| Primary Practice Setting: | University medical center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
9 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
0 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
2 3rd year
1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | None
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | As needed
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Fairview hosts a nationally recognized audiology expert once annually. CEU course is open to all area Audiologists with no cost to chosen Extern. Regular cochlear implant/hearing aid trainings held through out the year |
| Start Date: | June 2024
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hours/5-day week
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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: | Candidates should have completed and passed all necessary coursework related to the Audiology doctorate and have had a variety of experience in various clinical settings. Candidates will provide letters of recommendation that will help outline their clinical and educational strengths. A copy of student transcript (unofficial) will be provided indicating the student's achievements in coursework. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Chosen candidate will expect to have exposure to all aspects of Audiology including assessment, counseling and rehabilitation. Externs will have the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team which includes ENT, Neurotology, Physical Therapy, and Speech Pathology. The goal will be to build confidence and independence to ensure a successful professional career in Audiology. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Rarely | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Rarely | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Rarely | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes
As current projects allow |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | Yes
Externship includes rotation at the Pediatric Audiology clinic on campus |
| 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: | A signed student agreement between Fairview and the student's University must be negotiated prior to student start per Fairview student agreement template. |
| Application Deadline: | 9/22/23 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
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Please provide 3 letters of recommendation, a resume and copy of transcripts (unofficial accepted). |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please send resume and copy of transcripts to: kirsten.bock@fairview.org. 3 letters of recommendation are also required and must be sent directly from individual writing letter to: kirsten.bock@fairview.org |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Kirsten Bock, Au.D - kirsten.bock@fairview.org |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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