2027/28 Externship for Biloxi VAMC

The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) is excited to announce two (competitive) 4 th year audiology doctoral externship opportunities. Both positions are located at the Biloxi VA Medical Center, Audiology & Speech Pathology Service (ASPS), Biloxi, Mississippi. Students are expected to have knowledge of basic audiometric evaluations and have experience selecting and fitting appropriate amplification with real ear measurements.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

VA medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 3 FTE Masters Degree 7 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 4 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 0 3rd year 2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

4 hrs per pay period Continuing education opportunities? Yes We have in-house trainings from all hearing aid manufacturers on contact for each technological update. We also allow the extern to attend ONE off-site vendor training of their choosing.

Start Date:

May of 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours/5 day 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: Students are expected to have knowledge of basic audiometric evaluations and have experience selecting and fitting appropriate amplification with real ear measurements. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: At the conclusion of their externship, students are expected to show proficiency in cerumen management, vestibular evaluations, tinnitus counseling, and independently complete audiologic evaluations and hearing aid fittings in the allotted time including a well written report with appropriate coding. 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 Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Regularly Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Everyday Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Everyday Cerumen management Research opportunities? No none Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? No How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? Bi-Monthly Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: Affiliation agreement with the university is required. Communication regarding expectations, evaluations, and deadlines.

Application Deadline:

9/4/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Our administrative officer will reach out to the accepted applicant to fill out all the appropriate documentation needed in the hiring process, as well as, contact the university of an affiliation agreement is needed.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Misty Dedeaux AuD - misty.dedeaux@va.gov Are all externs supervised? Yes Students are expected to have knowledge of basic audiometric evaluations and have experience selecting and fitting appropriate amplification with real ear measurements.