| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
2 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
1 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
Salary
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | unpaid time off
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Yes. Both our of audiologists encourage students to attend continuing education courses with us. We typically attend at least one conference a year and many local trainings. |
| Start Date: | May 2025
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 32-40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | No
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| Local students preferred: | Yes
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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: | Traditional audiometry
Basic hearing aid orientation and repair
Professionalism
HIPAA compliance |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Vestibular assessment
Auditory evoked potential testing
Hearing aid selection, fitting, and follow-up care |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Rarely | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
Not at this time |
| 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: | Good communication regarding expectations from the university as well as the student's performance during placement. |
| Application Deadline: | 9/18/2024 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Letter of request/intent
Other
Please include in letter of intent why our practice appeals to you. We are a small private practice, and want to make sure each student we choose to interview would be a good fit. |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please email resume, letters of recommendation, and letter of intent to hgalloway@audiologycenternoco.com. Preceptor does hold ASHA CCC-A. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Hannah Galloway Clark - hgalloway@audiologycenternoco.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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