Thank you so much for your interest in our 4th year clinical externship program. We are looking forward to meeting all prospective students. Please use this document to share information to interested candidates and feel free to reach out with additional questions or concerns. Externship Details We have a busy Audiology practice seeing a wide variety of patients ranging in age from newborn to 100+. We currently have 13 audiologists on staff at our Anschutz Medical Campus where the extern will practice. Our clinic is approximately 80% adults, 20% children with several dedicated pediatric audiologists. We provide full spectrum of audiological services including adult/pediatric/newborn diagnostic testing, adult/pediatric amplification, adult vestibular function assessment, tinnitus assessment/management, adult/pediatric cochlear implants, bone conduction hearing implants, and newborn hearing screening and follow-up. We work closely with our ENT department including 4 neurotology providers and 3 otology physician assistants/nurse practitioners on staff. Most externs begin their placement in June, depending on their academic schedules. Externs work 4/10 hour days with a day off during the week that rotates based on clinical specialty rotations. Our 4th year placement is designed to provide a well-rounded clinical experience in all aspects of audiology. From day one, externs will be rotating through all of these specialties. Toward the end of the program, externs will have the opportunity to choose additional focus on specialty areas of their choice. Externs are always paired with an audiologist; however, the amount of supervision will depend on the extern's level of independence and the type of visit. Medicare requires that all externs are supervised 100% of the entire visit regardless of skill level/independence. Externs participate in our monthly department Grand Rounds presentations where they present 3 case studies over the course of their externship year based on the clinical experiences/patients they have seen during their rotations. We also offer a number of outreach programs to the community. Externs are encouraged to attend (and even present at!) local and national Audiology conferences. We also have numerous amplification and cochlear implant in-services throughout the year. We are looking for highly motivated students who are excited about learning. Before beginning their 4th year rotation, externs will need a solid foundation of adult diagnostics (especially masking and tympanometry/acoustic reflex testing) and a good understanding of hearing aid technology. The best fit for this type of placement is an extern who wants to gain experience in all areas of audiology and who is open to working with a variety of preceptors. We do not specifically offer just a pediatric focus or just a cochlear implant focus, etc. Rather, externs will have exposure and gain experience in all areas. That being said, toward the end of the 4th year, externs will naturally find their own specific "niche" (i.e., adult diagnostics/amplification, pediatrics, cochlear implants, vestibular). Also, around this time, externs begin to apply for audiology positions in these areas. Because of this, for the last 1-2 months of the externship, we typically tailor the extern's schedule to help make for a smooth transition into the audiology workforce. At this time, we do not offer compensation for the 4th year externship. However, the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has an audiology endowment award ($4000). This award requires a diversity initiative to be carried out. Accepted UCH externs are eligible to apply for this award. In addition, hourly work is available in research labs on campus affiliated with the Department of Otolaryngology. Application Requirements 1. Currently enrolled as a student in an accredited AuD program. 2. Have mastered these skills before their clinical externship:

• Nearly independent with adult diagnostic hearing evaluations. Able to complete a routine audiogram in ~30 minutes. Strong grasp of masking principles, tympanometry and acoustic reflexes.
• Strong grasp of hearing aid technology. Do not need to have worked with all manufacturers, however and extern should be able to understand various technologies and base their recommendations to patients on this knowledge and what is appropriate for each individual patient's needs.
• Previous Vestibular, Cochlear Implant, and Pediatric exposure/experience is beneficial but not necessarily required, however externs should have a strong academic knowledge in these areas.

Application Instructions Interested parties are requested to send the following documents to: Audiology@uchealth.org 1. Letter of Intent 2. Resume 3. Graduate Transcripts (official or unofficial) 4. 3 Letters of Recommendation Application Deadlines & Dates

• Extern application deadline: Wednesday, September 16th 2026
• Interview timelines: Tuesday, September 22nd - Wednesday, October 14th 2026
• Offer acceptance deadline: Friday, October 16th 2026 Currently enrolled as a student in an accredited AuD program.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital University medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 1 FTE Masters Degree 11 FTE Au.

D. 1 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 3 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 6 3rd year 3 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: None Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

21 Continuing education opportunities? Yes Externs are invited to local education programs and are may take time off for educational opportunities.

Start Date:

June 2026 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:

• Nearly independent with adult diagnostic hearing evaluations. Able to complete a routine audiogram in ~30 minutes. Strong grasp of masking principles, tympanometry and acoustic reflexes.
• Strong grasp of hearing aid technology. Do not need to have worked with all manufacturers, however and extern should be able to understand various technologies and base their recommendations to patients on this knowledge and what is appropriate for each individual patient's needs.
• Previous Vestibular, Cochlear Implant, and Pediatric exposure/experience is a plus but not necessarily required, however externs should have a strong academic knowledge in these areas. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: By the end of their 4th year rotation, externs should be able to demonstrate the following:
• Independence with adult diagnostic audiometric evaluations (including complicated masking cases)
• Independence with adult hearing aid consultations and fittings.
• Independence with adult hearing aid troubleshooting.
• Independence with tinnitus consultations.
• Independence with adult vestibular assessments including: VNG, cVEMP/oVEMP, vHIT, and ECoG.
• Independence with adult cochlear implant consultations and mapping.
• Near independence/independence with pediatric audiometric testing, hearing aid consultations and fittings.

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 Rarely Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Rarely Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? No How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? Monthly Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: Typical check-ins, occasional conferences.

Application Deadline:

9/16/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: UCHealth generally follows ACEN timelines. Please email the following to Audiology@uchealth.

org:

• Letter of Intent
• Resume
• Graduate Transcripts (official or unofficial)
• 3

Letters of Recommendations Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Cory Portnuff - audiology@uchealth.org Are all externs supervised? Yes Currently enrolled as a student in an accredited AuD program.