| Primary Practice Setting: | Hospital
University medical center
Multi-specialty medical center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 2 FTE Masters Degree
18 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
4 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
4 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
2 3rd year
4 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Salary
Benefits
Salary and benefits may be available. |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | TBD
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Yes. Externs participate in trainings with the audiologists as well as attend monthly audiology grand round meetings. |
| Start Date: | May/June 2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hrs/wk
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
Externs will rotate through our multi-disciplinary outpatient medical centers approximately 20 minutes from the main hospital. |
| Local students preferred: | No
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| 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
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Students should be comfortable participating in basic audiometric exams with children using VRA, CPA, and conventional testing methods. They should have a high level of motivation and professionalism. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Students have opportunities to gain confidence with: otoscopy; acoustic immittance testing; air and bone conduction testing via BOA/VRA/CPA; hearing aid selection, fitting and verification; evaluation for cochlear implant candidacy; programming of cochlear implants; aided sound field and speech perception testing; FM/DM system evaluation, fitting, and verification; interaction with team members; and counseling parents. There may also be opportunities to participate in research and/or auditory training if candidate is interested. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Rarely | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Evoked potential assessments | | Rarely | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Never | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Everyday | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Never | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes
Our team is highly involved in research activities; an interested extern may have opportunities to get involved as projects arise or if one is presented by the student. |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No
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| How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? | Bi-Monthly
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | An affiliation agreement must be completed between the University and the hospital. |
| Application Deadline: | September 17, 2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please submit CV, cover letter, an unofficial transcript, and three letters of recommendation to the contact below. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Janet Vance - Janet.vance@bjc.org |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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