University of Georgia and GaLEND Externship
3 weeks ago
The University of Georgia (UGA) Speech and Hearing Clinic in partnership with Georgia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (Ga LEND) training program at Georgia State University (GSU) offers a dynamic, 10-12 month full-time externship experience to Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) candidates in the final year of their training programs.
This externship experience will provide a blend of clinical training at a university clinic in Athens, GA as well as participation in the Ga LEND program in Atlanta, GA which aims to prepare future leaders who will enhance the lives of children and families through culturally competent and family-centered services, coordinated systems of care, and responsive social policies. The UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic is housed within the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education in Athens, Georgia. The clinic provides the extern with a well-rounded clinical experience serving patients of all ages in a wide variety of diagnostic and rehabilitative services including conventional audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry, conditioned play audiometry, screening and diagnostic ABR evaluations, diagnostic OAE testing, hearing aid consultations and fitting, and cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and mapping. The extern will receive full time supervision at the initiation of the externship experience and will work towards increasing independence. The Ga LEND program is a two semester interdisciplinary training experience to prepare future leaders to provide coordinated, culturally competent, and family-centered care to children and families. The program incorporates didactic and experiential learning in classroom, clinical, and community settings. The trainee will also receive support to attend the EHDI Annual Conference as well as local and state continuing education.
Program Details
Duration : (June or) July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026 (flexible)
Total externs: 1 AuD extern/trainee per year
Primary practice setting: University Clinic
Expected hours: Approximately 40 per week; divided between clinic, didactic, and Ga LEND experiences. LEND experiences are estimated at 10 hours per week.
Supervising audiologists: 4 UGA-based Audiologists, all with CCC-A certifications, and Ga LEND Pediatric Audiology faculty
Financial arrangements: $17,500 stipend
Vacation days: 10 days plus 12 University holidays
Continuing education opportunities: Externs will have access to any on-campus continuing education such as manufacturer trainings, Audiology Journal Clubs, and/or on-campus conferences including the UGA Pediatric Audiology Symposium. Externs will receive financial support from LEND and UGA-approved time away to attend the EHDI Annual conference.
Travel: Approximately 20%; Experiences split between UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic in Athens, GA as well as Atlanta-based LEND activities.
Applicants should submit a complete application packet including:
- GaLEND Program Application (contact Dr. Moon below)
- Names and contact information for two faculty members of supervisors willing to speak to your qualification and readiness for the GaLEND Program
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume, including current GPA
- 2 Letters of Recommendation including information regarding clinical skills and professionalism
Complete applications should be submitted to:
SoMang Moon, AuD, CCC-A
Clinical Assistant Professor; Audiology Clinic Coordinator
University of Georgia
Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: Community speech and hearing center
University medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree
3 FTE Au.D.
1 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
3 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
0 3rd year
0 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: 10 plus holidays
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Externs will have access to any on-campus continuing education such as manufacturer trainings, Audiology Journal Clubs, and/or on-campus conferences including the UGA Pediatric Audiology Symposium. Externs will receive financial support from LEND and UGA-approved time away to attend the EHDI Annual conference. Start Date: June/July 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
Approximately 20%; Experiences split between UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic in Athens, GA as well as Atlanta-based LEND activities. 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: Basic comprehensive audiometry, immittance, and speech testing. Basic knowledge of hearing aid technology and fitting processes. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: At the end of the externship experience, students will be able to demonstrate independent audiometry skills including pure tone testing, speech-in-quiet and speech-in-noise testing, and immitance testing. Students will be able to recommend appropriate assistive devices and independently program hearing aids using best practices (including real ear measurements). Students will be able to complete a cochlear implant evaluation and make recommendations regarding candidacy. Students will demonstrate skills, with support, in pediatric hearing assessment, diagnostic ABR, cochlear implant programming, and tinnitus evaluation. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Everyday Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes
Participation in research is not a planned part of this internship, however, flexibility in the externship experience may allow interns to participate in ongoing research at UGA if interested. Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes
GA LEND. See description How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? Monthly Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: will communicate with university based on university needs/guidelines Application Deadline: 9/18/2024 (ACEN) Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Applicants should submit a complete application packet including:
*GaLEND Program Application (see below)
*Names and contact information for two faculty members of supervisors willing to speak to your qualification and readiness for the GaLEND Program
*Curriculum Vitae/Resume, including current GPA
*2 Letters of Recommendation including information regarding clinical skills and professionalism
Complete applications should be submitted to:
SoMang Moon, AuD, CCC-A
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) SoMang Moon,AuD - Are all externs supervised? Yes
Applicants should submit a complete application packet including:
- GaLEND Program Application (contact Dr. Moon below)
- Names and contact information for two faculty members of supervisors willing to speak to your qualification and readiness for the GaLEND Program
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume, including current GPA
- 2 Letters of Recommendation including information regarding clinical skills and professionalism
Complete applications should be submitted to:
SoMang Moon, AuD, CCC-A
Clinical Assistant Professor; Audiology Clinic Coordinator
University of Georgia
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