U of WA LEND Pediatric Audiology Externship

1 month ago

Seattle, Washington, United States University of Washington Full time

The Audiology Externship at the University of Washington provides audiology graduate clinicians extensive experiences in pediatric audiological care as well as pediatric hearing research.

Externs participate in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program at the Center on Human Development and Disability.

The UW Institute on Human Development and Disability (IHDD) provides a wide range of services to infants, children, adolescents and young adults including comprehensive diagnostic evaluations using behavioral hearing assessments, otoacoustic emissions, middle ear measures, and brainstem auditory evoked brainstem response testing.

Infants and children are fit with hearing aids and other hearing technologies and receive regular follow-up at IHDD; externs are involved in selection, fitting, verification, and outcome measures.

Externs participate in a number of IHDD interdisciplinary outpatient teams for children with developmental disabilities and special health needs:
Child Development Clinic, Infant Development Follow-up Clinic, Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic, and Cardiac Neurodevelopment Clinic.

Externs are enrolled in the UW LEND traineeship; the LEND program promotes leadership, research skills, and clinical expertise in graduate level health care professionals who intend to devote their careers to working with children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities.

Audiology LEND Externs collaborate with other trainees in speech-language pathology, psychology, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, genetics, nutrition and developmental pediatrics.

Leadership skills are developed through clinical practicum, didactic seminars, participation in community organizations, advocacy projects, and a mentored leadership project.


UW LEND Website

The externship is 12 months in duration, starting a in early June 2025 and ending in early June 2026. A stipend is provided.
Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:
University medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
1 FTE Masters Degree
1 FTE Au.
D.
0 FTE Ph.
D.
1 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
2 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
0 3rd year
2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated? No

Vacation Days:
minimum of 4 weeks
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Weekly LEND seminars, supported EHDI conference attendance

Start Date:
June 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours, 4 days
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: Candidates should have a solid foundation of clinical skills with experience in assessment of a full range of ages across pediatric and adult populations. Competitive candidates will have experience in diagnosis of hearing loss using a range of age-appropriate behavioral assessment measures and physiological measures. Candidates will have experience with selection, verification and fitting of a variety of hearing technologies. Competitive candidates will show strong academic preparation and experience demonstrating a passion for working with a pediatric population. Lastly, candidates will show a strong interest in family-centered, culturally competent care, and in developing strong partnerships in the care management process.

Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: 1) independently perform behavioral hearing evaluations including VRA, CPA, conventional audiometry, and speech audiometry using a variety of materials; 2) independently perform physiological measures using otoscopy, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, OAE and ABR evaluations; 3) independently complete hearing aid consultations, evaluations and fittings with conventional and bone conduction hearing aids, as well as hearing assistance technology; 4) Communicate clearly with families and patients regarding the impact of hearing loss, hearing technology, and treatment options; 5) write clearly, accurately, and concisely in documentation and develop independent skills in use of electronic and paper medical records.

Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:

Everyday Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Rarely Adult hearing evaluations Regularly Tympanometry Rarely Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes

There is an optional research experience in the Bloedel Hearing Research Center; externs can participate in pediatric hearing research labs in the same building as the clinic.

Details to be determined based on extern's interest. 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: quarterly communications

Application Deadline:
September 17,

Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: To apply, email the following documents to by the deadline of September 17, 2024.

Please send all documents in 1 pdf file consisting of:
1.

Professional vita or resume that includes information in the following areas:

  • Clinical experience with dates and locations of each clinical practicum site and include an A) description of the practicum setting (community clinic, hospital, university audiology clinic, B) your experiences and responsibilities, and c) total number of hours obtained or expected in each of the categories of: 1)pediatrics, 2)adult, 3)telehealth, 4)observation only.
  • Membership in professional organizations
  • Honors and awards, scholarships
  • Papers/posters published, presented, in press
  • Research experience
2. A transcript of your graduate work (unofficial or official).
3.

A letter of intent/personal statement describing your interests and goals for your Audiology Externship and why the UW LEND Audiology Externship is a good match for you.

4.

Three (3 ) letters of recommendation on letterhead with at least one from your academic program professor/lecturer and two from clinical supervisors either within the academic program or in the community.

If supervisors are not comfortable providing you with the letter and prefer to email directly to , that is an acceptable alternative.

Selected applicants will be invited to participate in video interviews in late September and offers will be extended shortly thereafter.


Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Lisa Mancl - Are all externs supervised? Yes

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