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UAB Civitan Sparks Clinics will offer at least one externship for the 2025-2026 year with positions beginning in May/June 2025 through April 2026. Ideal applicants should have a strong desire in pursuing pediatric audiology as a career.
Deadlines are as follows:
9/3 Begin taking applications
9/18 Application deadline ends
9/23 Interviews begin
10/15 Interviews end
10/21 to 10/28- Offers extended
UAB Civitan Sparks Clinics are primarily a pediatric interdisciplinary clinic that is part of a LEND/UCEDD program. We see children with a wide array of developmental issues from birth to 18. Our main focus is diagnostics but we also have a steady population of children with hearing loss. In addition, we staff various clinics for premature infants, adults with developmental delays as well as autism. Hearing aids, VRA, behavioral testing, OAE's (distortion product), APD testing are all included in our test battery. We have a heavy population of children who are suspected of being on the autism spectrum in the 2-5 age range.
We are a LEND/UCEDD training facility which requires interns to participate in core lecture series, shadow patients, perform leadership responsibilities, and collaborate with the interns and residents of other disciplines on staff in addition to the clinical rotation. Our staff consists of psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, social workers, developmental pediatricians, dieticians, dentistry, and a free standing pediatrician's office.
Applicants should submit their letter of intent, resume, graduate transcripts (official or unofficial) and two letters of recommendation. Materials may be submitted via email; but we do require that letters of recommendation come directly from the reference and emailed to Dr. Ashley Campbell (ashley99@uab.edu). It is encouraged that the recommendation letters be from someone that can speak directly to your pediatric skills.
Once all the items are received, we will evaluate and may contact you for an interview.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Community medical center University medical center Multi-specialty medical center Multi-specialty University Clinic
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 0 FTE Au.D. 2 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 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 2 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes There are several local and/or state conferences that our interns may participate.
Start Date:
May/June
Expected hours/days a week:
40
Travel to satellite centers required?
No
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:
-Experience with VRA and OAE's -Basic report writing -Programming hearing aids -Pediatric experience -Experience with developmentally delayed population, particularly autism is preferred
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
-Proficiency in testing even the most difficult of patients -Upon completion be able to test independently but know when they need additional support-Make appropriate referrals -Understand the basics of childhood development and recognize when abnormalities are present -Gain an understanding of other health professions throughout unique internship process
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Everyday
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Rarely
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Regularly
Auditory processing evaluations
Everyday
Hearing Screenings
Never
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Never
Vestibular assessments
Never
Vestibular rehabilitation
Regularly
Hearing aids dispensed
Regularly
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Rarely
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Never
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Never
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Never
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
Yes Due to our unique setting, proximity to other disciplines allow for an increased opportunity to learn and participate in research. Our clinic has affiliations with autism/developmental disabilities research.
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
Yes UCEDD/LEND/AUCD
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:
Reminders when grades/reviews are due.
Application Deadline:
9/18/2024
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Other Two letters of recommendation that must come directly from the person writing the recommendation.
Interviews are preferred to be in-person.
Everything else can be emailed to ashley99@uab.edu or mailed:
Ashley Campbell, AUD 933 19th Street South, Suite 307 CHSB 19 Birmingham, AL 35205
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Submit all materials as stated above. Once materials are received, we will review your application and may contact you for an interview.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
