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Dallas Ear Institute is a comprehensive otology and neurotology practice serving adult and pediatric populations with a variety of disorders affecting the ears, skull base, hearing, and balance systems. Our team consists of three neurotologists, a physician assistant, nine audiologists, and two otologic technicians. To learn more about our clinic, visit www.DallasEar.com.
The audiology externship at Dallas Ear Institute is a 12-month, full-time, paid position that provides the opportunity for the extern to gain proficiency in the following areas of audiology:
Comprehensive diagnostic audiometric evaluations for infant through adult population
Behavioral observation, visual reinforcement, conditioned play, and behavioral hearing evaluations
Auditory brainstem response: sedated, natural sleep, and neurodiagnostic
Electrocochleography
Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: cervical and ocular
Vestibular assessment
Videonystagmography
Hearing aid consultations and fittings using real ear measures
Cochlear implant evaluations, fittings, and mapping
Osseointegrated hearing device evaluations and fittings
Assistive listening devices
Tinnitus evaluation, counseling, and management
Hearing conservation
Minimum requirements for Au.D. externship: bachelor’s degree, eligibility for AuD. 4th year externship, professional liability insurance, and eligibility for Texas intern license.
Interested applicants should submit the following documents in the order listed below (as one PDF document) to the email below:
Letter of intent
Curriculum vitae
Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts
Three letters of recommendation, two of which should be from clinical preceptors. The letters of recommendation can be sent directly from the author if that is their preference.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 1 FTE Au.D. 10 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 1 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 0 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Salary
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
5
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes On-site manufacturer trainings
Start Date:
05/28/2024
Expected hours/days a week:
40
Travel to satellite centers required?
No
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:
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
-Comprehensive diagnostic audiometric evaluations for infant through adult population -Behavioral observation, visual reinforcement, conditioned play, and behavioral hearing evaluations -Immittance testing: tympanometry, acoustic reflex, acoustic reflex decay -Ototoxic monitoring -High-frequency audiometry -Otoacoustic Emissions -Auditory brainstem response: sedated, natural sleep, and neurodiagnostic -Electrocochleography -Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: cervical and ocular -Videonystagmography -Hearing aid consultations and fittings using real ear measures -Cochlear implant evaluations, fittings, and mapping -Osseointegrated hearing device evaluations and fittings -Assistive listening devices -Tinnitus evaluation, counseling, and management -Hearing conservation
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Evoked potential assessments
Rarely
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Everyday
Vestibular assessments
Never
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Never
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Everyday
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Regularly
Tinnitus assessments
Regularly
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
No
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:
As required by university.
Application Deadline:
09/22/23
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Interested applicants should submit the following documents in the order listed below (as one PDF document) to evan.mattice@dallasear.com: •Letter of intent •Curriculum vitae •Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts •Three letters of recommendation, two of which should be from clinical preceptors. The letters of recommendation can be sent directly from the author if that is their preference.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Minimum requirements for Au.D. externship: bachelor’s degree, eligibility for AuD. 4th year externship, professional liability insurance, and eligibility for Texas intern license.
Interested applicants should submit the following documents in the order listed below (as one PDF document) to the email below:
Letter of intent
Curriculum vitae
Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts
Three letters of recommendation, two of which should be from clinical preceptors. The letters of recommendation can be sent directly from the author if that is their preference.
The Dallas Ear Institute is a comprehensive medical and surgical practice that is devoted solely to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear, skull base, balance system, and facial nerve. Our team of physicians and audiologists are dedicated to your hearing and balance health. We provide a comprehensive approach to the treatment of all otologic and neurotologic problems.