| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree 9 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 1 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 |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 5 |
| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes Yes, externs are invited to CEU events alongside the audiologists. |
| Start Date: | 6/1/2026-5/28/2027 |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hours/week |
| 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: | Otoscopy Tympanometry Comprehensive Hearing Evaluations |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Masking Hearing aid programming with various manufacturers Troubleshooting hearing aids Impressions/EM modifications Verification of hearing aids Cochlear Implant/BAHA experience Vestibular evaluations |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Rarely | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | 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? | Monthly
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Consistent communication with the university will be kept. |
| Application Deadline: | 09/17/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please submit all application materials to korrine.cope@aoc.cc. |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Korrine Cope, Au.D. CCC-A - korrine.cope@aoc.cc |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |