Audiology by Accent is looking for our next Extern. Audiology by Accent is a fast-paced ENT & Audiology clinic with 4 AuDs and 2 ENTs and multiple PAs in the heart of Gainesville, FL. We treat a wide variety of patients and offer a well-rounded, paid fourth year placement with Friday afternoons off! Audiology by Accent has offered unbundled pricing for hearing aids since 2012 and has been named the "Best Local Hearing Aid/Audiology Clinic" by multiple publications for the last 7 years in a row. Beyond the usual diagnostic and rehabilitative roles and responsibilities Audiology by Accent offers our extern a unique insight into business practices such as pricing, marketing, and building and maintaining strategic partnerships with manufacturers. When your externship is complete you should be proficient in pediatric and adult diagnostics, vestibular evaluations, tinnitus treatment, HPDs, hearing aid selection, dispensing, programming, verification and troubleshooting, as well as gaining insight into unbundling and associated business strategies. Externs work alongside our AuDs, two of which have their CCC-A providing the following services: Adult & Pediatric Audiologic Evaluations Immittance Testing Otoacoustic Emissions Testing Treatment and Management of Hearing Loss Hearing Aid Selection, Dispensing, Programming, Troubleshooting Real Ear Verification Measures Treatment and Management of Tinnitus Custom Earmolds and Earplugs Externs will also have access to a variety of educational opportunities including: Onsite training from manufacturer reps Professional Conferences Community Outreach Manufacturer Hosted Events Office hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-5:00 pm with a 1-hour lunch break and Fridays 8:00 am-12:00pm. Externs have an annual salary of $35,000 and receive 2 weeks of PTO and 8 paid holidays throughout the year. Audiology by Accent also offers a stipend for relocation expenses.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 4 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 2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Salary Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

2 weeks PTO Continuing education opportunities? Yes Onsite training from manufacturer reps

Professional Conferences Manufacturer Hosted Events Start Date:

05/2026 Flexible Expected hours/days a week: 36 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Twice monthly travel to Lake City satellite office, roughly 40 miles from main office 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? No Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: Adult and Pediatric Diagnostic Testing Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Adult and Pediatric Diagnostic Testing Vestibular Evaluations Tinnitus Treatment HPDs Hearing Aid Selection Hearing Aid Dispensing Hearing Aid Programming Hearing Aid Verification Hearing Aid Troubleshooting, Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Rarely Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Rarely Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Rarely Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely 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: Clear guidelines on evaluations and tracking hours.

Application Deadline:

09/31/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please contact Steven Petrakis, AuD for details

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Steven Petrakis, AuD - petrakiss@accentmd.com Are all externs supervised? Yes