| Primary Practice Setting: | University medical center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree
10 FTE Au.D.
1 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
3 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
1 3rd year
1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | Negotiable
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Students are encouraged to participate in continuing education opportunities when available. |
| Start Date: | June 2024
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | No
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| Local students preferred: | No
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| 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
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Students should be comfortable completing a comprehensive audiometric evaluation. A previous rotation through an ENT clinic is required before start date. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Students will gain confidence in clinical skills related to all aspects of audiological services listed above. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Rarely | Acoustic Reflexes | | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Everyday | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Everyday | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes
Students interested in research are encouraged to take part in ongoing projects. |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No
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| 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: | Initial schedule of timelines and ongoing email alerts of review deadlines |
| Application Deadline: | 9/22/2023 at 5PM EST |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Letter of request/intent
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Applicants must submit a letter of intent, resume, and three letter of recommendation to audiology@uky.edu by 9/22/2023 at 5PM EST.
Selected applicants will be invited to interview by phone. Final candidates will be invited to an on-site interview. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Lindsay Hale, Au.D. and Jennifer Shinn, Ph.D. - audiology@uky.edu |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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