| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 2 FTE Masters Degree
7 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
3 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
2 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 5
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Yes, the student will be able to participate in clinical trainings. |
| Start Date: | May/June 2025
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40/5
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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: | •Critical thinking skills
•Ability to interact professionally with patients, physicians and coworkers
•Ability to complete comprehensive audiogram on adults independently
•Experience with hearing aid consultation and fitting/programming |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | •Proficiency in adult/pediatric hearing evaluations
•Proficiency in hearing aid evaluation, fitting & verification
•Skills in vestibular testing/treatment
•Critical thinking skills
•Ability to interact professionally with patients, physicians and coworkers
•Experience in cochlear implant evaluation and programming |
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 | | Rarely | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Never | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
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| 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: | Communication regarding university requirements of our office, email and/or phone number of student's supervisor |
| Application Deadline: | September 30, 2024 |
| 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: | Please send cover letter, CV and three letters of recommendation to Sharon Malanowski, MS via email (smalanowski@piedmontent.com). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in September. Our office will contact the applicant to set up phone/virtual interviews. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Sharon Malanowski - smalanowski@piedmontent.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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