UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is accepting applications for 2 Au.D. Externs in Pittsburgh, PA.
**Please note this is for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, not UPMC Eye and Ear Institute. Our programs are different. This externship is a Pediatric Only program.
To Submit an application please use the Qualtrics link: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9tBe04EZL1Levps
PLEASE SUBMIT ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS, INCLUDING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, THROUGH THE QUALTRICS SURVEY. THANK YOU.
Audiology Externship Program Coordinator: Jessica LeDonne, Au.D., CCC-A. For questions related to the program or how to apply, please contact Jessica via email at: jessica.ledonne2@chp.edu. Phone: 412-692-6553
Main physical location:
UPMC Children's Hospital:
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
CHP Audiology Satellite Locations (Externs will be sent to these locations during their time in the program):
North Satellite (Wexford, PA): 2599 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, Pa 15143
East Satellite (Monroeville, PA): Corporate One Office Park, Building One, Suite 110, 4055 Monroeville Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pa 15146
South Satellite (Bridgeville, PA): 205 Millers run road, Bridgeville, Pa 15017
Anticipated start date is around May 18, 2026. The anticipated ending date is May 2027. This is designated as Full Time. If a stipend is provided, it is reported to be $ 34000 annually.
Required application materials: Resume and cover letter, 2 letters of recommendation and transcript from school.
Please submit application materials here: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9tBe04EZL1Levps
This site is reported to have 13 licensed audiologists, 9 who are with their CCC-A certifications.
The site is serving patients ages birth to 21 years of age.
Expect these experiences: Diagnostic Evaluation, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Newborn Hearing Screening, Hearing Aid Evaluations and Dispensing, Cochlear Implant Evaluations and mapping, fitting of Bone Anchored Hearing Devices, Tinnitus Evaluation and Treatment, Auditory Processing, Triage Audiology testing to support a robust ENT clinic, Inpatient Audiology consulting and serving on multiple interdisciplinary teams including cleft/craniofacial, oncology and cochlear implant teams.
The Inter professional and collaborative practice experiences include: ENT, Dentistry, Family Members, Nurse, Physicians, Psychologist, Social Worker, Speech-Language Pathologist, Special Educator, Teachers, Educational Au.D..
Other experiences vary but could be: Presenting assigned topics at group meetings, discussing cases with other providers, advocating for a patient's Audiology needs, contributing to research and meeting with manufacturer representatives.
Students and Peers: The overall number of students at this site at any given time range from 2-8. The number of externs at this site is expected to be: 2.
