AuD Externship, Virginia Ear Nose and Throat

Virginia Ear Nose and Throat is a large growing practice that has been serving the Richmond area for over 30 years made up of an experienced team of doctors, audiologists, nurse practitioners, physical therapists and aesthetic nurses. Each provider at our practice upholds our mission of providing exceptional care to patients of all ages. We offer a collaborative working and learning environment in a flexible setting with an enjoyable group of colleagues.

We are excited to offer 2 externship opportunities that will allow each doctoral extern to rotate between our 4 different clinical locations for the academic year Students can expect a wide variety of clinical experiences, including adult and pediatric assessment (behavioral and electrophysiological); cochlear implant evaluation, programming, and follow-up; hearing aid evaluation, programming, fitting, repair, and follow-up; auditory electrophysiology; vestibular evaluation and rehabilitation in conjunction with onsite physical therapy division.

-Enrollment in accredited Audiology doctoral program

Completion of all university 4-year academic and clinical prerequisites

Timelines for all to follow. Important ACEN dates. - Audiology Clinic Education Network )

Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: ENT group practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
2 FTE Masters Degree
9 FTE Au.D.
1 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
4 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
Benefits
Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: TBD - per university
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
yes Start Date: 06/01/2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
20 mi
Personal transportation required 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: -Clinical competency in basic audiologic assessment and intervention

-Clinical experience with adult and pediatric populations

-Clinical initiative and strong desire to further education and knowledge in the field of audiology Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Mastery of audiologic assessment and intervention
Mastery with adult and pediatric populations
Mastery of independent clinical decision-making and appropriate management Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Everyday Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Rarely 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 Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes
If needed 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: Students will be expected to have liability insurance through their university. Application Deadline: 09/18/2024 Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Personal Review
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Other
ACEN TIMELINE:
Applications will be reviewed by the audiology team. Interviews will be offered to final candidates. An affiliation agreement must be established between the institutions prior to starting Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: In accordance with the ACEN (Audiology Clinical Education Network), we have voluntarily agreed to adhere to the following timeline for the Fall of 2024:
Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Interviews Begin: Monday, September 23, 2024
Final Day for Interviews & Initial Offers: Friday, October 25, :00 PM EDT; 4:00 PM PDT)
Student Response Deadline for First Round Offerings: Tuesday, October 29, :00 PM EDT; 4:00 PM PDT)

(see link access in description) Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Mandy Sanders, AuD - Are all externs supervised? Yes

-Enrollment in accredited Audiology doctoral program

Completion of all university 4-year academic and clinical prerequisites

Timelines for all to follow. Important ACEN dates. - Audiology Clinic Education Network )

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