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The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC is seeking an audiology extern for our large pediatric cochlear implant clinic for the 2026-27 academic year. The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC has been providing cochlear implants to children who are deaf and hard of hearing for over 30 years. We are a multi-disciplinary team that focuses on the support of families, clinical research and best practice in our approach to what is necessary for the successful use of cochlear implants.
Our externship placement is a specialized placement for those interested in pediatric cochlear implants. Our extern works as a part of the pediatric implant team assisting clinicians with cochlear implant evaluations, mappings, follow-up booth testing, as well as counseling families pre and post implantation. Externs will work with all 3 major cochlear implant device manufacturers. In addition to traditional cochlear implant candidates, our team works with EAS and SSD. Externs will work toward independence in evaluating patients for candidacy, activation of cochlear implants, and regular mapping appointments.
To apply for our 4th Year Audiology Externship please email the following to erika.gagnon@unchealth.unc.edu with the title 4th Year Extern Position:
1) Letter of Intent
2) CV or Resume
3) Transcript (official or nonofficial)
4) 3 Letters of Reference
Applicants are required to have successfully completed all academic and clinic experience requirements of their first, second and third year programs.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
University medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 5 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 10 2nd year 10 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
Flexible
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes Yes, students will participate in clinical trainings throughout the year.
Start Date:
05/18/2026
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:
Audiometry, tympanometry, familiarity with cochlear implants and cochlear implant software
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Work within an interdisciplinary team to evaluate potential pediatric cochlear implant recipients, perform routine cochlear implant mapping and troubleshooting, and evaluate cochlear implant outcomes.
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Never
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Rarely
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Everyday
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Never
Hearing Screenings
Never
Evoked potential assessments
Rarely
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Never
Vestibular assessments
Never
Vestibular rehabilitation
Rarely
Hearing aids dispensed
Rarely
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Everyday
Cochlear implant evaluations
Everyday
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Never
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Never
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
Yes Possible to participate in clinical research.
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
No
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:
Whatever the specified university requires.
Application Deadline:
08/29/2025
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Please submit documents as a single PDF
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
To apply for our 4th Year Audiology Externship please email the required documents to erika.gagnon@unchealth.unc.edu with the title "4th Year Externship Application"
1) Letter of Intent 2) CV or Resume 3) Transcript (official or nonofficial) 4) 3 Letters of Reference
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC is part of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Department of Otolaryngology at the University of North Carolina Hospital and Clinics. Our pediatric cochlear implant program, which is independent of the adult program, is staffed by 4 full time audiologists and 4 full time Listening and Spoken Language certified speech and language pathologists. In addition to world renowned pediatric cochlear implant care, we feature individualized therapy for children with all levels of hearing loss, and learning opportunities for hearing care professionals through mentorships and continuing education programs. We serve children with hearing loss from birth to 21 years of age and provide the complete range of diagnostic and habilitative hearing-related services.
The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC is a cooperative team of professionals currently serving over 1000 children. Our population of children comes primarily from North Carolina, but also from surrounding states and some international locales. Newborn hearing screening programs have been successfully implemented in North Carolina and many of our patients are referred to us ...as infants. We serve an extremely diverse patient population in social, economic, and medical backgrounds. Tracking patient performance with standardized clinical tools is a priority of our program. Ensuring that habilitation has been optimized by working closely with a child's local team of early interventionists and educators is also a cornerstone of our intervention philosophy.
