Denver Hearing Specialists has an exciting paid externship opportunity for the 2026-2027 year in Denver, Colorado! We are a private ENT practice that is locally owned and operated. We are located in a busy suburb and see a variety of complex otologic cases of all age groups!
Students can expect exposure to a wide variety of audiological services in a fast paced ENT setting including:
-Otoscopy
-Behavioral testing on adults and pediatrics (VRA and Play audiometry)
-OAEs
-Comprehensive VNG testing on adults
-BPPV evaluation and treatment (all diagnosis and treatments are performed by the AuD's)
-Hearing aid selection and fitting using real ear verification
-Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT)
-Performing ear impressions for hearing protection and hearing aids
-Frequent manufacturer in office trainings
-BAHA fittings and activations post surgery
-Operating room observation opportunities for a variety of ear cases
-Assist with walk-in hearing aid repairs, supply purchases, etc.
-Assist with all administrative duties such as scheduling patients, answering phone/text messages, sending out repairs, and maintaining stock of supplies
Please email ktakahashi@integratedent.com with you resume, unofficial transcripts (graduate courses only), letter of intent, and 3 letters of recommendation (at least 2 from an audiologist who has supervised you).
| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice
Private practice
| Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
3 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
| Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
2 3rd year
2 4th year Externships | | Financial arrangements: | Stipend
| | Will interview travel be compensated? | No
| | Vacation Days: | 14 days
| | Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
| | Start Date: | 06/01/2026
| | Expected hours/days a week: | 40
| | 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: | Audiometric diagnostic skills for all age groups ranging from pediatrics through adults. Pure bone, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, otoacoustic emissions, assessing hearing aid needs, program hearing aids from major manufacturers. A student with comprehensive VNG balance testing experience will be strongly considered. | | Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Patient relationship management, exposure to variety of hearing loss and vestibular cases, difficult otologic diagnostics, hearing assessments, tinnitus retraining therapy, hearing aid fittings, function in a fast-paced ENT office, database management system, EMR exposure. | Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Everyday | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Everyday | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Everyday | 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? | Weekly
| | Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | As needed or required by the university | | Application Deadline: | 09/17/2025 | | Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
| | Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please email ktakahashi@integratedent.com with you resume, unofficial transcripts (graduate courses only), letter of intent, and 3 letters of recommendation (at least 2 from an audiologist who has supervised you). | Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Kyleigh Takahashi, Jackie Smith, and Dana Longhurst - ktakahashi@integratedent.com | | Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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