OHSU Audiology Externship

This is a 12-month 4th Year Externship beginning June 2027 at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. The externship is offered through collaboration between the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, and the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, which are all part of Oregon Health and Science University. The audiology extern will participate as a long-term trainee in the Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program, attending weekly interdisciplinary seminars, participating in community outreach projects, and completing and presenting a research project. Externs will gain clinical experience in a wide variety of audiologic services, including diagnostic evaluations of infants, children, adolescents and adults, hearing aid services (pediatric and adult), bone anchored hearing systems (pediatric and adult), auditory brainstem response evaluations, interdisciplinary evaluation of children with developmental disabilities and unique medical conditions, ototoxicity monitoring, vestibular assessment, and cochlear implants (pediatric and adult). We are seeking applicants who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and who are strongly motivated to provide exceptional service and care to individuals and families. The audiology extern candidate must be enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology program. Successful candidates should demonstrate the ability to work within a fast-paced setting and work closely with other clinicians. We are seeking professionals who have a strong work ethic and who possess a deep commitment to excellence and who have high professional standards and ethics.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

University medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 3 FTE Masters Degree 17 FTE Au.

D. 1 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 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:

20 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Yes.

Start Date:

June 1, 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 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:

• Basic audiologic evaluations for adults, adolescents, and older children
• Some experience in behavioral evaluations of infants and young children
• Otoscopy, tympanometry, acoustic reflex measurement
• Experience with otoacoustic emissions
• Earmold impressions Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
• Developmentally appropriate diagnostic evaluations for infants and young children
• Developmentally appropriate diagnostic evaluations of persons with developmental disabilities
• Hearing aid and assistive listening device selection, fitting, and verification (REM, RECD)
• Electrophysiologic audiology studies
• Participate in cochlear implant evaluation process, device selection, mapping
• Participate in current clinical research
• Interdisciplinary teamwork
• Counseling patients and caregivers about hearing loss and discussing recommendations for intervention/rehabilitation Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Rarely 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 Rarely Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities?

Yes Externs will conduct a research project as part of the LEND Program. 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: Quarterly communication to assess the students' progress and fulfillment of university requirements.

Application Deadline:

09/16/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Other Completed application. After the application deadline, selected candidates will be invited to interview through online video. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Contact Kylie Boyd at boydky@ohsu.edu and request an application.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Kylie Boyd, Au.

D, CCC-A

• boydky@ohsu.

edu Are all externs supervised? Yes We are seeking applicants who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and who are strongly motivated to provide exceptional service and care to individuals and families. The audiology extern candidate must be enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology program. Successful candidates should demonstrate the ability to work within a fast-paced setting and work closely with other clinicians. We are seeking professionals who have a strong work ethic and who possess a deep commitment to excellence and who have high professional standards and ethics.