| Primary Practice Setting: | University medical center |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree 13 FTE Au.D. 3 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 4 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 1 2nd year 1 3rd year 2 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | Negotiable |
| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes Students are encouraged to participate in continuing education opportunities when available. |
| Start Date: | June 2027 |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 |
| 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: | Students should be comfortable completing a comprehensive audiometric evaluation. A previous rotation through an ENT clinic is required before start date. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Students will gain confidence in clinical skills related to all aspects of audiological services listed above. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Rarely | Acoustic Reflexes | | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Everyday | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Everyday | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Everyday | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes Students interested in research are encouraged to take part in ongoing projects. |
| 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: | Initial schedule of timelines and ongoing email alerts of review deadlines |
| Application Deadline: | 9/11/2026 5 PM EST |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Applicants must submit a letter of intent, resume, three letters of recommendation, and transcript to audiology@uky.edu by 9/11/2025 at 5:00 PM EST.
Selected applicants will be invited to interview by phone. Final candidates will be invited to an on-site interview. |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Lindsay Hale, Au.D. and Jennifer Shinn, Ph.D. - audiology@uky.edu |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |