| Primary Practice Setting: | Hospital |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree 6 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 1 3rd year 1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 10+ |
| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes |
| Start Date: | May 2026 |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 |
| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes within 20 miles |
| 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: | *Accurately perform and interpret comprehensive audiologic evaluation including masking principles *Perform and interpret immittance test battery *Demonstrate knowledge base in selection, fitting, and management of amplification |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | The student will be proficient in performing a wide range of skills within the Audiology scope of practice as outlined above. |
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 | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Rarely | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No |
| How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? | As Needed
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | As directed by the University or once per semester at minimum |
| Application Deadline: | October 3, 2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Three letters of recommendation Interview |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Send above information to arybak@metrohealth.org |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Alexa Rybak, AuD - arybak@metrohealth.org |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |