12 month (2080 hours) externship in busy VA clinic serving adult and geriatric Veterans. 3 positions at the location in Aurora, CO. Travel to

GOLDEN CBOC

for PTM Participation in GRECC program, clinic improvement project and poster presentation at JDVAC or local conference.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

VA medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 9 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 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 3 3rd year 4 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Benefits Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

13 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Hearing aid manufacturers provide on site CEU training as well as travel to one off site training per year. May attend AAA and/or JDVAC conferences pending funding approval. Flexibility to attend local conferences with supervisor approval.

Start Date:

May 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours/5 days week Travel to satellite centers required? Yes 25 miles to CBOC in Golden for PTM rotation 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:

• Superior customer service skills
• Ability to function in busy clinic setting
• Solid foundation in basic audiometry
• Experience selecting, fitting and verifying hearing aids
• Basic knowledge of site of lesion and electrophysiologic testing
• Basic knowledge of vestibular diagnostic testing
• Ability and willingness to ask questions and take instruction from multiple preceptors Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
• Ability to work as part of a team and jump in wherever there is the greatest demand.
• Ability to identify when it is appropriate and refer to other specialties when indicated.
• Proficient in selecting, fitting, verifying and troubleshooting hearing aids and accessories from all (most) of the major manufacturers.
• Evaluate and treat tinnitus patients.
• Perform cochlear implant evaluations during 2 mo rotation
• Perform vestibular evaluations during 3 mo rotation
• Perform CAPD evals during 2 mo Teleaudiology rotation
• Ability to recommend a treatment plan based on the needs of the patient.

Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Never Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Never Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Regularly Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Rarely Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Regularly Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Rarely Cochlear implant evaluations Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Everyday Tinnitus rehabilitation Everyday Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes Students are expected to propose clinic improvement projects and present posters during JDVAC/AAA/or other local conference. Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes University of Colorado and GRECC program 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 to complete any evaluations required by the university. Tools to complete student evaluations efficiently, e.g., Calipso or Typhon.

Application Deadline:

8/21/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent Other Cover Letter, Resume or CV, 3 Letters of Recommendation. Interviews will be held ALL DAY on 9/9/26 and offers extended

NTL 10/1/26.

We are NOT following ACEN timeline. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: MUST receive all application materials as PDFs with appropriate naming all at once including ALL letters of recommendation. Will NOT accept incomplete applications or letters from letter writers. Clinic coordinators can send ALL application materials in

ONE PACKET

on behalf of applicants.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Sarah Coppinger, Au.

D.

• sarah.

coppinger@va.gov Are all externs supervised? Yes Participation in GRECC program, clinic improvement project and poster presentation at JDVAC or local conference.