| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree 7 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 20 FTE Clerical Support Staff |
Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 3 3rd year 1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 0 |
| Continuing education opportunities? | No Yes - CEUs and training opportunities very frequently offered |
| Start Date: | Spring 2026 |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 |
| Travel to satellite centers required? | No |
| Local students preferred: | No |
| 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 |
| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Strong clinical foundation in diagnostic hearing and vestibular evaluations, as well as treatment and management of hearing loss. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Comprehensive diagnostic audiometric evaluations (pediatric and adult) Diagnostic vestibular evaluations/electrophysiology Fitting and selection of amplification and ALDs Cochlear implants and osseointegrated devices Tinnitus evaluation, counseling, and management |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | 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 | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Rarely | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Rarely | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Everyday | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes Certain locations do have physicians who are performing clinical trials |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No |
| 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: | Guidelines for evaluations of their students and means clinical skill tracking based on the school's criteria. |
| Application Deadline: | 5/1/2026 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please contact Michelle Blanchard, Au.D., at miblanchard@entaaf.com to apply. |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Michelle Blanchard, Au.D., CCC-A - miblanchard@entaaf.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |