| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group 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)
4 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
1 2nd year
1 3rd year
2 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Salary
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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. Many lunch time seminars and occasional trainings after work. |
| Start Date: | May 2025
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40
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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: | -Puretone and speech audiometry including a strong proficiency in masking
-Immittance audiometry including reflex testing
-Basic computer skills
-Ability to interact confidently with patients |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | -VNG testing
-Hearing aid troubleshooting and programming
-OAE testing
-ECochG and VEMP |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Rarely | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Rarely | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
Sometimes we do participate with drug companies on research projects. |
| 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: | As needed |
| Application Deadline: | 10-6-25 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Phone interview
In person interview if possible, if not, we can do a virtual. 3 letters of recommendations, cover letter and resume. |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Email your resume, recommendation letters and cover letter. Then a phone or virtual interview. Send everything to hearing@fortworthent.net |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Michelle Froese, AuD - mfroese@fortworthent.net |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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