PVAHCS Audiology is looking for proactive, motivated, and energetic externs focused on Veteran centered care. We provide a rich educational environment with our clinical and educational expertise that spans more than 24 years of VA experience. Our training program has been in existence for more than 40 years and is grounded in providing exceptional healthcare to Veterans as well as a well-rounded clinical education for students. The medical center is located near downtown Phoenix while our CBOCs, where face to face audiology services are offered, are located in the suburbs of Gilbert and Surprise. We also provide diagnostic and hearing aid services via teleaudiology in partnership with telehealth technicians at 3 additional CBOCs.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Community medical center VA medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 24 FTE Au.

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Other Doctorate (ScD) 10 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 0 3rd year 3 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Benefits Other - Please Describe Funding is assigned by the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA). OAA funding is announced nationally at the same time which should allow sites to know funding at approximately the same time. Due to the breadth and depth of our training program, historically at our site we have been awarded the maximum allocation of funded 4th year externships. After the September 18 deadline, all applications are reviewed and interview requests are sent out to students soon thereafter. Selections will be made no later than October 16. Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

All federal holidays Continuing education opportunities? Yes Externs are offered and involved in the same on-site (or virtual) training opportunities available to full-time staff. Funded externs are permitted to request approval to attend off-site trainings as they are available.

Start Date:

June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hrs/wk; M-F Travel to satellite centers required? Yes 31 miles from the Medical Center 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: Knowledge and skills consistent with completion of 3 years in a clinical and didactic program of study in an accredited AuD program. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: 1. Veteran centered care delivery 2. Understanding and demonstration of foundational audiological principles and techniques. 3. Emerging skills in subspecialty areas such as implantables, vestibular assessment, and progressive tinnitus management. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Never Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Never Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? No No current research offerings; however, students may certainly participate if opportunities become available. 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: Deadlines for evaluations/assessments, program expectations, etc.

Application Deadline:

September 18

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Cover letter CV/resume 3 letters of recommendation Graduate and Undergraduate transcripts (unofficial or official) Virtual interview required Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please electronically submit all required materials to: sarah.hallowitz@va.gov

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Sarah Hallowitz - sarah.hallowitz@va.gov Are all externs supervised? Yes