Pediatric 4th Year Externship Position Available In Fulton, Georgia

We offer up to 3 full-time paid 4 th year externships that start generally in mid-May. Externs are hired for a 12-month competency-based experience. The externships are solely clinical but provide exposure to children birth to 21 years of age. Externs will rotate to one of four primary locations in the North Atlanta Metroplex. Externs will have a primary preceptor at each location and participate in all areas of pediatric audiology including comprehensive

ABR / ASSR

testing, behavioral audiological assessments and hearing aid and osseointegrated processor evaluations and fittings. Externs will also gain experience with all three cochlear implant manufacturers. On-site continuing education opportunities are provided to 4th year externs at no cost to them. Students interested in a 4th year placement should submit the following documentation in the order listed below (as one PDF document): Cover Letter/Letter of Intent Resume Graduate Transcript (unofficial will suffice) Three Letters of Recommendation (two must be from a clinical faculty member who has supervised the student).

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 5 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 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: Salary Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities? Yes On-site continuing education opportunities are provided manufacturer representatives and trainers during the clinic day. Our externs are encouraged to attend all of these opportunities.

Start Date:

05/18/2026 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours over 5 days Travel to satellite centers required? Yes All satellite locations are within 20 miles of our primary location and mileage is reimbursed.

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:

• Otoscopy
• Tympanometry
• Standard comprehensive audiometric evaluation
• Ear impressions and measure RECDs on a school age child
• Familiarity with real-ear measures, various amplification manufacturer software, VRA, CPA and electrophysiology assessments recommended but not required. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
• Test selection based patient’s age & ability
• Masking for tones, speech and electrophysiology
• Evaluation & verification for amplification
• Evaluation of SSD and cochlear implant candidacy Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Rarely Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Rarely 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 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?

No 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: University will assist in executing the externship contract. University will provide a format for grading the extern on performance throughtout the semester. University representative will communicate University commitments (including virtually seminars) that are required of the extern during the clinic workday.

Application Deadline:

09/17/2025

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Other Please note the required documentation must be submitted in one combined PDF file to be eligible for review. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: In keeping with the ACEN timeline, all eligible applications will be reviewed candidates will be contacted to schedule virtual or in-person interviews with the audiology department between 9/22/2025 and 10/24/2025.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Ashley Holloway, AuD, CCC-A

• aholloway@childrensent.

com Are all externs supervised? Yes Students interested in a 4th year placement should submit the following documentation in the order listed below (as one PDF document): Cover Letter/Letter of Intent Resume Graduate Transcript (unofficial will suffice) Three Letters of Recommendation (two must be from a clinical faculty member who has supervised the student).