain extensive clinical experience in a wide variety of audiologic services including behavioral and electrophysiological diagnostic hearing evaluations of infants, children, and adults; hearing aid services (pediatric and adult); cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and post-operative management (pediatric and adult); vestibular evaluation and therapy (pediatric and adult); intraoperative monitoring; bone anchored hearing systems (pediatric and adult); tinnitus management; interdisciplinary evaluation of children with multiple disabilities and unique medical conditions; educational audiology outreach; and ototoxic monitoring.
We are seeking applicants who demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are motivated to provide exceptional audiology care to patients and families. The audiology extern candidate must be enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology program and must have met all requirements for graduation with the exception of the Externship year. Extern applicants should demonstrate the ability to work within a fast-paced setting, have a strong work ethic, and have high professional standards and ethics.
The Michigan Medicine Audiology Externship program is voluntarily adhering to the Audiology Clinical Education Network (ACEN) standardized timeline for externship application/interviews and therefore our deadline is September 22, 2023.
Required application materials include:
Letter of interest
Curriculum vitae/resume
Three letters of reference
Unofficial graduate transcript
It is preferred that application packets be sent electronically to our Educational Coordinator, Marianne Servoss at servossm@med.umich.edu. Application materials should be submitted as a single PDF file; however, letters of recommendation may be sent separately. Virtual interviews will be conducted the weeks of October 2, 2023 and October 9, 2023, with offers extended soon after.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
University medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
2 FTE Masters Degree 26 FTE Au.D. 2 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 4 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 6 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 3 2nd year 6 3rd year 2 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
None
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
Yes
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes Manufacturer trainings, monthly webinar series, local conference opportunities
Start Date:
early June flexible
Expected hours/days a week:
35-40 hours (4 days)
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes 10 miles
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:
-Basic audiologic evaluation for adults, adolescents and older children -Some experience in behavioral evaluations of infants and young children -Otoscopy, tympanometry, acoustic reflex measurement
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
-Developmentally appropriate diagnostic evaluations for young children -Developmentally appropriate diagnostic evaluations of persons with developmental disabilities -Hearing device selection, fitting and verification -Electrophysiologic audiology evaluation & interpretation -Vestibular evaluation and rehabilitation -Tinnitus evaluation and rehabilitation -Cochlear implant evaluation, mapping and post-activation evaluation -Interdisciplinary teamwork and care coordination -Counseling patients/caregivers/families about the impact of hearing loss and discussing recommendations for intervention/rehabilitation
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Regularly
Adult hearing evaluations
Regularly
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Evoked potential assessments
Regularly
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Regularly
Vestibular assessments
Regularly
Vestibular rehabilitation
Regularly
Hearing aids dispensed
Regularly
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Regularly
Cochlear implant evaluations
Regularly
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Regularly
Tinnitus assessments
Regularly
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Rarely
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
Yes Yes, both clinical and translational research opportunities are available (NIH and manufacturer sponsored)
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
No
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship?
As Needed
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
evaluation guidelines and timeline
Application Deadline:
09/22/2023
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Application materials should be submitted via email as a single PDF file. Letters of recommendation may be emailed separately.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
About Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
The mission of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Michigan Medicine is to be the recognized leader in clinical care, education and scientific discovery. We seek sustainable excellence as:
•Providers of world-class, compassionate and patient-centered care within a sophisticated multidisciplinary clinical delivery system;
•Great and innovative educators of students, residents, fellows and our professional colleagues such that we are the most sought-after training program in the country and trainers of the next generation of leaders and scientists in the field;
•Creators of knowledge that makes a difference in the lives of our patients;
•Responsible and innovative stewards of philanthropic, institutional and extramural resources;
•Leaders who enhance employee engagement, job satisfaction and career development for all members of the department and healthcare team;
•Exemplary role models for our students, trainees and colleagues;
•Developers of a business model with a strategic focus that assures long-lasting financial stability; and
•Champions of a culture and climate that promotes inclusion, diversity and health equity.
