Primary Practice Setting: | University medical center |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree 4 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 1 3rd year 1 4th year Externships |
Financial arrangements: | None |
Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
Vacation Days: | 1 week |
Continuing education opportunities? | Yes yes |
Start Date: | 5/2025 |
Expected hours/days a week: | M-F 8:30-4:30 |
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: | -pediatric audiology classes -vestibular coursework -basic masking |
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | -appropriate counseling -adult/pediatric testing -vestibular and electrophysiology testing -newborn hearing screen |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| Regularly | Hearing Screenings | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | Everyday | Tympanometry | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | Rarely | Intra-operative monitoring cases | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | Never | Hearing aids dispensed | Never | Hearing aid selection/fitting | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | Never | Tinnitus assessments | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | Never | Cerumen management | |
Research opportunities? | Yes Annual research project |
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No |
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: | Quarterly evaluations |
Application Deadline: | Sept 18, 2024 |
Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript |
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Forward intent/resume to jamie.cluna@stonybrookmedicine.edu |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Jamie Cluna, AuD - jamie.cluna@stonybrookmedicine.edu |
Are all externs supervised? | Yes |