Au.D. Externship

The University of Missouri Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery is pleased to offer one 12-month, full-time, 4th year audiology externship opportunity for 2024-2025. The ideal candidate will be a strong team player, flexible, accountable, and passionate about providing patient-centered care. The chosen applicant will have completed their 3rd year or the equivalent from an accredited audiology program, show mastery of clinical diagnostics, and be familiar with and interested in amplification, cochlear implants, and vestibular diagnostics.

A Team Approach in a Great Midwestern City:

We are a team of 13 audiologists supporting a multi-disciplinary team of neurotology, a neurotology fellow, otolaryngologists, resident physicians, and nurse practitioners. We work closely with speech language pathology, physical therapy, Columbia Public Schools audiology and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preschool, VA Community Care, and other professionals to provide best-practice based, patient-centered care. Most of our audiologists carry their ASHA certificate of clinical competence in audiology (CCC-A).

University of Missouri audiologists practice in a variety of settings, all of them centered around Columbia, MO, also known as COMO: “What You Unexpect”. COMO is a mid-size city with a friendly, small-town vibe which believes in outdoor spaces and activities, boasts a thriving downtown, a dedicated arts and culture scene, and serves as home to the University of Missouri, Missouri’s flagship state university. We’re also within driving distance of both Kansas City and St. Louis.

To learn more about Columbia: https://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/

We have 4 locations, 3 in Columbia:

• MU ENT, Hearing and Balance Center
• MU Pediatrics at MU Hospital
• Columbia ENT

1 in Jefferson City:

• Capitol Region Medical Center

Clinical Experience:

This externship position will be a well-rounded ENT experience with patients of all ages, including:

• diagnostic audiology
• evoked potentials (OAE, c and oVEMPs, and sedated and sleep deprived ABRs)
• comprehensive vestibular evaluations (VNG, Rotary Chair, Posturography)
• cochlear implant candidacy, assessment, programming, and follow-up for adults with some exposure to pediatric patients
• amplification evaluation, fitting, and follow-up (traditional and osseointegrated devices, ALDs, FM)
• newborn hearing screening follow ups

Benefits:

A stipend will be available for the 2024-2025 externship. The extern will have 9 paid holidays as well as 10 additional days of paid time off (PTO).

How to Apply:

Applicants should send letter of intent, transcript, and resumé in one email to Jaime Sutton, Au.D., Externship Coordinator: suttonjm@umsystem.edu. Please include the contact information for the Externship Coordinator at your audiology program in your application materials if available or known.

Three letters of reference (with at least one preferably from a non-University practicum supervisor) may be included in this email or emailed separately to the above email.

Audiology Clinic Education Network (ACEN):

The University of Missouri is a member of the ACEN ( https://audclinicaled.net/ ) and will be adhering to the timeline set forth by this organization: 

• completed applications as noted in How to Apply above must be received by September 22, 2023 at 5pm Central Standard Time (CST)
• interviews to begin September 25, 2023 and end October 20, 2023
• initial offer to be extended on October 23, 2023 at 10 am CST
• offer response to be received no later than October 24, 2023 at 6 pm CST

Equal Opportunity Employer

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research, and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.