Fourth-Year Audiology Externship Opportunity Alaska Audiology

Fourth-Year Audiology Externship Opportunity

• Alaska Audiology | Anchorage, Alaska Adventure Meets Audiology
• Begin Your Career in the Last Frontier!

Alaska Audiology is seeking a motivated and compassionate fourth-year Audiology Extern to join our dynamic and patient-focused team for the 2026-2027 externship year. Our practice offers a unique blend of professional excellence and adventurous living in the heart of Anchorage, Alaska, serving a diverse patient population across urban and remote communities.

About Us:

Alaska Audiology is a 30+ year established private practice committed to improving lives through exceptional hearing healthcare. Our team of experienced audiologists provides personalized, evidence-based care using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies. We offer a wide range of services, including: Diagnostic audiologic evaluations for elementary-age through geriatrics Hearing aid fittings and follow-up care with leading manufacturers Tinnitus counseling Auditory processing disorder (APD) evaluations Cerumen management Custom hearing protection and musician's monitors Community outreach and education, including rural telehealth and mobile clinics

Externship Experience:

Externs at Alaska Audiology will gain diverse clinical experience and gradually build independence under the supervision of dedicated audiologists who are passionate about teaching and mentorship.

Our externship offers:

Broad diagnostic and rehabilitative training Opportunities to work with underserved and remote populations Exposure to practice management and private practice operations Experience with APD populations Involvement in tele-audiology and mobile outreach clinics

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology (Au.

D.) program Completion of all academic and clinical prerequisites prior to externship Excellent interpersonal, report writing, and communication skills A sense of adventure and cultural humility are a plus!

Compensation:

A stipend is available for the 2027-2028 externship year.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit the following to Madeline Malek at madeline@gwentak.com by September 16, 2026: Cover letter Resume or CV Two letters of recommendation (at least one from clinical supervisor) Unofficial graduate transcripts We conduct interviews virtually and follow the Audiology Clinical Education Network (ACEN) application timeline. Live your passion for audiology in one of the most beautiful and unique places in the country. Join us at Alaska Audiology—where your externship is an adventure in both learning and life. For more information, visit: https://www.entspecialistsak.com/

Contact:

Dr. Madeline Malek, Au.

D., CCC-A

• Madeline@gwentak.

com| 907.357.8008

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology (Au.

D.) program Completion of all academic and clinical prerequisites prior to externship Excellent interpersonal, report writing, and communication skills A sense of adventure and cultural humility are a plus!

Application Process:

To apply, please submit the following to Madeline Malek at madeline@gwentak.com by September 16, 2026: Cover letter Resume or CV Two letters of recommendation (at least one from clinical supervisor) Unofficial graduate transcripts

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Private practice 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) 3 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Other

• Please Describe Position is paid by an hourly rate based on total hours worked.

The salary should be equivalent to roughly $50,000 annually based on 12 months and 40 hours per week. Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Externs are encouraged to attend conferences and continuing education events. Manufacturer trainings

Start Date:

Flexible Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Kodiak and Homer clinics 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:

• Take a case history
• Strong report writing skills
• Competently perform all diagnostic evaluations
• Critically think about each case presented
• Familiarity with all major hearing aid manufacturers
• Working knowledge for tinnitus education and management
• Familiarity with auditory processing disorders Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
• Be proficient in report writing and electronic medical record keeping
• Independently perform all diagnostic evaluations
• Proficient in counseling, selection, and fitting of hearing aids
• 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: Rarely Hearing Screenings Never Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Rarely Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Rarely Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Never Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Rarely Otoacoustic emissions Regularly Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly 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: Open collaboration on student's progress

Application Deadline:

9/17/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: All application requirements should be submitted as one complete packet and emailed to madeline@gwentak.com Letters of recommendation should be emailed directly from references to madeline@gwentak.com An initial virtual interview will be offered to selected applicants followed by a second virtual or in-person interview.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Madeline Malek, AuD, preceptor

• madeline@gwentak.

com Are all externs supervised?

Yes Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology (Au.

D.) program Completion of all academic and clinical prerequisites prior to externship Excellent interpersonal, report writing, and communication skills A sense of adventure and cultural humility are a plus!

Application Process:

To apply, please submit the following to Madeline Malek at madeline@gwentak.com by September 16, 2026: Cover letter Resume or CV Two letters of recommendation (at least one from clinical supervisor) Unofficial graduate transcripts