| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice Private practice |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree 2 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 7 |
| Continuing education opportunities? | No |
| Start Date: | May/June 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: | Puretone & speech audiometry including a strong proficiency in masking skills - Immittance testing including tympanometry and reflex - DPOAE testing and interpretation - Word processing & basic computer skills - Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish rapport with patients and staff |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | -VNG testing and BPPV testing. Interpretation of testing - Real-ear verification - Hearing aid consultations and creation of appropriate plan of care -Hearing aid fitting while using best practice -Appropriate counseling with patients to help understand hearing and vestibular disorders -Maintaining appropriate documentation in EMR systems -Understanding Billing and coding for audiology services -Understand basic principles of business as it relates to audiology practices |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Everyday | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | 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: | Periodically follow-up to discuss students progress or needs with the university. Paper work/support materials to aid in evaluating students performance and areas of improvement.
University Specific liability insurance. |
| Application Deadline: | 12/20/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Personal Review Phone interview Letter of request/intent |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Apply via email with information required interview in person/remote |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | David Richardson, Au.D, CCC-A, FAAA - david.richardson@piedmonthealthcare.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |