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Posted: 02-Aug-23
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Salary: Stipend
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The Jefferson Balance and Hearing Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is a comprehensive adult audiology practice located in the heart of Philadelphia. Our goal is to provide excellent patient centered care through an interdisciplinary team approach including audiologists, audiology technicians, nurses, and physicians.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is excited to offer 4 externship opportunities that will allow each doctoral extern to rotate between 6 different Jefferson Otolaryngology clinical sites for the academic year, 2024/2025
- (Hospital/Academic/Satellite Clinics) : 4 Full Time Positions; Jefferson Balance & Hearing Center - Center City, Navy Yard, Holy Redeemer, Yardley, Torresdale PA. Cherry Hill, NJ
- Fast paced environment
- Regular exposure to cochlear implants
- Regular exposure to vestibular evaluations
- Regular exposure to electrophysiology
- Including rotary chair and vHIT
- Regular exposure to tinnitus evaluations and counseling
- Regular exposure to amplification to include osseo-integrated devices
- All manufacturers
- Regular exposure to complex audiometry
- Regular interactions with 3 neuro-otologists, other sub specialized physicians & staff
- Approximately 99% adults
- Ideal for team oriented and motivated individuals with interest in an academic environment
- Opportunities for participation in research, local outreach events, international medical missions, manufacturer trainings, cochlear implant and middle ear surgery observations, patient resource and protocol development, etc.
The Jefferson Balance & Hearing Centers offers a 12 month fourth year Au.D. Externship beginning in ~May 2024 & ending ~May 2025, pending program requirements. Externs are provided with supervision by experienced audiologists with ASHA CCC-A and/or ABA Board Certification in Audiology, in addition to Pennsylvania and /or New Jersey license in audiology. Supervision from an audiologist with the ASHA CCC-A is guaranteed.
Bachelor's Degree is required. Applicant must be currently enrolled in a Clinical Doctorate (Au.D.) degree in Audiology through an accredited program. Academic requirements must be met for degree completion prior to starting the 4th year externship.
In accordance with the ACEN (Audiology Clinical Education Network), we have voluntarily agreed to adhere to the following timeline for the Fall of 2023: Application Deadline: Friday, September 22, 2023 Interviews Begin: Monday, September 25, 2023 Interviews complete: Friday, October 20, 2023 Offers extended beginning: Monday, September 25, 2023 and Monday, October 23, 2023 (11 am Eastern; 8 am Pacific) Students can not be required to respond prior to Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 7 pm EST (offer stands until October 24, 2023, 7 pm EST). Students can choose to respond at an earlier date/time. If the student accepts they need to withdraw all other applications. Response Deadline: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (7 pm Eastern; 4 pm Pacific) Subsequent Offers Begin: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (7 pm Eastern; 4 pm Pacific) Reposting unfilled positions: Tuesday October 24, 2023 (7 pm Eastern; 4 pm Pacific)
JEFFERSON AUDIOLOGY EXTERNSHIP APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Strongly interested applicants should submit the following documents in the order listed below (as one PDF document) to:
sarah.lively@jefferson.edu & karla.belcastro@jefferson.edu
- Answer two of the five questions below. Limit your answer to 600 words:
- If I was to ask your mom/dad/partner/friend what would they say to us about recommending you for this role and why?
- Tell us about an experience where teamwork played a critical role and explain your part in the process.
- Explain a situation you have experienced where flexibility and open-mindedness were critical to success and describe your role in the process.
- Describe a time when you were the one to innovate a process. Looking back, what would you have improved about it?
- Tell us about a time when you failed at a project or goal, and how you eventually overcame it.
- Brief 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.
