Michigan Medicine Externship

Michigan Medicine (The University of Michigan Health System), Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Ann Arbor, MI is seeking applicants for an audiology externship for the 2027-2028 term. This is a 12-month, 4-day per week, rotation based externship beginning on or around June 1, 2027. Michigan Medicine is a large, regional medical center serving patients and families from across the state of Michigan. Our department is comprised of 42 physicians (including 5 otologists), 3 physician assistants, 12 speech pathologists, and 5 locations providing audiology services with 30 audiologists on staff. Externs will rotate through facilities within a 10 mile radius of the main medical campus. Externs at Michigan Medicine will gain extensive clinical experience in a wide variety of audiologic services including behavioral and electrophysiological diagnostic hearing evaluations of infants, children, and adults; hearing aid services (pediatric and adult); cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and post-operative management (pediatric and adult); vestibular evaluation and therapy (pediatric and adult); intraoperative monitoring; bone anchored hearing systems (pediatric and adult); tinnitus management; interdisciplinary evaluation of children with multiple disabilities and unique medical conditions; educational audiology outreach; and ototoxic monitoring. We are seeking applicants who demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are motivated to provide exceptional audiology care to patients and families. The audiology extern candidate must be enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology program and must have met all requirements for graduation with the exception of the Externship year. Extern applicants should demonstrate the ability to work within a fast-paced setting, have a strong work ethic, and have high professional standards and ethics. The Michigan Medicine Audiology Externship program is voluntarily adhering to the Audiology Clinical Education Network (ACEN) standardized timeline for externship application/interviews and therefore our deadline is September 16, 2026. It is preferred that application packets be sent electronically to our Educational Coordinator, Marianne Servoss at servossm@med.umich.edu. Application materials should be submitted as a single PDF file; however, letters of recommendation may be sent separately. Virtual interviews will be conducted the weeks of September 28 th , 2026 and October 5 th , 2026, with offers extended starting on October 7 th , 2026.

Required application materials include:

Letter of interest Curriculum vitae/resume Three letters of reference Unofficial graduate transcript

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital University medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 2 FTE Masters Degree 30 FTE Au.

D. 2 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 10 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 20 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 1 2nd year 10 3rd year 2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: None Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

7 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Michigan Audiology Coalition Conference in East Lansing, MI, Sound Support Conference, Otology Grand Rounds, Vestibular Case Conference.

Start Date:

6/1/2027 Expected hours/days a week: 4 days/week. Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Externs will rotate through facilities within a 10 mile radius of the main medical campus.

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:

• Students should be comfortable with basic audiologic testing.
• Motivated to provide exceptional audiology care to patients and families
• High level of professionalism Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Confidence and experience in a wide variety of audiologic skills related to the disciplines listed above.

Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Regularly Adult hearing evaluations Regularly Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Rarely Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Rarely Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes There are opportunities to help with research during off days, when available. This is optional and is based on student interest/motivation. 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: Clear communication of university expectations/requirements

Application Deadline:

9/16/26

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Required application materials include: 1.Letter of interest 2.Curriculum vitae/resume 3.Three letters of reference 4.Unofficial graduate transcript Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: It is preferred that application packets be sent electronically to our Educational Coordinator, Marianne Servoss at servossm@med.umich.edu. Application materials should be submitted as a single PDF file; however, letters of recommendation may be sent separately. Virtual interviews will be conducted the weeks of September 28th, 2026 and October 5th, 2026, with offers extended starting on October 7th, 2026.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Katie Schramm (extern coordinator/preceptor)

• klschram@med.

umich.edu Are all externs supervised?

Yes Required application materials include:

Letter of interest Curriculum vitae/resume Three letters of reference Unofficial graduate transcript