4th Year Audiology Externship (2026-2027) academic year

Arkansas Ear, Nose and Throat PA is busy, patient centered, established ENT practice with a brand new state of the art location with 1 Ear, Nose and Throat Physician and 1 Audiologist in North Little Rock, Arkansas. We are seeking to fill a full-time, paid (stipend), clinical Audiology 4th year externship position for the 2026-2027 academic year at our North Little Rock, Arkansas office. Students can expect exposure to a wide variety of audiological services in a fast-paced ENT setting including: Comprehensive diagnostic audiometric evaluations (pediatric and adult) Diagnostic vestibular evaluations, including VNGs, Vestibular testing and treatment Fitting and selection of amplification and ALDs from all major manufacturers Tinnitus evaluation, treatment counseling, and management Collaboration with the ENT Physician with a wide range of ear disorders Minimum requirements for Audiology externship: bachelor's degree, eligibility for Audiology 4th year externship from accredited doctor of audiology (AuD) program.

Minimum requirements for Audiology externship:

bachelor's degree, eligibility for Audiology 4th year externship from accredited doctor of audiology (AuD) program. Interested applicants should submit the following documents: Cover letter Resume Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts Three letters of recommendation Contact information to Externship Coordinator from AuD Program. Email Dr. Christopher Engelkes, Au.

D., CCC-A, F-AAA

Email Address:

chris.engelkes@practice-plus.com

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 1 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

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

No Vacation Days:

TBD Continuing education opportunities? Yes Student's will have the oppurtunites to attend manfacterer trainings and/or seminars.

Start Date:

August Expected hours/days a week: 4 days a 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: Fundamental Audiometric evaluations with masking, Tympanograms, Otoscopy with independence Hearing Aid knowledge, basic repairs, real ear fundamentals. Emerging hearing aid clean and check skills Basic Hearing Aid Programming knowledge of ear disorders Counseling, Patient care skills Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Increased Effeciency with Audiometric evaluations. Exposure to Surgical Ears, and wide variety of ear disorders VNGs and Caloric competency, Competency with Vestibular disorder treatment, such as Epley. Occassional Pediatric Testing Comptenecy fitting amplication from all major manufacterers, tinnitus treatment, Competeny with Manufacter websites and portals. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Never Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Rarely Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Never Hearing Screenings Never Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Regularly 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 Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? No 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: As needed, periodic check in

Application Deadline:

August Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Personal Review Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Cover letter Resume, Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts, Three letters of recommendation, Contact information to Externship Coordinator from AuD Program.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Christopher Engelkes, Au.

D.,CCC-A, F-AAA

- chris.engelkes@practice-plus.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Minimum requirements for Audiology externship: bachelor's degree, eligibility for Audiology 4th year externship from accredited doctor of audiology (AuD) program. Interested applicants should submit the following documents: Cover letter Resume Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts Three letters of recommendation Contact information to Externship Coordinator from AuD Program. Email Dr. Christopher Engelkes, Au.

D., CCC-A, F-AAA

Email Address:

chris.engelkes@practice-plus.com