UF Health Jacksonville is accepting applications for 1 Au.D. Extern in Jacksonville, FL

Contact: Elizabeth Goodlett at Elizabeth.Goodlett@ufhealth.org and Cayce Jabour at Cayce.Jabour@ufhealth.org if interested.

The Department of Surgery at UF Health Jacksonville Physicians, Inc located in Northeastern Florida is excited to offer one paid fourth-year externship position for the 2027-2028 year. 

This position will run from May 31st, 2027, through May 12th, 2028 (TBD). Externs will receive approximately 11 months of hands-on patient care experience under the supervision of 3-4 CCC-A accredited licensed audiology preceptors. 

This is a fast-paced university medical center experience, and externs will rotate between three locations, located 20 minutes apart. Externs will be exposed to diverse audiologic evaluations and case management of both adult and pediatric patients. The experience will include exposure to advanced diagnostics, selection of hearing assistance technology including hearing aids, cochlear implants, and bone conduction devices, as well as experience in electrophysiology, and vestibular testing and treatment.

The externship experience will begin with fine tuning diagnostic skills and will integrate advanced clinical practices as the year progresses. We currently have one neurotologist who will help supplement learning and growth while completing the externship. There is an opportunity for surgical and procedural observation during placement time.

 The ideal student is passionate about providing excellent patient-centered care to individuals from all walks of life. We encourage students who want a well-rounded clinical externship experience to apply!  

Please submit the following materials to the email addresses listed above:

• Resume or CV (including clinical placement information and experiences)
• Cover letter describing clinical interests and professional goals
• Transcript with up-to-date grades through 2026 summer semester (official or unofficial)
• 3 letters of recommendation
  • • Recommended: 2 letters from internship providers that have supervised the student, 1 letter from graduate university staff/professor/mentor 
    • If the individual writing the letter of recommendation prefers to send the letter directly to us please have them send the letter to elizabeth.goodlett@ufhealth.org and cayce.jabour@ufhealth.org  

Benefits offered:

• $32,000 Stipend
• 20 days PTO
  • 10 paid holidays
  • 10 days of personal leave (vacation, sick leave, personal)
• CEU events
  • • The extern is encouraged to attend CEU events alongside clinical preceptors  
      • These events may include Hearing aid manufacturer training, cochlear implant and bone anchored implant manufacturer training 
• Living expenses such as transportation, housing, and meals are the responsibility of the student. 

Multiple locations

• 653 West 8th Street Faculty Clinic Floor 2, Jacksonville FL 32209
• 120 Flagler Health Way Suite 3600 St Johns FL 32259
• 15255 Max Leggett Parkway Suite 3100 Jacksonville FL 32218

Core faculty:

• Elizabeth Goodlett, Au.D., CCC-A (adult diagnostics, adult cochlear implant and BAI, adult hearing aids)
• Cayce Jabour, Au.D., CCC-A (all ages diagnostics, cochlear implants and BAI, hearing aids, electrophysiology)
• Amanda Wasoff, Au.D., CCC-A (adult diagnostics and hearing aids, vestibular evaluation and treatment)
• Rachel Lieberman, Au.D. (all ages diagnostics, cochlear implants and BAI, hearing aids, electrophysiology)

Experiences:

• Outpatient Testing (Regularly) & Inpatient Bedside Testing (Occasionally) 

• Adult and Pediatric Advanced Diagnostic Testing (including VRA) 

• Tinnitus Evaluations and Counseling 

• Adult and Pediatric Hearing Aids (Selecting, ALD, Real-Ear and testbox measurements) 

• Adult and Pediatric Electrophysiology (ECochG, Neurodiagnostic and Threshold seek ABR) 

• Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implants and Bone Anchored Implants  

• Adult Vestibular Testing and Treatment  

• Cerumen management  
• Surgical observation (optional)  

The site is reportedly serving these populations:
Pediatric, School Aged, Developmental Disabilities, Adult, Geriatric

Expect these experiences: Diagnostic Evaluation, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Hearing Aid Eval Dispensing, Cochlear Implant EvalMapping, Bone Anchored Hearing Devices, Vestibular Eval Rehabilitation, Tinnitus EvalTreatment, Aural HabilitationRehab., Assistive Technologies .

Experiences expected here include:

The Audiology experiences include: Diagnostic Evaluation, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Hearing Aid Eval Dispensing, Cochlear Implant EvalMapping, Bone Anchored Hearing Devices, Vestibular Eval Rehabilitation, Tinnitus EvalTreatment, Aural HabilitationRehab., Assistive Technologies .

The Inter professional and collaborative practice experiences include:
Family Members, Nurse, Physicians, Physical Therapists, Social Worker, Speech-Language Pathologist.

Other experiences vary, but could be:

Demographics of populations served:

Ethnicity, Race, Culture, National Origin, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion

English, English Language Learner, Primary English Dialect, Secondary English Dialect, Bilingual, Polyglot, Gender Identity, Sign Language ASL or SEE, Cognitive Physical Ability

Students and Peers

• The overall number of students at this site is 3.
• The number of externs at this site is expected to be: 1.

Populations Served = P, S, DEV, A, G

Experiences = D, AEP, HA, CI, HA, V, T, AR