| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree 1 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 0 |
| Continuing education opportunities? | No Onsite trainings may occasionally be offered |
| Start Date: | May/June 2026 |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hours |
| 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: | - Foundational audiologic knowledge including as it pertains to testing and hearing aids - Professional, effective communication and interpersonal skills - Computer proficiency - Excellent organizational and time management skills - A dedication to helping those with hearing loss, tinnitus, equilibrium deficits |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | - Hearing evaluation, hearing aid consultations, and fittings - Patient counseling and collaboration regarding evaluation and treatment plans - Proper documentation in EMR system - An understanding of billing and coding as it relates to audiology - An understanding of practice management as it relates to audiology private practice |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | 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 | | Everyday | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Rarely | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No 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 needed |
| Application Deadline: | 1/31/2026 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Reach out to Andrea Livingston at ALivingston@CentralFLHearing.com and cc MHughes@Audigy.com with your letter of interest, resume, and 2-3 letters of recommendation. |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Andrea Livingston, Au.D. and Practice Owner - alivingston@centralflhearing.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |