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UAB Civitan Sparks Clinics will offer at least one externship for the 2027-2028 year with positions beginning in May/June 2027 through April 2028. Ideal applicants should have a strong desire in pursuing pediatric audiology as a career .

Deadlines are as follows:

7/31 Begin taking applications 9/16 Deadline for taking applications 9/22 Interviews will begin UAB Civitan Sparks Clinics are primarily a pediatric interdisciplinary clinic that is part of a

LEND/UCEDD

program. We see children with a wide array of developmental issues from birth to 18. Our main focus is diagnostics but we also have a steady population of children with hearing loss. In addition, we staff various clinics for premature infants, down syndrome, adults with developmental delays as well as autism. Hearing aids, VRA, behavioral testing, OAE's (distortion product), APD testing are all included in our test battery. We have a heavy population of children who are suspected of being on the autism spectrum in the 2-5 age range. We are a

LEND/UCEDD

training facility which requires interns to participate in core lecture series, shadow patients, perform leadership responsibilities, and collaborate with the interns and residents of other disciplines on staff in addition to the clinical rotation. Our staff consists of psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, social workers, developmental behavioral pediatricians, dieticians, dentistry, and a free standing pediatrician's office. Applicants should submit their letter of intent, resume, graduate transcripts (official or unofficial) and two letters of recommendation. Materials may be submitted via email; but we do require that letters of recommendation come directly from the reference and emailed to Dr. Ashley Campbell (ashley99@uab.edu). It is encouraged that the recommendation letters be from someone that can speak directly to your pediatric skills. Once all the items are received, we will evaluate and may contact you for an interview.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Community medical center University medical center Multi-specialty medical center Multi-specialty University Clinic Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 2 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 5 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 2 3rd year 2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities? Yes There are several local and/or state conferences that our interns may participate.

Start Date:

May/June Expected hours/days a week: 40 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:

• Experience with VRA, CPA and OAE's
• Basic report writing
• Programming hearing aids
• Pediatric experience
• Experience with developmentally delayed population, particularly autism is preferred Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
• Proficiency in testing even the most difficult of patients
• Upon completion be able to test independently but know when they need additional support
• Make appropriate referrals
• Understand the basics of childhood development and recognize when abnormalities are present
• Gain an understanding of other health professions throughout unique internship process 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 Everyday Tympanometry Rarely Acoustic Reflexes Regularly Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Never 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 Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities?

Yes Due to our unique setting, proximity to other disciplines allow for an increased opportunity to learn and participate in research. Our clinic has affiliations with autism/developmental disabilities research. Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes

UCEDD/LEND

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: Reminders when grades/reviews are due.

Application Deadline:

9/16/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Other Two letters of recommendation that must come directly from the person writing the recommendation. Interviews are preferred to be in-person. Everything else can be emailed to ashley99@uab.

edu or mailed:

Ashley Campbell, AUD 933 19th Street South, Suite 307 CHSB 19 Birmingham, AL 35205 Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Submit all materials as stated above. Once materials are received, we will review your application and may contact you for an interview.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Ashley Campbell, Au.

D. CCC-A

• ashley99@uab.

edu Are all externs supervised? Yes