| Primary Practice Setting: | VA medical center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
16 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
5 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
1 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
1 3rd year
2 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Salary
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 4 hours/pay period
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Students are able to attend all in house (or Web based) manufacturer hearing aid trainings. Students will have their own dedicated manufacturer training day where each manufacturer will spend 2 hours with them to review products and software to help familiarize them with what is available. Students may also be approved to attend hearing aid manufacturer trainings and/or 1 professional conference (e.g. JDVAC). |
| Start Date: | Tentative 5/2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
Yes, Hollywood CBOC 17.7 miles from medical center, Broward OPC 34.4 miles from medical center, Deerfield CBOC 39.5 miles from medical center |
| 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: | Otoscopy, comprehensive audiologic evaluations (air/bone pure tones, speech testing, masking), immittance test battery, hearing aid verification, basic hearing aid repair knowledge |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Cerumen management, vestibular evaluation and rehabilitation, tinnitus counseling, electrophysiologic testing, cochlear implant assessment and management, auditory processing assessment and management, audiologic care and aural rehabilitation |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Regularly | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Everyday | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Never | Tinnitus assessments | | Everyday | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
Students may participate in research if projects are available during time of externship. |
| 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: | We would require the syllabus, competencies, expectations for 4th-year externship, and/or any support to ensure the student is successful in meeting their goals. |
| Application Deadline: | 9/12/25 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Cover letter |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | 1. Send required application materials via email to krystal.vera@va.gov
2. Student will receive correspondence regarding complete application packet |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Krystal Vera - krystal.vera@va.gov |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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