Montefiore Medical Center: Audiology Resident/Fourth-Year Externship for the 2026-2027 Academic Year Position Available In Bronx, New York

The fourth-year audiology resident will complete rotations within Montefiore Medical Center as well at the Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center. As the academic medical center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence—breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care. Montefiore is ranked among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report . For more than 100 years we have been innovating new treatments, new procedures and new approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes and raising the bar for medical centers in the region and around the world. The Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center is dedicated to helping infants, children, and adults — with or at risk for developmental disabilities — to reach their potential and live fulfilling lives. Our holistic approach combines early identification and interdisciplinary care, backed by clinical research into evidence-based treatments. Together, we focus on the needs of each person by providing family-centered and culturally-sensitive care. Our impact on behalf of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is maximized by training the next generation of clinicians and through advocacy at the local, state, and national levels. The Division of Audiology is a multi-site department serving patients from the day they are born through the life cycle. Our Division provides audiology services to upwards of 15,000 outpatients each year. We provide comprehensive services for the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders. As a fourth-year extern/resident at Montefiore Medical Center/The Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, you will have the opportunity to engage in a broad range of diagnostic services, including (but not limited to) audiological evaluations for patients of all ages and developmental abilities, ABR and ASSR testing (both sedated and non-sedated), vestibular evaluations (VNGs, VEMPs, ECoGs, Rotary Chair, etc.), and evoked potential assessments. You will also have the opportunity to engage in rehabilitative services, including (but not limited to) pediatric amplification and hearing aid verification using the Verifit 2, BAHA evaluations and fittings, and Cochlear Implant evaluations and mapping. The Division has been devoted to the education and training of new audiologists for over 30 years. Our fourth-year audiology residents not only receive expert training in diagnostic audiology with a focus on medical audiology and working with our surgeons, but they also participate in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND) training grant. The grant is based out of the Rose F Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center. The LEND program provides the opportunity for the audiology residents to participate in core lecture series, engage in leadership responsibilities as well as research that is presented at the annual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Convention, and collaborate with other interns and faculty/staff from other disciplines. Other disciplines on site include (but are not limited to) developmental pediatrics, psychology, social work, psychiatry, dentistry, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. The ideal applicant is highly motivated, a team player, and has a strong desire to learn. Interested applicants should submit their resume, letter of intent, unofficial transcript, and three letters of recommendation, preferably in one email, to Laura Tocci, Au.

D CCC-A (ltocci@montefiore.org) and Rebecca Greenberg, Au.

D CCC-A (rebeweiss@montefiore.org). Once all the above is received, it will be reviewed, and you may be contacted to schedule an interview. Applicants should possess professional liability insurance for the duration of the externship as well as an up-to-date temporary hearing aid dispensing license for New York.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital University medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 1 FTE Masters Degree 11 FTE Au.

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Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 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: Other

• Please Describe Stipend TBD Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

Yes, TBD Continuing education opportunities? Yes Yes. As a LEND trainee, the audiology resident will participate in weekly core lectures. They will also be attending the annual EHDI conference.

Start Date:

June 2026 Expected hours/days a week: ~40 hours/week 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:

• Basic case history and report writing
• Proficiency in conducting pure tone audiometry
• Experience performing visual response audiometry (VRA), play audiometry, otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), and tympanometry
• Preferred experience with the pediatric population, as well as with individuals with developmental delays and/or special needs Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
• Competently conduct a complete audiological evaluation for patients of all ages, particularly those with developmental delays and/or special needs and those who are difficult to test
• Competently conduct pre
• and post-operative complete audiological evaluations for patients having surgery with our ear surgeons
• Ability to collaborate with professionals from other disciplines and be able to make appropriate referrals
• Ability to identify developmental milestones and be able to recognize when there is an abnormality present
• Proficiency in pediatric hearing aid fittings
• Proficiency in in conducting videonystagmography (VNGs)
• Working knowledge in conducting Auditory Brainstem Response tests (ABRs)
• Familiarity with cochlear implant and BAHA programming 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 Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Rarely Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly 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 Yes. As LEND trainees, the three externs will collaboratively conduct research under supervision, which will then be presented at the EHDI conference. Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes Yes.

UCEDD/LEND/AUCD.

In addition, each extern will rotate sites every 3-4 months (2 rotations at Montefiore Medical Center locations, 1 rotation at The Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center 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: An affiliation agreement between Montefiore Medical Center and the University will need to be in place prior to the student’s start date. Additionally, ample time to complete student evaluations is appreciated.

Application Deadline:

September 17th, 2025

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Other Virtual and/or in-person interview Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Interested applicants should submit their resume, letter of intent, unofficial transcript, and three letters of recommendation, preferably in one email, to Laura Tocci, Au.

D CCC-A (ltocci@montefiore.org) and Rebecca Greenberg, Au.

D CCC-A (rebeweiss@montefiore.org). Once all the above is received, it will be reviewed, and you may be contacted to schedule an interview.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Laura Tocci, Au.

D CCC-A

• ltocci@montefiore.

org Are all externs supervised? Yes The ideal applicant is highly motivated, a team player, and has a strong desire to learn. Interested applicants should submit their resume, letter of intent, unofficial transcript, and three letters of recommendation, preferably in one email, to Laura Tocci, Au.

D CCC-A (ltocci@montefiore.org) and Rebecca Greenberg, Au.

D CCC-A (rebeweiss@montefiore.org). Once all the above is received, it will be reviewed, and you may be contacted to schedule an interview. Applicants should possess professional liability insurance for the duration of the externship as well as an up-to-date temporary hearing aid dispensing license for New York.