Audiology Extern 2027-2028

Lakeshore Ear, Nose, and Throat and The Professional Hearing Aid Center will again be taking a clinical extern for the 2027-2028 school year. Lakeshore ENT is a large ENT practice with 4 locations in Southeast Michigan. Our physicians provide a wide variety of specialties including, pediatrics, balance disorders, hearing loss and tinnitus. The 4th year extern will gain experience in all testing in our ENT settings such as hearing evaluations, VNG, ECoG, VEMPs, and ABR's. In the Professional Hearing Aid Center, the extern will be responsible for hearing aid evaluations, fittings, and follow-up care. The position will be paid, have paid time off, and have the option for healthcare benefits. Resume Transcripts (unofficial) Letter of intent 2 letters of recommendation

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 1 FTE Masters Degree 16 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 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: Salary Benefits Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities? Yes 10 vacation days plus paid holidays

Start Date:

5/10/2026 (flexible) Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes 20-25 minutes between offices 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:

• Independent hearing evaluations
• Experience with multiple hearing aid manufactures
• Experience with VNG testing Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
• Independence with hearing aid evaluations
• Independence with hearing aid manufactures
• Independence with all hearing aid appointments: evals, dispense, problems, cleaning, etc.
• Independence with VNG testing Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Everyday Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Rarely Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Never 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: Just check in periodically or be available if necessary

Application Deadline:

9/18/26

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Submit all application documents to Dr. Nicolette Beazley at nromatz@phacgroup.com

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Nicolette Beazley

• nromatz@phacgroup.

com Are all externs supervised? Yes Resume Transcripts (unofficial) Letter of intent 2 letters of recommendation