The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center/Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is offering a fourth year externship for AuD students. They currently have five audiologists, two pediatric and one adult. They are active participants in the Cochlear Implant and Cleft Palate Teams on the campus. In addition, they provide ototoxicity monitoring for patients from their head and neck surgeons and other oncology physicians. They also work closely with their neurotologist treating cochlear implant patients, balance, hearing loss and surgical patients.
The extern participating in this placement will gain experience in diagnostic hearing evaluations, evoked potential, VNG, Cochlear Implant evaluation and mapping, hearing aid evaluations and fittings. In addition to the wide variety of experiences available, they work closely with the ORL Department and many physicians within the community.
This placement offers the motivated AuD Extern the opportunity to become proficient in the many arears of Audiology and gain confidence in making treatment decisions. Additionally, the skills and professionalism learned while participating in and communicating with multispecialty teams will be invaluable to the extern’s future career in Audiology.
Interested applicants for this externship should send their CV, 3 letter of recommendation and proof of academic readiness to the following address by November 30, 2017:
OUHSC/Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Survery
Attention: Angela Gathers, AuD, CCC-A
800 Stanton L Young Blvd, AAT1400
Oklahoma City, OK 73104