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Quick Facts |
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Program length:
One year
Prerequisites:
Enrolled in Doctor of Audiology program
Granted: MSHS Certificate
of Completion; doctorate from affiliated school
Patient interaction:
High
Placement outlook:
Excellent |
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Program Description
Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS) offers a one-year Audiology
Externship at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. This program provides
in-depth clinical knowledge and skills that enable practitioners
to provide quality comprehensive audiology care.
Education will focus on patient care, providing state-of-the-art
clinical audiology services to a primarily adult population. In-depth
clinical experiences are provided to develop a well-rounded, competent
audiologist, including:
- Audiologic evaluations
- Posturography, videonystagmography
- Rotational chair testing
- Canalith repositioning procedures
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials
- Auditory brain stem testing
- Otoacoustic emissions
- Hearing aid dispensing
- Adult aural rehabilitation programs
- Cochlear implants
Accreditation
Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.
Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
(312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.ncacihe.org
Facilities
Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale opened in 1987 as a premiere academic medical center in the southwestern United States, where medical research and education are fully integrated with delivering the highest-quality patient care.
Campus activity in Scottsdale is centered around a beautiful five-story outpatient clinic. This modern facility contains 240 exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center equipped for general anesthesia, a full-service laboratory, a pharmacy, a patient-education library, an endoscopy suite and a 188-seat auditorium for patient, staff and student education programs. Services in more than 66 medical and surgical disciplines are provided, including programs in cancer treatment and organ transplantation.
The campus offers excellent education facilities, including classrooms, lecture halls, an extensive library and computer lab. The Samuel C. Johnson Research Center, a 75,000-square-foot research building, houses scientists, trainees and students focused on molecular genetics, molecular immunology, molecular and cell biology, molecular chemistry and surgical research.
The state-of-the-art 205-bed Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix opened in 1998 and is the first hospital entirely designed and built by Mayo Clinic. It has been recognized as "the Best Hospital in Phoenix" several times by Phoenix magazine.
Graduation and Certification
Upon successful completion of the Audiology Externship, you will
receive a Certificate of Completion from Mayo School of Health Sciences,
College of Medicine.
Hours
For the majority of the externship, your learning schedule will
include eight-hour days, five days per week.
Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences admits three students
to its Audiology Externship Program at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.
This ensures that you will receive a comprehensive educational experience
with close one-on-one instruction.
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