Dallas Ear Institute is a comprehensive otology and neurotology practice serving adult and pediatric populations with a variety of disorders affecting the ears, skull base, hearing, and balance systems. Our team consists of three neurotologists, a physician assistant, nine audiologists, and two otologic technicians. To learn more about our clinic, visit www.
DallasEar.com. The audiology externship at Dallas Ear Institute is a 12-month, full-time, paid position that provides the opportunity for the extern to gain proficiency in the following areas of audiology: Comprehensive diagnostic audiometric evaluations for infant through adult population Behavioral observation, visual reinforcement, conditioned play, and behavioral hearing evaluations Immittance testing: tympanometry, acoustic reflex, acoustic reflex decay Ototoxic monitoring High-frequency audiometry Otoacoustic Emissions Electrophysiological assessment Auditory brainstem response: sedated, natural sleep, and neurodiagnostic Electrocochleography Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: cervical and ocular Vestibular assessment Videonystagmography Hearing aid consultations and fittings using real ear measures Cochlear implant evaluations, fittings, and mapping Osseointegrated hearing device evaluations and fittings Assistive listening devices Tinnitus evaluation, counseling, and management Hearing conservation Minimum requirements for Au.
D.
externship:
bachelor's degree, eligibility for AuD. 4th year externship, professional liability insurance, and eligibility for Texas intern license. Interested applicants should submit the following documents in the order listed below (as one PDF document) to the email below: Letter of intent Curriculum vitae Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts Three letters of recommendation, two of which should be from clinical preceptors. The letters of recommendation can be sent directly from the author if that is their preference. Application period is August 1, 2026 through September 11, 2026. Multi-round interview process will include virtual interviews and on-site observations for selected candidates. Offers made on or before October 14, 2026.
Dallas Ear Institute Attn:
Evan Mattice, Au.
D. 7777 Forest Lane, A103 Dallas, TX 75230
Email:
evan.mattice@dallasear.com
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 1 FTE Masters Degree 10 FTE Au.
D. 0 FTE
Ph.
D. 0 FTE
Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 3 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary Will interview travel be compensated?
05/26/2026 Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Travel to one satellite clinic one day per week required.
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: Audiometric evaluation Immittance testing: tympanometry, acoustic reflex, acoustic reflex Hearing aid fitting, troubleshooting, programming Vestibular experience preferred Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Comprehensive diagnostic audiometric evaluations for infant through adult population Immittance testing: tympanometry, acoustic reflex, acoustic reflex decay Ototoxic monitoring High-frequency audiometry Otoacoustic Emissions Electrophysiological assessment Auditory brainstem response: sedated, natural sleep, and neurodiagnostic Electrocochleography Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: cervical and ocular Vestibular assessment Videonystagmography Hearing aid consultations and fittings using real ear measures Cochlear implant evaluations, fittings, and mapping Osseointegrated hearing device evaluations and fittings Assistive listening devices Tinnitus evaluation, counseling, and management Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Never Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Never Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Everyday Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly 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: Open communication between site and university.
Application Deadline:
09/11/2026
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Interested applicants should submit the following documents in the order listed below (as one PDF document) to the email below: 1) Letter of intent 2) Curriculum vitae 3) Unofficial or official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts 4) Three letters of recommendation, two of which should be from clinical preceptors. The letters of recommendation can be sent directly from the author if that is their preference. Application period is August 1, 2026 through September 11, 2026. Multi-round interview process will include virtual interviews and on-site observations for selected candidates. Offers made on or before October 14, 2026.
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Evan Mattice, AuD - evan.mattice@dallasear.com Are all externs supervised? Yes