Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is pleased to offer a fourth-yearAudiology externship (AuD Extern) to one qualified candidate. CHLA offers awide range of audiological evaluation and hearing aid services for children ofvarying medical complexities. The AuD Extern will work with multiple pediatricaudiologists during their year rotation. Upon completion, our externs are well-prepared with a strong foundation of concepts and knowledge to provide thehighest quality auditory care to children from birth to 21 years old.​ Program benefits: ​ Paid salary​ Full benefits (health, dental and vision)​ Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal)​ One-on-one mentoring​

Details:

​ One-year externship beginning on or around June 1st​ Hands-on training in Audiological testing including:​ Behavioral audiological evaluations (VisualReinforcement Audiometry, Conditioned PlayAudiometry, and conventional audiometry)​ Immittance testing​ Otoacoustics emission testing​ Auditory brainstem response evaluations undernatural sleep and under sedation/general anesthesia​ Experience with CHLA's wide variety of hearing aidservices:​ Hearing aid evaluations​ Hearing aid fittings​ Verification measures​ Work closely with other disciplines within the hospital:​ Craniofacial team​ Hematology-Oncology​ Bone Marrow Transplant Unit​ Otolaryngology​ Eligibility Requirements ? Audiologist qualified for fourth year externship? Student of accredited Audiology program? ? ?

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital Number of Audiologists at the site: 7 FTE Masters Degree 7 FTE Au.

D. 3 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

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

No Vacation Days:

5 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Yes, extern receives continuing education days and funds

Start Date:

June 2027 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: n/a Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: n/a Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Rarely Adult hearing evaluations Regularly Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Never Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? No Possible 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: Set expectations and timeline for evaluations

Application Deadline:

9/16/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: How to Apply​ Send in a single PDF attachment:​ Letter of intent​ Resume/CV​ Transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)​ 2-3 letters of recommendation (can be sent separately directly to Karen Fadul)​ Email PDF to Karen Fadul Staff Development Coordinator kfadul@chla.usc.edu​ ​ Applications due by: September 16, 2026​ Interviews will be scheduled between ​ September 30th - October 23rd

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Karen Fadul, extern coordinator - kfadul@chla.usc.edu Are all externs supervised? Yes Eligibility Requirements ? Audiologist qualified for fourth year externship? Student of accredited Audiology program? ? ?