Could including real-world experiences of people with hearing loss in audiology student classrooms increase empathy for and understanding of the lived hearing loss experience?
Oticon, Inc announced the launch of the company’s 2021 educational support for graduate students in audiology with a series of quarterly online lectures designed to supplement and complement students’ university education.
Hearing care professionals can now deepen their audiology knowledge through the new e-learning platform from Phonak, the company announced. The manufacturer of hearing instruments and wireless communication solutions is aiming to help its customers refine their understanding of relevant topics related to products, audiological background, and counseling techniques.
An invitation-only event, 45 audiology students were recommended for the 2-day Sivantos workshop by their universities as especially promising and driven audiologists-in-training who have demonstrated exceptional aptitude and interest in working with hearing instruments.
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Oticon Hearing Foundation and American Academy of Audiology Foundation have issued the call for applications from audiologists and AuD students for Project Amazon 2015, with a deadline of June 15.
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A 2-day audiology student workshop hosted by Audiology Systems and Otometrics gave students expert insight into the audiology profession. The April 2015 inaugural event from Audiology Systems University involved 20 students from 3 universities.
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Angela Loavenbruck, EdD, discusses the shortcomings of audiologist education programs and how future audiologists are trained.
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In his January 2015 blog, Dr Chasin explains how working with musicians (and in other audiological areas) is fun, requiring targeted application of audiology training and clinical knowledge.
Read MoreUniversity of the Pacific is launching the second of only two audiology doctorate programs in California, aiming to confer 22 doctorate degrees per year.
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EarQ sponsored the ADA Student Business Plan Competition at the ADA 2014 Convention in Vegas, awarding $5,000 to audiology students with the winning plan. Business plans submitted by the audiology students were judged by a panel of industry experts, and were evaluated for creativity, feasibility, completeness, cohesiveness, professionalism and polish.
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