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Audiology 4th Year/Final Year Externship Position
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O.C. Physicians' Hearing Services
Mission Viejo, CA (In Person)
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Our large private practice, Orange County Physicians Hearing Services, is currently accepting applications for 2026-2027 academic year. We have sixteen audiologists (Au.
D.) and are affiliated with eleven ENT physicians and one Physicians' Assistant. We have successfully trained many Au.
D. graduates throughout the country. All of our supervising audiologists are ASHA certified (CCC-A). The services we provide include diagnostic audiometry, OAEs, tympanometry including wideband, ABR newborn hearing screening, VNGs, hearing aid dispensing, cochlear implants, and BAHA, all at a high level of competency. The patient population we serve includes a broad distribution of newborns, pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics. This is a comprehensive training setting that is well-integrated with ENT physicians. Our main office is in Mission Viejo, which is located in coastal Southern California, 60 miles each direction between Los Angeles and San Diego. We also have four nearby satellite offices. Our area could be described as upper middle class to affluent, suburban residential. We have an office at our major regional hospitals: Mission Hospital, Saddleback Memorial Hospital, and Hoag Presbyterian in Newport Beach and Irvine. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Must be eligible for and obtain student licensure in California. Starting date is flexible, as some programs have a different calendar than others. Stipend of $40,000 offered. Kristi Panek, Au.
D. will be the contact person for any students interested in our facility. To apply for our externship, students should e-mail their curriculum vitae and letter of intent. We also request that students submit three references with their phone numbers. Application materials may be sent via mail to my attention or to my direct e-mail. Interviews will take place in-person or via Zoom. Applications are accepted now, and the application deadline is November 1st.
D., at kristi@ocphs.com
D. - kristi@ocphs.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Letter of Intent Curriculum Vitae Three References/Letters with contact information
D.) and are affiliated with eleven ENT physicians and one Physicians' Assistant. We have successfully trained many Au.
D. graduates throughout the country. All of our supervising audiologists are ASHA certified (CCC-A). The services we provide include diagnostic audiometry, OAEs, tympanometry including wideband, ABR newborn hearing screening, VNGs, hearing aid dispensing, cochlear implants, and BAHA, all at a high level of competency. The patient population we serve includes a broad distribution of newborns, pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics. This is a comprehensive training setting that is well-integrated with ENT physicians. Our main office is in Mission Viejo, which is located in coastal Southern California, 60 miles each direction between Los Angeles and San Diego. We also have four nearby satellite offices. Our area could be described as upper middle class to affluent, suburban residential. We have an office at our major regional hospitals: Mission Hospital, Saddleback Memorial Hospital, and Hoag Presbyterian in Newport Beach and Irvine. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Must be eligible for and obtain student licensure in California. Starting date is flexible, as some programs have a different calendar than others. Stipend of $40,000 offered. Kristi Panek, Au.
D. will be the contact person for any students interested in our facility. To apply for our externship, students should e-mail their curriculum vitae and letter of intent. We also request that students submit three references with their phone numbers. Application materials may be sent via mail to my attention or to my direct e-mail. Interviews will take place in-person or via Zoom. Applications are accepted now, and the application deadline is November 1st.
Please visit our website:
www.physicianshearingservices.com and feel free to direct questions to Dr. Kristi Panek, Au.D., at kristi@ocphs.com
Application Requirements:
Letter of Intent Curriculum Vitae Three References/Letters with contact information Letter of Intent Curriculum Vitae Three References/Letters with contact informationExternship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 16 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE
Ph.D. 0 FTE
Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 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 4 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?No Vacation Days:
2 weeks Continuing education opportunities?Yes Yes Start Date:
summer 2026 Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Our satellite offices are within 10 to 15 miles of each other.Local students preferred:
Yes 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: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Must be eligible for and obtain student licensure in California. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Proficiency in adult and pediatric diagnostics, hearing aids and Rear Ear Measurements, patient consulting and counseling. 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 Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Rarely Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Regularly Industrial/hearing conservation Everyday Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Everyday Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? No 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: support as needed.Application Deadline:
summer 2026Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: see above.Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Kristi Panek, Au.D. - kristi@ocphs.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Letter of Intent Curriculum Vitae Three References/Letters with contact information