Externship

Boys Town National Research Hospital offers three 12-month full-time 4th Year AuD Externship ​positions. Students have two options for the externship: a clinical only externship or a clinical + research externship. When applying, students will identify which externship they prefer. Students should select one option.

Students accepted into either externship can expect in-depth clinical experiences in diagnostic audiology for pediatrics through adults, adult and pediatric amplification, evoked potentials, vestibular evaluation and treatment, and cochlear implant evaluation and mapping. Students will also gain experience on specialty clinics such as Cranio-Facial Clinic and Pediatric Hearing Loss Clinic .

Boys Town National Research Hospital offers many additional (optional) learning opportunities throughout the year​:

• Weekly journal groups
• Lectures 1-2 times per month
• Hearing aid, Cochlear Implant, and Auditory Osseointegrated Device manufacturer trainings

Students accepted into the clinical externship will be full-time in the clinic during their externship.

Clinical+Research Externship

Students accepted into the clinical+research externship will share time between clinic and research functions along the following schedule:

• June-September: One hour spent in research lab/week
• September-December: Full day in research lab/week
• January-May: Two and a half days in research lab/week

Students applying for the clinical+research externship will be involved in a specific research project while working with the investigators currently co​nducting clinical or translational research related to hearing and balance. Investigators and Laboratories Available to AuD Students .​

Boys Town National Research Hospital follows the ACEN Timeline.

• Initial contact with Boys Town Hospital should come from a designated university official on behalf of interested students. All negotiations will occur between the university and Boys Town Hospital.
• Following initial contacts, applications will be accepted during the ?fall of each year for placement in June of the following year. Applications? must be received by September 18, 2024.
• Interviews will be virtual and held the week of 10/15/ /21/24.
• ? BTNRH is following the Audiology Clinical Externship Network (ACEN) timeline for the application period. Audiology Clinic Education Network )?
• Applications must include:
  • Completed BTNRH Externship application
  • Letter of interest from the student (not to exceed one page single spaced)
  • Curriculum Vitae/Resume
  • Two letters of recommendation. One of the letters must be from clinical faculty who have directly supervised the student. The second letter may be from academic/research faculty. Letters of recommendation can be sent via email, fax or US mail.
  • Transcripts are not required.
• The 4th year externship will be an 11 to 12-month placement beginning June 1st.
• Students will receive a monthly stipend. Students will be expected to have health and liability insurance through their university and will receive no medical, dental or liability benefits from Boys Town Hospital.
• Prior to beginning a placement, a letter of agreement between Boys Town Hospital and the university will be completed.
• Students applying for the clinical+research externship will be involved in a specific research project while working with the investigators currently conducting clinical or translational research related to hearing and balance.

Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: Multi-specialty medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree
24 FTE Au.D.
4 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
2 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
2 3rd year
3 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: 10
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Yes. In house research lectures, hearing aid manufacturer training, journal groups, Start Date: June 2, 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
14 miles 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: Fulfilled all university requirements prior to beginning their externship. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Passed all university requirements for completion of their externship. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Everyday Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Everyday Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes
See information about clinical + research externship Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? No
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? As Needed Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: As needed Application Deadline: September 18, Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Other
Applications must include:
Completed BTNRH Externship application (see website)
Letter of interest from the student (not to exceed one page single spaced)
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Two letters of recommendation. One of the letters must be from clinical faculty who have directly supervised the student. The second letter may be from academic/research faculty. Letters of recommendation can be sent via email, fax or US mail. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please follow steps at:
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Nancy Johnson, Audiology Administrative Assistant - Are all externs supervised? Yes

Boys Town National Research Hospital follows the ACEN Timeline.

• Initial contact with Boys Town Hospital should come from a designated university official on behalf of interested students. All negotiations will occur between the university and Boys Town Hospital.
• Following initial contacts, applications will be accepted during the ?fall of each year for placement in June of the following year. Applications? must be received by September 18, 2024.
• Interviews will be virtual and held the week of 10/15/ /21/24.
• ? BTNRH is following the Audiology Clinical Externship Network (ACEN) timeline for the application period. Audiology Clinic Education Network )?
• Applications must include:
  • Completed BTNRH Externship application
  • Letter of interest from the student (not to exceed one page single spaced)
  • Curriculum Vitae/Resume
  • Two letters of recommendation. One of the letters must be from clinical faculty who have directly supervised the student. The second letter may be from academic/research faculty. Letters of recommendation can be sent via email, fax or US mail.
  • Transcripts are not required.
• The 4th year externship will be an 11 to 12-month placement beginning June 1st.
• Students will receive a monthly stipend. Students will be expected to have health and liability insurance through their university and will receive no medical, dental or liability benefits from Boys Town Hospital.
• Prior to beginning a placement, a letter of agreement between Boys Town Hospital and the university will be completed.
• Students applying for the clinical+research externship will be involved in a specific research project while working with the investigators currently conducting clinical or translational research related to hearing and balance.

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