Paid 4th Year Audiology Externship- ENT Associates of Alabama

Audiology Externship Opportunity - May/June 2027 A well-established ENT practice in the Birmingham area is seeking an audiology extern for a May or June 2027 start. This is a high-volume, hands-on opportunity within a collaborative team environment that emphasizes both clinical excellence and a positive, supportive culture. Our practice has been serving the community since 1971 and continues to grow. We take pride in creating an environment where employees feel valued and supported. Our audiology team is dedicated to best practices and high-quality patient care, while also maintaining a welcoming and engaging workplace. This externship provides a well-rounded clinical experience across the full scope of audiology. The selected candidate will gain hands-on experience in diagnostic testing, including otoscopy, immittance testing, DPOAEs, and comprehensive audiometric evaluations. There is also exposure to advanced procedures such as VNG, ABR, and VEMP interpretation, along with involvement in hearing aid evaluations, fittings, and troubleshooting. Additional training includes report writing, billing and coding, and patient counseling. Students will have opportunities to participate in a variety of specialty services, including cochlear implant care, evoked potentials testing, and newborn hearing screenings across different clinic locations. The patient population is primarily adult, with some pediatric exposure. While students will gain experience with tympanometry, OAEs, and conditioned play audiometry, the pediatric caseload is more limited compared to a dedicated children's hospital setting. All externs are supervised by audiologists who hold their CCC-A. Select locations are equipped with real ear measurement systems to support best-practice hearing aid fittings. The externship begins in May or June 2027, and housing assistance may be available for qualified candidates. To apply, please submit a resume, letter of intent, and two to three letters of recommendation. Candidates will be contacted for a phone interview once materials are received, and an on-site interview is optional. For more information or to apply, please contact: externships@fuelmedical.com

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 4 FTE Masters Degree 15 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 1 3rd year 3 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

5 Continuing education opportunities?

No NA Start Date:

May/June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 36 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: Otoscopy, immittance testing, DPOAE testing, basic audiometric evaluation Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: VNG interpretation, ABR interpretation, VEMP interpretation, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, hearing aid troubleshooting, report writing, billing and coding, counseling on hearing loss, 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 Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? No NA 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: We will communicate as needed with the university.

Application Deadline:

9-17-26

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Phone interview will be completed after 2-3 letters of recommendation, resume, and letter of intent are received. On-site interviews are an option following phone interviews. On-site is not required.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Leah Kavanagh lkavanagh@entalabama.com - lkavanagh@entalabama.com Are all externs supervised? Yes