Build More Than Clinical Skills. Build the Foundation for an Exceptional Career. Why Students Choose Doss Audiology ✓ Competitive $35,000 Stipend ✓ Full-Scope Clinical Training ✓ One-on-One Mentorship ✓ Physician Collaboration ✓ Career Opportunities After Graduation Doss Audiology is seeking an enthusiastic fourth-year Au.

D. student for our 2027-2028 externship. As an independently owned, physician-respected private practice, we provide comprehensive hearing healthcare to patients of all ages while partnering with primary care physicians, pediatricians, and ENT specialists throughout South Central Texas. Our externship combines individualized mentorship, progressive clinical responsibility, and exposure to the full scope of modern audiology.

Our goal is simple:

graduate confident clinicians who are prepared to succeed in any practice setting. Externship Highlights $35,000 annual stipend One-on-one mentorship Full-scope private practice audiology Adult and pediatric patient populations Cochlear™ and MED-EL implant exposure Cerumen management training Collaboration with physicians and ENT specialists Exposure to multiple hearing aid manufacturers Potential opportunity for full-time employment after graduation Clinical Experience The extern will gain hands-on experience in: Comprehensive diagnostic evaluations Hearing aid evaluations, fittings, and follow-up care Real-ear verification and hearing aid programming Tinnitus evaluation and counseling Cochlear implant programming and follow-up Bone conduction hearing technology Cerumen management Earmold impressions Patient counseling and treatment planning Physician collaboration and community outreach Why Doss Audiology? We believe exceptional audiologists are developed through mentorship, collaboration, and meaningful patient relationships. You'll receive continuous feedback, increasing clinical independence throughout the year, and the opportunity to practice alongside experienced clinicians in a supportive, team-oriented environment. If you're looking for an externship that will challenge you, support your growth, and prepare you for a rewarding career, we'd love to hear from you. Enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology (Au.

D.) program Eligible to complete a 2027-2028 fourth-year externship Strong professionalism and communication skills Excellent organizational and time-management abilities Compassionate, patient-centered approach to care Eagerness to learn and apply constructive feedback Ability to work independently while seeking guidance appropriately

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 1 FTE Masters Degree 3 FTE Au.

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Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 5 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?

Yes Vacation Days:

5 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Quarterly in-office training.

Start Date:

05/01/2027 Expected hours/days a week: 36 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Must be able to travel to both Schertz and Floresville locations.

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: Successful applicants demonstrate professionalism, intellectual curiosity, compassion, strong communication skills, and a genuine desire to grow as clinicians. While applicants should possess a solid academic and clinical foundation, our externship is designed to build confidence through mentorship and hands-on experience. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Students should have a solid foundation in the following areas and be prepared to continue developing these skills throughout the externship: Comprehensive audiologic case history Pure-tone air and bone conduction audiometry Speech audiometry Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) Hearing aid verification principles (real-ear measures) Basic hearing aid programming concepts Counseling fundamentals Report writing and documentation Infection control and universal precautions Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly 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 Regularly Hearing Screenings Never Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Everyday 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: Communicate via email and phone as needed.

Application Deadline:

01/30/2027

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Contact Dr. Phallon Doss at phallon@dossaudiology.com

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Phallon Doss, Au.

D. - phallon@dossaudiology.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology (Au.

D.) program Eligible to complete a 2027-2028 fourth-year externship Strong professionalism and communication skills Excellent organizational and time-management abilities Compassionate, patient-centered approach to care Eagerness to learn and apply constructive feedback Ability to work independently while seeking guidance appropriately