Are you a motivated and future provider who wants to make a difference in the lives of your patients? Audiology & Hearing Center has a paid externship opportunity for 2027-2028. Our multi-location practice offers a patient-centered approach which allows us to focus on satisfying hearing care needs. We are a local, independent, community-oriented practice serving the surrounding areas of McMinnville and Cookeville for over 45 years. We believe a strong patient-provider relationship based on honesty, integrity, and core values is the best approach to making sure our patients don't miss any of the precious moments in their life. For students truly interested in private practice, this is a great experience to learn with four experienced Doctors of Audiology in two locations. We see externs as important members of a collaborative team striving to do what is best for our patients! Have successfully completed third year of Audiology university program

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 4 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 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:

TBD Continuing education opportunities?

Yes Start Date:

June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 8 hr/5 days Travel to satellite centers required? Yes 45 miles, State Hwy 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 audiometric skills testing, hearing aid science and aural rehabilitation basics Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Extern will be trained and work toward being an independent clinician Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Rarely Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Rarely Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Never Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Rarely Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Everyday Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Rarely Cochlear implant evaluations Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly 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: Communication between University and our clinic for any requirements

Application Deadline:

September 8,2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Send application to

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Dr. Anne-Marie Calkins Ooten - anne-mariec@tnaudiology.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Have successfully completed third year of Audiology university program