| Primary Practice Setting: | Community speech and hearing center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree
1 FTE Au.D.
2 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
2 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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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
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 15 days
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Academic talks in specialty areas are offered monthly. |
| Start Date: | June 2nd, 2025
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40hrs / 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 a solid foundation of clinical skills with experience in assessment of a full range of ages across pediatric and adult populations. Competitive candidates will have experience in diagnosis of hearing loss using a range of age-appropriate behavioral assessment measures and physiological measures. Candidates will have experience with selection, verification and fitting of a variety of hearing technologies. Candidates will show a strong interest in patient-centered, culturally competent care, and in developing strong partnerships in the care management process. Lastly, candidates will have an strong interest in expanding their understanding of the research process and working on various projects, whether ongoing or new. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | 1) independently perform behavioral hearing evaluations including, conventional audiometry, and speech audiometry using a variety of materials; 2) independently perform physiological measures using otoscopy, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, and OAE evaluations; 3) independently complete hearing aid consultations, evaluations and fittings with conventional hearing aids, as well as hearing assistance technology; 4) Communicate clearly with patients and families regarding the impact of hearing loss, hearing technology, and treatment options; 5) write clearly, accurately, and concisely in documentation and develop independent skills in use of electronic and paper medical records. 6) develop independent skills regarding business practices and services provided. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Regularly | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Rarely | Otoacoustic emissions | | Regularly | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Never | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Everyday | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes
Student will be given the opportunity to work in the following lab(s) Andrew Brown PhD:
https://sphsc.washington.edu/content/andrew-brown;
Yi Shen PhD:
https://sphsc.washington.edu/content/yi-shen |
| 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? | Monthly
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | A consistent contact with whom to communicate, An explanation of how and when evaluations are due for the full extern period. |
| Application Deadline: | 9/18/2024 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Other
A transcript of your graduate work (unofficial or official).
A letter of intent/personal statement describing your interests and goals for your Audiology Externship and why the UW Audiology Externship is a good match for you (no longer than 1 page). |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Send application materials as a complete package and 3 letters of recommendation to careers@fuelmedical.com |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Susan Anderson (preceptor) - sjander@uw.edu |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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