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Exciting stipend opportunity for an Audiology 4th year externship at a leading academic institution in San Antonio, Texas. Busy Audiology Clinic within the UT Health San Antonio Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. Provides exposure to primarily adult diagnostic audiometric and vestibular evaluations, as well as amplification and tinnitus management solutions (approximately 95% adult and less than 5% pediatrics).
Under the direct supervision of a licensed audiologist: -Provides diagnostic audiometric evaluations including ototoxic monitoring and hearing conservation - Vestibular evaluations -Fits, programs and dispenses hearing aids and other custom ear products - Provides tinnitus management and support - Counsels individuals with auditory disorders and their families and other service providers regarding the etiology of the disorder and its management.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
University medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 2 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 5 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
12
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes Yes
Start Date:
6/3/24
Expected hours/days a week:
40
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes
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:
No
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Never
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Everyday
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Never
Hearing Screenings
Never
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday
Otoacoustic emissions
Regularly
Industrial/hearing conservation
Regularly
Vestibular assessments
Never
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Never
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Never
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Regularly
Tinnitus assessments
Regularly
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
No 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 needed.
Application Deadline:
9/20/23
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Other -Bachelor's degree -Current enrollment in Au.D. program and eligible for fourth year Au.D. externship - Eligible for a Texas Intern license -In-person or virtual interview
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Submit application requirements to Daniela Victorino at GarciaD13@uthscsa.edu by 9/20/204. Call 210-450-7097 for questions.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Under the direct supervision of a licensed audiologist: -Provides diagnostic audiometric evaluations including ototoxic monitoring and hearing conservation - Vestibular evaluations -Fits, programs and dispenses hearing aids and other custom ear products - Provides tinnitus management and support - Counsels individuals with auditory disorders and their families and other service providers regarding the etiology of the disorder and its management.
The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery is home to three outstanding centers: the UT Head and Neck Oncology Center, the UT Voice Center and the Audiology and Balance Center. Each center is at the forefront of fostering excellence in research, education and patient care in their respective specialties. The UT Health Audiology Clinic is dedicated to improving the quality of life patients and are committed to providing quality diagnostic evaluations and a medical, non-sales based approach to hearing healthcare. We offer a variety of options for all budgets and strive to provide exceptional personalized care to all patients and families.
Clinical Services:
•Routine and complex diagnostic hearing evaluations
•Tinnitus management
•Hearing conservation
•Ototoxic monitoring
•Amplification management
Our second location opens spring 2024 and will include comprehensive vestibular services.
Clinic Population
•Pediatric (5+ years old)
•Adult and Geriatric
