| Primary Practice Setting: | VA medical center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 2 FTE Masters Degree
6 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
4 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
0 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
1 2nd year
0 3rd year
1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | None
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 15
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Externs are invited to join the bi-annual hearing aid contract updates. Externs are also highly encouraged to sign up to attend and be a volunteer at the annual JDVAC conference. |
| Start Date: | 5/18/2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
40 miles maximum to satellite clinic. Travel does not occur often. |
| 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: | Comprehensive audiometric evaluation, hearing aid troubleshooting and fitting skills consistent with completion of 3 years clinical practice in an accredited Au.D. program. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Vestibular evaluation, electrophysiologic evaluation, auditory processing evaluation, tinnitus management, telehealth. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Rarely | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
No |
| 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? | As Needed
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Communication is as needed as directed by the university. |
| Application Deadline: | 9/17/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Phone interview
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | 2 Letters of recommendation
Cover Letter
Resume or CV
Graduate transcripts – may be official or unofficial
Interview – may be in person or virtual |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Veronica Spencer, Au.D, CCC-A - veronica.spencer@va.gov |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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