| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice
Multi-specialty medical center
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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)
3 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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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
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 5
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
In house training. AAA Conference |
| Start Date: | May/June 2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 8hr/5d
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | No
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| Local students preferred: | No
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| 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
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Audiological testing as well as exposure to BAHA and Cochlear implants. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Patient counseling and education with hearing aids and cochlear implants. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Everyday | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Regularly | Adult hearing evaluations | | Regularly | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Rarely | Auditory processing evaluations | | Everyday | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Rarely | Vestibular assessments | | Rarely | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes
This is a potential. We are developing new research opportunities so there is a very good chance the student can assist with research. No definitive information yet. |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No
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| 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: | Communication as needed |
| Application Deadline: | 9/17/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Other
Zoom interview preferred. |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Submit complete application packets and 3 letters of recommendation to careers@fuelmedical.com |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Donna Gelnett - dgelnett@househearing.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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