| Primary Practice Setting: | University medical center
Multi-specialty medical center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
47 FTE Au.D.
1 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
17 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
2 2nd year
3 3rd year
3 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 16 -includes Holiday
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Yes, we encourage continuing education and allow externs time to participate. The LEND fellowship requires attendance at the EHDI Conference (funding to attend provided). |
| Start Date: | May 2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 45
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
Yes, travel up to an hour may be required pending which site the student is placed and where they decide to live. |
| 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: | The ability to interact with children and families and motivation to learn from an experienced staff of Audiologists. Some experience with behavioral audiometry including VRA, CPA, standard audiometry, and electrophysiological measures, as well as, hearing aid fittings, verification and validation is preferred. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Proficient in diagnostic testing of infants and children including behavioral testing (VRA, CPA, standard audiometry) and electrophysiologic evaluations. Demonstrate competence in hearing aid consultation, fitting, verification, and validation. Independent counseling regarding identification of hearing loss, implications of hearing loss in the pediatric population and habilitative measures. Collaborate with other professionals such as early intervention providers, speech-language pathologists, and educational audiologists. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Rarely | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Rarely | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes
Every extern is required to complete a student project. This can include performing or participating in a research project. |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | Yes
Yes, Children's Hospital Colorado has a relationship with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program through the University of Colorado. One extern will have the opportunity to participate in LEND for an additional stipend. |
| 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: | We expect the university to be included in all initial student communication and available throughout the year as needed. |
| Application Deadline: | September 17 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
3 letters of recommendation, letter of intent, resume, transcript, phone interview. NOTE: In accordance with Colorado law, all externs must have workers' compensation insurance provided by their university. This is a non-negotiable. |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please email Whitney Pirrone (whitney.pirrone@childrenscolorado.org) if interested in applying and include your university contact. After an initial email is received, additional information will be shared regarding application steps. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Whitney Pirrone - Whitney.pirrone@childrenscolorado.org |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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