Details
Posted: 04-Aug-22
Location: Saint Louis
Type: Fellowship
Salary: Open
Categories:
Allied Health
Au.D. Externship
Financial Arrangements:
Stipend
Primary Practice Setting:
Private practice
Salary Details:
There is a stipend, to be determined based on projected budget and economical times.
Additional Information:
3 openings available.
Midwest Dizziness and Balance Institute, LLC (MDBI) is a private vestibular practice specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of all vestibular dysfunction.
We administer a variety of testing to assess the ENTIRE vestibular system. Testing includes: VNG, cervical and ocular VEMP, vHIT, Rotary Chair, Bertec CDP, BPPV maneuvers, ABR and Electrocochleography. What sets us apart is all the AUDIOLOGISTS in our practice not only test, but they also administer all vestibular treatment in the clinic using Advanced Vestibular TreatmentTM (AVT) methods. AVT is between 85-90% effective in treating vestibular dysfunction. We assess and treat around 1000 vestibular patients per year composing upwards of 8000 total appointments.
We are looking for a 4th year interested in an externship with our site. This is a strong vestibular 4th year site so vestibular passion is a must. Compensation/stipend provided and will be based on interest. Please send your letter of intention, resume and 3 letters of recommendation to:
wlupo@dizzybalance.com
Please check out our websites at www.dizzybalance.com
During your externship, it is expected that you will become extremely proficient in vestibular diagnostic testing and vestibular treatment.
Externship Information:
| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice
| Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree
5 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
8 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: | Stipend
| | Will interview travel be compensated? | No
| | Vacation Days: | 5
| | Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
| | Start Date: | June 2022
| | Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hrs/week
| | 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: | Our site expects the student to have mastered audiologic evaluations of adults. Proficient knowledge of the vestibular system with at least 1 rotation performing vestibular work throughout your schooling is essential. | | Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | During your externship, it is expected that you will become proficient in vestibular diagnosis and treatment. | Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Rarely | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Everyday | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Never | Hearing aids dispensed | | Never | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Never | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | Cerumen management | | | Research opportunities? | Yes
Ongoing research in the vestibular lab | | 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: | none | | Application Deadline: | October 15, 2022 | | Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
We request 3 letters of recommendation
Resume and Personal Statement of interest in vestibular disorders
Please submit all materials to:
wlupo@dizzybalance.com
We will confirm once all materials are received.
If selected we will contact you to proceed with phone interviews in our first round
Second round of interviews is done via Zoom/Facetime | | Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Submit all requirements to wlupo@dizzybalance.com
If selected we will contact you to proceed with phone interviews and a possible on-site/web/skype interview. | Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Jaime Carmody, MS - Owner/University Liason Whitney Lupo, AuD - Applications Manager - jcarmody@dizzybalance.com | | Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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During your externship, it is expected that you will become extremely proficient in vestibular diagnostic testing and vestibular treatment.
