| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice
Hospital
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree
2 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
3 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
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 10
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Opportunities include but are not limited to: manufacturer CEU events throughout the year, in office trainings, participation in regional and conferences. |
| Start Date: | May/June 2025
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 36-40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
Time will be split between two clinics approximately 20 miles apart. Percentage of time at each clinic will be roughly equal, although does vary based on scheduling needs. |
| 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: | Adult and pediatric diagnostics, REM, basic understanding of sleep deprived ABR |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Evaluation and fitting of adults with hearing aids using REM, evaluation of pediatrics, ABR diagnostic evaluation. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Never | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | 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? | Monthly
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Ongoing communication regarding student progress |
| Application Deadline: | 9/20/2024 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Contact Megan Kelly at 314-394-1911 or MeganKelly@thehearingconsultants.com |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Megan Kelly - MeganKelly@thehearingconsultants.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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