ENT Audiology Externship 2027-2028

Denver Hearing Specialists has an exciting paid externship opportunity for the 2027-2028 year in Denver, Colorado! We are a private ENT practice that is locally owned and operated. We are located in a busy suburb and see a variety of complex otologic cases of all age groups! Students can expect exposure to a wide variety of audiological services in a fast paced ENT setting including:

• Otoscopy
• Behavioral testing on adults and pediatrics (VRA and Play audiometry)
• OAEs
• Comprehensive VNG testing on adults
• BPPV evaluation and treatment (all diagnosis and treatments are performed by the AuD's)
• Hearing aid selection and fitting using real ear verification
• Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT)
• Performing ear impressions for hearing protection and hearing aids
• Frequent manufacturer in office trainings
• Operating room observation opportunities for a variety of ear cases
• Assist with walk-in hearing aid repairs, supply purchases, etc.
• Assist with all administrative duties such as scheduling patients, answering phone/text messages, sending out repairs, and maintaining stock of supplies Please email dlonghurst@integratedent.

com with your resume, unofficial transcripts (graduate courses only), letter of intent, and 3 letters of recommendation (at least 2 from an audiologist who has supervised you).

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 3 FTE Masters Degree 3 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 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?

No Vacation Days:

14 days Continuing education opportunities? Yes Manufacture trainings

Start Date:

May/June 2027 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: Conducting hearing screenings and some knowledge of hearing aid manufactures. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: N/A Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Rarely Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Never 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 Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Never 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:

Vaccinations Flu Shot Application Deadline:

September 16, 2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Personal Review Phone interview Letter of request/intent resume, unofficial transcripts (graduate courses only), letter of intent, and 3 letters of recommendation (at least 2 from an audiologist who has supervised you). Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:

N/A Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Dana Longhurst

• dlonghurst@integratedent.

com Are all externs supervised? Yes Please email dlonghurst@integratedent.com with your resume, unofficial transcripts (graduate courses only), letter of intent, and 3 letters of recommendation (at least 2 from an audiologist who has supervised you).