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4th year Au.D. externship 2027-2028
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH (In Person)
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The Au.
D. externship position at Nationwide Children's Hospital provides the below opportunities for a student under the direct supervision of a licensed audiologist(s):
D. externship position at Nationwide Children's Hospital provides the below opportunities for a student under the direct supervision of a licensed audiologist(s):
- Make Clinical Decisions Based on National Clinical Standard
- Perform and Interpret Diagnostic Audiometric Evaluations using Age-Specific Criteria
- Perform and Interpret Immittance Testing
- Perform and Interpret Behavioral Observation/Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
- Perform and Interpret Newborn Hearing Screenings and Assessments
- Perform and Interpret Electrophysiological Testing
- Perform and Interpret Central Auditory Testing
- Conduct Hearing Aid Evaluations and Prescribe Appropriate Amplification
- Fitting and Verification of Amplification Including Subjective and Objective Outcome Measures
- Assist/Perform Cochlear Implant Evaluation and Programming
- Counsel Patient/ Family based on the Results of Testing
- Work Collaboratively As Part of a Hearing Healthcare Team
Makes Appropriate Referrals To Physicians, Speech Language Pathologists, Educational Specialists, And Others Minimum Physical Requirements:
The following are required constantly: hearing, seeing, finger dexterity, sitting, standing, and walking. Pushing and lifting up to 25 pounds are required occasionally.Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Hospital Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 19 FTE Au.D. 3 FTE
Ph.D. 0 FTE
Other Doctorate (ScD) 5 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 3 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 6 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 3 2nd year 6 3rd year 1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?No Vacation Days:
approval as needed Continuing education opportunities?Yes Start Date:
May/June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40/5 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes within 25 miles 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:- Basic understanding of audiometric evaluations
- Basic understanding of immittance testing Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Pediatric assessments including:
- VRA
- CPA
- Standard audiometry
- Newborn hearing screening
- OAE
- ABR
- Pediatric amplification Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Everyday Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Rarely Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Rarely Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Everyday Evoked potential assessments Rarely Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Everyday Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities?
Registration Link:
https://nationwidechildrens.webex.com/weblink/register/rac20f4b60689ad33c67ead79e306cfe9Application Deadline:
09/16/2026Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Other- 3 letters of recommendation needed at minimum
- All applications will be subject to an initial review process once submitted. If selected, applicants will be contacted to schedule a first round phone interview. Following the phone interviews, a select group will then be scheduled for a second round virtual interview (subject to change per hospital policies at the time).
- Unofficial transcripts are acceptable
- Interviews will be scheduled 9/22/26 - 10/14/26, per ACEN timeline
- Offer will be extended per ACEN timeline Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please submit all materials through the job application link.