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Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin - Comprehensive 4th Year Externship 2025-2026

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Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin - Comprehensive 4th Year Externship 2025-2026

Froedtert & The Medical College Wisconsin

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Posted: 19-Jul-24

Location: Froedtert Hospital

Type: Full Time

Salary: $23/hr. 8-16 hours/week

Categories:

Allied Health

Au.D. Externship

Financial Arrangements:

Other – Please Describe

Primary Practice Setting:

University medical center

Salary Details:

Opportunity to perform paid part time audiology assistant duties based on performance and interest. Candidate will need to interview for this position before their externship has started.

Required Education:

4 Year Degree

Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin is offering 1 comprehensive fourth year placements for Doctor of Audiology (AuD) students. This AuD externship is:

A one year placement with the adult population and consists of four rotations.
- Rotation 1: Diagnostic Audiology (25%)
- Rotation 2: Amplification and Aural Rehabilitation (25%)
- Rotation 3: Cochlear Implant (25%)
- Rotation 4: Cumulative Experience - you pick what you want more experience with (25%)
Each rotations lasts approximately twelve weeks. However, if it is determined by the supervising audiologists that additional time is needed in a specific rotation, additional time will be scheduled accordingly.
This externship is 100% at Froedtert Hospital Main Campus (9200 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53226)

Please note these rotations are subject to change based on individual student experience and education, as well as contract between Froedtert Hospital, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the student's university. All audiologist's hold their CCC's & WI audiology license

Rotation 1: Diagnostic Audiology

Diagnostic Audiometry
Impedance testing including acoustic reflexes and decay
Otoscopy (standard and video)
Videonystagmography (VNG)
Rotational Chair
Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
Vestibular Rehab (with physical therapy
Posturography (POG) (with physical therapy)
Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAE)
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) (both ocular and cervical)
Auditory Brainstem Response Audiometry (ABR), diagnostic and threshold
Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR)
Cerumen Management
Tinnitus and Sound Sensitivity (Hyperacusis and Misophonia) Evaluation, Assessment and Management
Ototoxic Monitoring
Hearing Screenings
Occupational Hearing annual hearing conservation

Rotation 2: Amplification and Aural Rehabilitation

Hearing Aid Evaluations
Hearing Aid Fittings
Earmold Impression Taking & Earmold Modifications
Hearing Aid Follow-up
Hearing Aid Verification & Validation
Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)
Fitting of Sound Generators for Tinnitus and Sound Sensitivity (Hyperacusis and Misophonia) Management and Follow-up

Rotation 3: Cochlear Implant

Cochlear Implant and Osseointegrated/Implantable Device Candidacy Evaluation

Diagnostic Audiology
Hearing Aid Adjustment/Fitting
Speech Recognition Testing

CI & Implantable Device Counseling
CI Inter-operative Testing
CI & Implantable Device Programming (with Cochlear, Med El, and Advanced Bionics devices)
Clinical Evoked Potentials
- ECAP, Telemetry
CI & Implantable Device Troubleshooting
HA / CI Optimization for those using both
Outcome Measures
Aural Rehabilitation
Report Writing
Recommendations for Educational/Occupational Settings
- Development of rehabilitation plans
- Use of assistive devices
- Educational options
Support Groups
- Adult recipients and candidates
- Parents of pediatric recipients and candidates
Patient Educational Materials (Newsletter, handouts, etc.)

Rotation 4: Cumulative Experience

As determined by clinical supervisors and student preferences for what they want more experience with

If interested, see details below.

If interested in this position, please send all of the following in 1 email if possible to kayla.sanders@froedtert.com by September 6th.

Letter of intent which clearly states you are applying for the comprehensive position
Curriculum Vitae
A listing of all previous externship assignments (if not already in your CV)
Unofficial graduate school transcripts
3 letters of recommendation

If any questions, please call Kayla Sanders at 414-805-5646 (work) or 414-630-2222 (cell)

Student must have both malpractice insurance and general liability insurance. Student must submit and pass a background check and drug screen. Student must have influenza & MMR vaccines and negative TB test. Student must follow HIPAA and patient privacy policies.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

University medical center

Number of Audiologists at the site:

0 FTE Masters Degree
12 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
2 FTE Clerical Support Staff

Number of Audiology Students each year:

0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
0 3rd year
3 4th year Externships

Financial arrangements:

Other – Please Describe
Opportunity to perform paid part time audiology assistant duties based on performance and interest. Candidate will need to interview and complete separate onboarding orientation. This job will require application and obtaining a Wisconsin HIS "trainee" license upon acceptance of position. A Wisconsin HIS license (which requires taking an in-person exam) will then be obtained after starting.

Will interview travel be compensated?

Vacation Days:

Continuing education opportunities?

Yes
Frequent training with hearing aid manufacturers. Participation in community lectures, career fair presentations and professional conferences as available.

Start Date:

May-June 2025

Expected hours/days a week:

Travel to satellite centers required?

Local students preferred:

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:

Applicants should have a diverse range of clinical practicum experiences and should be comfortable with basic audiometric testing and history taking. Basic understanding of hearing aids. Demonstrate good communication skills. Students should have a high level of motivation, professionalism and willingness to learn.

Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:

Over the course of the year, we expect the extern to become proficient and independent at performance of comprehensive hearing and vestibular assessments. Competent in hearing aid selection/evaluation, consultation, dispensing/fitting, verification and validation, troubleshooting and programming. Additionally, the student will gain confidence in tinnitus evaluation and basic tinnitus management and counseling and evoked potentials (VEMP, ABR, ASSR). Student will gain confidence is cochlear implant testing, evaluations, activations and management.

Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:

Rarely	Hearing Screenings
Rarely	Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Rarely	Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday	Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday	Tympanometry
Regularly	Acoustic Reflexes
Never	Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely	Hearing Screenings
Regularly	Evoked potential assessments
Never	Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday	Otoacoustic emissions
Regularly	Industrial/hearing conservation
Everyday	Vestibular assessments
Regularly	Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday	Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday	Hearing aid selection/fitting
Rarely	Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Regularly	Cochlear implant evaluations
Regularly	Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Everyday	Tinnitus assessments
Everyday	Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly	Cerumen management

Research opportunities?

No
No

Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?

Yes
Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, and Holy Family Memorial also have otolaryngology and audiology services which we collaborate with, but students are not expected to travel to these sites.

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:

University must complete an affiliation agreement. Provide preceptor with appropriate required paperwork and deadlines. Be available to communicate about student's progress, attendance, skills, participation, etc.

Application Deadline:

September 06, 2023

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
- Please clearly identify in your letter of intent that you are applying for the comprehensive position
- If applying for both the comprehensive and tinnitus positions, only 1 set of letter of recommendations is needed.
- Please try to send all application materials in 1 email if possible

We typically start with a virtual interview (phone or video call). In person interview/tour can scheduled after interview, but is not required. Not following the ACEN Externship timeline.

Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:

Complete an affiliation agreement with Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. Assist student in meeting and providing proof of requirements: both malpractice insurance and general liability insurance, Flu/MMR vaccines, TB negative test, as appropriate.

Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)

Kayla Sanders, AuD - kayla.sanders@froedtert.com

Are all externs supervised?

Yes

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