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James H. Quillen VA Medical Center 4th Year Externship

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (Mountain Home)

Johnson City, TN

VA Northeast Ohio 4th Year Externship

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

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James H. Quillen VA Medical Center 4th Year Externship

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (Mountain Home)

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Posted: 11-Jun-26

Location: Johnson City, TN

Type: Full Time

Salary: Historically, ~$35,000

Categories:

Allied Health

Au.D. Externship

Financial Arrangements:

Stipend

Benefits

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital

VA medical center

Salary Details:

Funding is assigned by the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) and may not have been determined by the application deadline. OAA funding is announced nationally at the same time which should allow sites to know funding at approximately the same time. Historically, our site has received funding for two paid externships, which is split with our community outpatient clinic located in Knoxville.

The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center is pleased to announce a funded audiology externship available for the 2027-2028 year. This full-time position, available for up to 12 months (2080 hours), is intended for Au.D. candidates in their final year of training, with an anticipated start date of May 17, 2027.

Situated in the picturesque region of northeast Tennessee (Johnson City), the James H. Quillen VAMC spans 240 acres, featuring over 50 buildings, a scenic pond, and a National Cemetery. As a teaching hospital, the medical center delivers comprehensive patient care services using cutting-edge technology, while also focusing on education and research. Our Audiology clinic has a longstanding tradition of preparing graduate students for rewarding careers in audiology. Many of our former trainees have gone on to become staff members at our facility or at other VA healthcare sites.

Must be a U.S. citizen

Must be from an accredited university.

Must be able to start mid-May 2027.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital
VA medical center

Number of Audiologists at the site:

1 FTE Masters Degree
8 FTE Au.D.
4 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
2 FTE Clerical Support Staff

Number of Audiology Students each year:

0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
4 2nd year
0 3rd year
1 4th year Externships

Financial arrangements:

Stipend
Benefits

Will interview travel be compensated?

Vacation Days:

4 hrs per pay period

Continuing education opportunities?

Yes
Externs are required to attend our monthly case conference conducted with East Tennessee State University. You will be asked to present at least once during the year. Externs may also attend ASHA, AAA and/or JDVAC conferences as well as on-site and virtual hearing aid manufacturer training.

Start Date:

5/17/2027

Expected hours/days a week:

40 hours per week

Travel to satellite centers required?

Yes
Externs will have the opportunity to visit the Knoxville Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) at least once during the externship.

Local students preferred:

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:

•Diagnostic hearing evaluation (pure tone and speech audiometry, immittance, otoscopy); should have good understanding of masking principles
•Basic hearing aid fittings utilizing real-ear measurements
•Basic hearing aid repair
•Timely and accurate report writing
•Good interpersonal skills and motivation to learn

Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:

•Enhance clinical skills and improve time management
•Analyze findings and make informed, autonomous clinical decisions
•Independently perform diagnostic hearing evaluations, hearing aid selection and hearing aid fitting
•Become proficient in vestibular evaluation and treatment, cochlear implant evaluation and management, and tinnitus management

Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:

Never	Hearing Screenings
Never	Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Never	Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday	Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday	Tympanometry
Everyday	Acoustic Reflexes
Rarely	Auditory processing evaluations
Never	Hearing Screenings
Regularly	Evoked potential assessments
Never	Intra-operative monitoring cases
Rarely	Otoacoustic emissions
Rarely	Industrial/hearing conservation
Regularly	Vestibular assessments
Regularly	Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday	Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday	Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly	Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Regularly	Cochlear implant evaluations
Regularly	Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Rarely	Tinnitus assessments
Regularly	Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly	Cerumen management

Research opportunities?

Yes
Strong externs may be considered for participation in the auditory and vestibular research labs.

Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?

How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship?

As Needed

Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:

In addition to completing the necessary VA documents before the extern's start date, we anticipate regular email communication regarding the timeline for student evaluations.

Application Deadline:

9/1/2026

Application Requirements:

Other
Cover letter
CV/resume (including total number of clinical hours to date)
Unofficial transcripts
3 Letters of Recommendation
•At least one must be from an off-campus placement
•Can be emailed directly from the author

Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:

All materials must be submitted in one email, however, letters of recommendation may be delivered separately. Do not submit any application materials or questions through the Hearcareers.org website. All materials should be submitted to Jennifer Sears, Au.D., Jennifer.Sears@va.gov.

Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)

Jennifer Sears, Au.D. - Clinical Education Coordinator, Audiology - Jennifer.Sears@va.gov

Are all externs supervised?

Yes

Must be a U.S. citizen

Must be from an accredited university.

Must be able to start mid-May 2027.

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About James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (Mountain Home)

The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Audiology Clinic is made up of 12 audiologists and 1 health technician. Our clinical services include hearing evaluations, hearing aid fitting and orientation, hearing aid follow-up/troubleshooting, aural rehabilitation, cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and mapping, bone anchored hearing systems, auditory evoked potentials, tinnitus treatment, vestibular assessment and management and cerumen management. Strong externs may have the opportunity to work in the Mountain Home Hearing and Balance Research Program on funded and unfunded research studies. The externship also allows for interdisciplinary training opportunities throughout the hospital, including rotations through our Community Living Center (CLC), polytrauma clinic, low vision clinic and vestibular rehabilitation in physical therapy.

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