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Audiology Extern

UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Audiology Extern

UPMC

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Posted: 30-Jun-25

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Type: Full Time

Salary: 40000

Categories:

Allied Health

Au.D. Externship

Financial Arrangements:

Salary

Primary Practice Setting:

Community speech and hearing center

Community medical center

ENT group practice

Hospital

University medical center

Multi-specialty medical center

Additional Information:

4 openings available.

UPMC Adult Audiology Clinics – Pittsburgh, PA
Accepting Applications for 4th Year AuD Externs (2026–2027)
Contact: Emma Alscher, Audiology Coordinator – alscherer3@upmc.edu

Note: This posting is for UPMC adult clinics. Applicants interested in UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh should refer to their separate posting.

UPMC is seeking four AuD externs for its adult audiology clinics, based primarily at the Eye & Ear Institute (203 Lothrop St., 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15213), with additional locations across the Pittsburgh area.

Application Deadline:
All materials must be submitted via [Qualtrics site] by 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

Interview Timeline:

Invitations extended by Thursday, September 18, 2025 (5:00 PM EST)
Applicants must confirm interview slots by Friday, September 19, 2025 (5:00 PM EST)
Interviews held Friday, September 26, 2025 (in-person or virtual)

Externship Term:

Start Date: May 15, 2026
End Date: May 10, 2027
Full-time | Annual Stipend: ~$40,000 (plus benefits and PTO)

Application Requirements:
All of the following must be uploaded by the deadline to be considered:

1 letter of introduction/recommendation from the university externship coordinator
2 additional letters of recommendation (clinical or academic)
1 letter of interest from the applicant
1 current CV

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Clinical Experiences May Include:

Diagnostic Evaluation
Auditory Evoked Potentials
Hearing Aid Evaluation & Dispensing
Cochlear Implant Evaluation & Mapping
Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices
Vestibular Evaluation & Rehabilitation
Tinnitus Evaluation & Treatment
Auditory Processing Disorders
Aural Rehabilitation
Practice Management
Hearing Conservation
Assistive Technology
Research Opportunities
Community Outreach
Onsite Continuing Education

Populations Served: Primarily adults and geriatrics, with attention to diversity across ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, gender identity, and more.

Interprofessional Collaboration: Externs may work alongside professionals in medicine, nursing, PT, OT, speech-language pathology, psychology, dentistry, dietetics, vocational rehab, and more.

Staffing and Supervision:
Externs will be mentored by audiologists holding CCC-A and CH-TM certifications across 26 UPMC sites. Four externs are typically placed at this site, with student presence varying by day.

Questions?
Contact Emma Alscher at alscherer3@upmc.edu.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Community speech and hearing center
Community medical center
ENT group practice
Hospital
University medical center
Multi-specialty medical center

Number of Audiologists at the site:

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

Number of Audiology Students each year:

5 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
5 2nd year
5 3rd year
4 4th year Externships

Financial arrangements:

Salary

Will interview travel be compensated?

Vacation Days:

Continuing education opportunities?

Yes
Yes

Start Date:

May 18th to Jun 1

Expected hours/days a week:

Travel to satellite centers required?

Yes
Yes

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:

Basic diagnostic audiologic evaluation, including air/bone conduction and speech testing
Otoscopy and tympanometry
Counseling for standard hearing evaluations
Hearing aid troubleshooting and basic programming
Professional communication and documentation
Infection control procedures and clinical safety protocols

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

Comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for complex adult/geriatric populations

Vestibular testing and interpretation

Cochlear implant evaluation, mapping, and follow-up care

Tinnitus assessment and management strategies

Advanced hearing aid programming, verification, and real-ear measures

Interdisciplinary collaboration and patient care coordination

Clinical decision-making, time management, and documentation

Participation in research, community outreach, and practice management activities

Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:

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

Research opportunities?

Yes
Yes - student led

Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?

Yes
University of Pittsburgh

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:

Period check ins

Application Deadline:

Sept 18th 2025

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation
Resume

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

Apply on ACEN

Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)

Emma Alscher - alscherer3@upmc.edu

Are all externs supervised?

Yes

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About UPMC

UPMC is accepting applications for 4 AuD Externs in Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: Emma Alscher at alscherer3@upmc.edu with questions. Please note that this posting is for the UPMC adult clinics. More insights UPMC Eye & Ear Institute 203 Lothrop St., 4th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Multiple locations (main clinic in Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh with other clinic locations in the Pittsburgh area) Clinic phone: 412-647-2030 All application information must be submitted to this Qualtrics site by 5pm (EST) on Wednesday September 17, 2025. Application materials will be reviewed and invitations for the interviews will be extended to a subset of the applicants via email by no later than 5pm (EST) on Thursday September 18, 2025. Applicants, please check your email regularly during this time period. If you are extended an interview offer, you will be required to respond by Friday, Sept 19, 2025 at 5pm (EST) to confirm the interview slot. The interviews will take place on Friday September 26, 2025. Applicants can choose to come in person or interview virtually. Anticipated start date is 05/15/2026. The anticipated ending date is 05/10/2027. This is designated as Full T...ime. The stipend is reported to be ~$40,000 annually. This stipend is in addition to benefits and the ability to accrue paid time off. Please note that all the following required items must be uploaded by the deadline specified above for an application to be considered complete: 1 letter of introduction/recommendation from the university faculty externship coordinator 2 additional letters of recommendation from clinical or academic instructors 1 letter of interest from the applicant 1 vita from the applicant No incomplete applications will be reviewed. This site is reported to have staff audiologists and who are CH-TM Certified and who are with their CCC-A certifications. The site is reportedly serving these populations: Adult, Geriatric Experiences expected here include: Expect these experiences: Diagnostic Evaluation, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Hearing Aid Eval/Dispensing, Cochlear Implant Eval/Mapping, Bone Anchored Hearing Devices, Vestibular Eval/Rehabilitation, Tinnitus Eval/Treatment, Auditory Processing, Aural Habilitation/Rehab, Practice Management, Hearing Conservation, Assistive Technologies, Onsite Continuing Education, Research Opportunities, Community Outreach, Other. The Inter professional and collaborative practice experiences include: Dentist, Dietician, Family Members, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physicians, Physical Therapists, Psychologist, Speech-Language Pathologist, Voc. Rehab Counselor. Other experiences vary, but could be: Interventional Audiology, Senior Living Communities Demographics of populations served: Ethnicity, Race, Culture, National Origin, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion Students and Peers The overall number of students at this site is 4 (varies on any given day of the week). The number of externs at this site is expected to be: 4. Extras If you have questions, please contact Emma Alscher, Audiology Coordinator, at alscherer3@upmc.edu.

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