| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
4 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 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
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: | 0
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| Continuing education opportunities? | No
Students may have opportunities to attend continuing education. |
| Start Date: | May/June 2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 36
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
About 20 miles. |
| 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: | • Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following during Pure Tone Testing.
• Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following during Speech Testing.
• Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following during Masking.
• Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following during Tympanometry.
• Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following during Otoacoustic Emissions.
• Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following during Pediatric Behavioral Testing.
• Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following during Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation.
• Accurately and independently with increasing speed and minimal supervision perform the following for Amplification services. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | • Maintain good attendance record; punctual for daily assignments
• Respects confidentiality of clinical records and all other professional contacts with patient.
• Presents appropriate personal appearance by professional dress and manner.
• Displays a positive attitude in interactions with clinical instructor, patients and other professionals.
• Adheres to professional ethics.
• Interacts with adults with appropriate affect.
• Interacts with children with appropriate affect.
• Utilizes suggestions of clinical instructors.
• Strives to improve clinical skills.
• Displays initiative.
• Accept responsibility. Willing and able to function independently.
• Seeks guidance when indicated.
• Interacts well with other professional personnel.
• Demonstrates initiative in clinical environment without prompting from clinical instructor.
• Ability to work efficiently, and speedily under high pressure situations. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Never | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Never | 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 | | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Never | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
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| 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: | NA |
| Application Deadline: | 9-17-25 |
| Application Requirements: | Resume
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Other
Meet with 2 audiologists. |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Send complete package of application materials to careers@fuelmedical.com |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Cassie Costilow - ccostilow@spartanburgent.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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