| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
5 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
2 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: | 10 + holidays
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Yes, the extern will have the opportunity to attend ILAA as well as continuing ed in the office. |
| Start Date: | Flexible per program
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 8
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | No
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| Local students preferred: | Yes
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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: | Basic audiologic and VNG test battery, fluency in programming hearing aids |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Counseling, troubleshooting |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | 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 | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | 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 | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | 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: | Any necessary documents to complete evaluations. |
| Application Deadline: | 8/15/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Letter of request/intent
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please submit CV and letters of rec, we will f/u to initiate interview process. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Kristie Trester/Tracy Murphy - nsaudconsultants@gmail.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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