| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
2 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
0 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
1 3rd year
0 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | None
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 10
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Yes, student may attend hearing aid trainings in the office and in-state conferences |
| Start Date: | May-June 2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 35-40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
Within 30 minutes of main office |
| Local students preferred: | Yes
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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: | - otoscopy
- ability to complete comprehensive audiologic assessments (including masking) with minimal supervision in an efficient manner
- effective communication skills with patients and office staff
- correctly identify candidates for hearing aids, bone anchored hearing aids, cochlear implants
- have basic knowledge of fitting, trouble shooting, and programming hearing aids |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | - independently perform vestibular evaluations including VNG, Epley maneuver, and electrophysiology tests
- proficiency in hearing aid fittings/follow-ups with Oticon, Unitron, and Signia
- ability to counsel appropriately |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Never | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Rarely | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | 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 | | Never | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
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| 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? | As Needed
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | As needed |
| Application Deadline: | 12/1/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Letter of request/intent
Other
Virtual interview |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Interested applicants should send the following materials to Dr. Sarah Grover (sarah@entct.org):
• Letter of intent
• Current resume/CV
• 2 letters of recommendation |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Sarah Grover, Au.D., CCC-A - sarah@entct.org |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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