4.4 Clinical Externship Experience
Beginning in Summer of the third year of the program, students will participate in a full-time clinical externship experience with an ASHA certified audiologist. The student is responsible for applying and securing an externship from available positions within the US. Once a position has been secured, the Institute will make all the necessary contractual arrangements with the externship facility, provide liability insurance through the externship year, track the student’s progress, and archive clinical contact hours and evaluations. The contract will specify the dates and duration of the externship experience (e.g., 12 months) and if the student has the option to complete the externship experience early if the minimum number of patient contact hours (1820) is reached prior to the end of the contract.
All externs are required to attend a weekly professional seminar with IHP faculty and other students in their cohort. At the end of the externship experience, the Director of Clinical Education at IHP will verify that the student’s training is complete and that they are eligible for ASHA certification which can be submitted for state licensure.