| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree 4 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 2 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend Salary |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 2 weeks PTO |
| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes Onsite training from manufacturer reps Professional Conferences Manufacturer Hosted Events |
| Start Date: | 05/2026 Flexible |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 36 |
| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes Potential travel to Lake City satellite office, roughly 40 miles from main office |
| 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? | No |
| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Adult and Pediatric Diagnostic Testing |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Adult and Pediatric Diagnostic Testing Vestibular Evaluations Tinnitus Treatment HPDs Hearing Aid Selection Hearing Aid Dispensing Hearing Aid Programming Hearing Aid Verification Hearing Aid Troubleshooting, |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Rarely | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Rarely | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | 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: | Clear guidelines on evaluations and tracking hours. |
| Application Deadline: | 09/19/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please contact Steven Petrakis, AuD for details |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Steven Petrakis, AuD - petrakiss@accentmd.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |