Associated Audiologist, Inc offers a unique externship opportunity in a premier private practice. Our clinic specializes in hearing diagnostics, hearing aids, tinnitus, sound sensitivity, and dizziness/balance disorders. The objective of this externship is to provide varied clinical experiences and skills necessary for an audiology career working with adults. Externs can expect intensive training and mentorship from supervising audiologists in evidence-based best practice. This position is available to students who are eligible to begin an externship having met the clinical and educational requirements of their educational programs.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 13 FTE Au.

D. 1 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 3 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 15 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 2 3rd year 3 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

5+ Continuing education opportunities? Yes Externs are encouraged to attend professional meetings and all continuing education opportunities hosted by Associated Audiologists.

Start Date:

6-7-2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Externs may rotate between, or visit, multiple locations. The extern schedule is generally confined to 1-2 metro clinics with occasional travel only.

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: Externs are required to have completed all the academic and clinical experience requirements of their educational programs. They should be able to conduct basic audiological evaluations, have some hearing aid exposure, have strong interpersonal skills, and be self-starters with personal motivation. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:

• Diagnostic Audiology
• Hearing aid selection/verification/management/follow up
• Hearing aid programming/adjustments
• Report writing
• Comprehensive vestibular evaluations
• VNG/rotary chair/VEMP
• Neurodiagnostic ABR
• Electrocochleography
• Cerumen management
• Otoacoustic emissions
• Tinnitus/sound sensitivity assessments and management
• Clinical decision making Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Never Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Rarely Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Everyday Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Everyday Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Everyday Cerumen management Research opportunities?

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 Application Deadline:

9-11-2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: To apply, please send a letter of request/intent, three letters of recommendation, an unofficial transcript and current CV/resume to Dr. Dana Jacobson at Dana@hearingyourbest.com

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Dana Jacobson, AuD - Dana@hearingyourbest.com Are all externs supervised? Yes This position is available to students who are eligible to begin an externship having met the clinical and educational requirements of their educational programs.