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Pediatric Audiology Externship 2026-27 in Chicago
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL (In Person)
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The Audiology Department at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is seeking Doctor of Audiology (Au.
D.) students to complete a challenging and exciting 12-month pediatric externship. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, a strong team player, and have a strong desire for a career as a pediatric audiologist. Applicants will have completed their university coursework related to pediatrics, be competent in performing diagnostic audiologic procedures on adults, and have completed clinical placements that offered experience with pediatric testing and habilitation. The objective of this educational externship is to provide a variety of clinical experiences to develop the skills necessary for a career as a pediatric audiologist. The extern can expect to receive intensive training and mentoring from an experienced staff of clinical audiologists. During the placement the extern will have the opportunity to apply academic principles within a clinical practice and learn to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Our organization is following the Audiology Clinical Education Network (ACEN) timeline. Applications must be submitted by September 16, 2026 . Virtual interviews will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026. In order to be considered for this externship, our electronic application and an official copy of your transcript need to be received by September 16, 2026. Our website has a link for reference letter submissions.
D. externs will complete most of their 50 week placement at our main campus in our downtown Chicago location. Up to two days per week may be at an off-site facility in the suburbs. The off-site facilities are up to 25 miles from the downtown location.
D.) students to complete a challenging and exciting 12-month pediatric externship. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, a strong team player, and have a strong desire for a career as a pediatric audiologist. Applicants will have completed their university coursework related to pediatrics, be competent in performing diagnostic audiologic procedures on adults, and have completed clinical placements that offered experience with pediatric testing and habilitation. The objective of this educational externship is to provide a variety of clinical experiences to develop the skills necessary for a career as a pediatric audiologist. The extern can expect to receive intensive training and mentoring from an experienced staff of clinical audiologists. During the placement the extern will have the opportunity to apply academic principles within a clinical practice and learn to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Our organization is following the Audiology Clinical Education Network (ACEN) timeline. Applications must be submitted by September 16, 2026 . Virtual interviews will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026. In order to be considered for this externship, our electronic application and an official copy of your transcript need to be received by September 16, 2026. Our website has a link for reference letter submissions.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Hospital Number of Audiologists at the site: 3 FTE Masters Degree 25 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE
Ph.D. 0 FTE
Other Doctorate (ScD) 10 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 6 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 6 2nd year 6 3rd year 2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: None Will interview travel be compensated?No Vacation Days:
10 + 8 holidays Continuing education opportunities? Yes Occasional training by hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturers at Lurie Children's main campus in Chicago. The externs will be given time to attend continuing education as they wish, however no financial support is provided.Start Date:
June 2026 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours/week Travel to satellite centers required? Yes The Au.D. externs will complete most of their 50 week placement at our main campus in our downtown Chicago location. Up to two days per week may be at an off-site facility in the suburbs. The off-site facilities are up to 25 miles from the downtown location.
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:- Proficiency with conventional audiometry
- Experience with hearing aid fitting/orientation
- Goal of becomming a pediatric audiologist Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
- Gain experience managing pediatric patients
- Gain independence when working with children and their families
- Gain experience counseling families regarding diagnosis and management of hearing loss and interventions
- Gain exposure to cochlear implant candidacy and post-operative management
- Gain experience interacting with a wide variety of medical professionals Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Everyday Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Regularly Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Rarely Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities?