If you love the outdoors…We've got the Externship opportunity for you! The Hearing Center at Rocky Mountain Ear, Nose and Throat , located in Missoula, Montana is looking forward to sharing their knowledge with you. Work with a friendly close-knit team of audiologists, ENT physicians, and mid-level providers as you embark on your final year of education!

Our services include:

Hearing evaluations Hearing aid selection with fitting and after care Tinnitus evaluation and treatment Cochlear implant candidacy with assessment, selection, fitting, and aftercare Bone-anchored device candidacy with assessment, selection, fitting, and aftercare Vestibular diagnostics The Hearing Center has received Missoula's Best Hearing Specialist award too- a distinction which we take to heart in crafting treatment plans for our patients in Missoula , and the communities of Butte and Hamilton . It's called Big Sky Country for a reason! Come live and learn with us in this unique part of the country.

To APPLY:

Submit Cover Letter , Resume and 3 Letters of Reference to Shelby Colt; Human Resources Manager @ mailto:

SColt@audigy.com and please copy Kevin Duffy, AuD @ kduffy@rmeec.com This externship will be at https://www.rockymountainentcenter.com Anticipated start date is mid-June 2027 . The anticipated ending date is mid-June 2028 . This is designated as Full Time. A stipend is provided. This site has 5 full-time staff audiologists.

We serve the following populations:

pediatric, school-aged, developmental disabilities, adult, and geriatric.

Expect the following experiences:

Diagnostic Evaluations Cochlear Implant Evaluations and Mapping Auditory Evoked Potentials Hearing Aid Evaluations and Dispensing Bone Anchored Hearing Devices Vestibular Evaluations Tinnitus Evaluations and Treatment Practice Management Hearing Conservation Assistive Technologies The Inter-professional and collaborative practice experiences include: ENT physicians, Family Members, Speech-Language Pathologists, ASL Interpreters, Students and Peers The overall number of students at this site is 1-2. The number of externs at this site is expected to be: 1. Some travel is expected and may include the following locations: Hamilton and Butte. The majority of the externship will be spent in Missoula. Must be a 4th year extern (or 3rd year if part of an accelerate program).

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 5 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 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Allowed to attend CEUs you are interested in. We often host CEU events that students are able to attend.

Start Date:

June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes 45 miles to Hamilton (1-2 days a week). 120 miles to Butte (2 days a month at most). Travel is with the audiologist attending that clinic.

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: Preferred to have the PRAXIS already completed so you can focus on clinical learning. Mastered audiometry, tympanometry, and reflexes. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Will learn pediatric testing, cochlear implantation mapping, osseointegrated implant programming, hearing aid programming with REM and speech mapping, and vestibular testing. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Everyday Cochlear implant evaluations Everyday Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? No Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes Full vestibular test battery (RC, v

HIT, VEMPS, VNG

) now occurring at our local University with our staff present. 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: Please contact us well in advance of student reviews needed and when they are due. Regular reminders are nice!

Application Deadline:

09/18/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Other Initial interview performed by Audigy HR. 2nd round performed by clinical preceptors. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Send resume, cover letter, and recommendation letters (3) to email listed above.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Kevin Duffy, AuD - kduffy@rmeec.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Must be a 4th year extern (or 3rd year if part of an accelerate program).