Site:
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System

Location:
11301 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90073
United States

Description:
The Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System is excited to host 4th year externs to split time between the West Los Angeles Medical Center, the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, and the Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center. The anticipated start date is June/July 2026. Clinical experiences include: diagnostic evaluations, hearing aid selection and fitting (including FM and assistive devices), electrophysiology (ABR, cVEMP, oVEMP), otoacoustic emissions, vestibular evaluations (including rotary chair and posturography), central auditory processing (CAPD) evaluations, BAHA fittings, Progressive Tinnitus Management, aural rehabilitation classes, cochlear implant evaluations and mapping, and telehealth.

Number of externship positions:
2

Funding is assigned by the Office of Academic Affairs and may not have been determined by the application deadline. OAA funding is announced nationally at the same time which should allow sites to know funding at approximately the same time. Historically, our site:  has received funding for two externs.

Clinical opportunities provided during the externship:

• Audiologic evaluation
• Immittance measures
• Otoacoustic emissions
• Hearing aid selection
• Hearing aid fitting
• Assistive listening devices
• Vestibular evaluation
• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Electrophysiology evaluation
• Tinnitus management
• Auditory processing evaluation
• Auditory processing management
• Cerumen management
• Telehealth program
• Interdisciplinary rotations
• Industrial/hearing conservation
• Cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and mapping
• BAHA fittings

Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship:
Externs are expected to have mastered adult audiologic evaluations and hearing aid fittings.

Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:

• Vestibular evaluations
• Progressive Tinnitus Management
• CAPD evaluations and management
• CI candidacy evaluations and mapping
• Telehealth
• Electrophysiologic testing/interpretation

Number of audiologists at site:
11

Number of staff at site:
6 main preceptors

Audiologists holding CCC-A certification:
All preceptors

What level of supervision is provided:
Graduated supervision beginning with 100% and decreasing as skills are mastered

How many students per year both interns and externs:
8 (6 interns, 2 externs)

Continuing Education opportunities:
Two off-site manufacturer funded trainings as well as all staff on-site trainings.

Are there interdisciplinary opportunities? If so what:
Opportunities for interdisciplinary rotations with ENT, Speech-Language Pathology, Neurology, Neuropsychology, VIST, and Physical Therapy.

Are there research opportunities? If so what?:
Possible if interested.

Site’s application requirements:
Interested applicants should forward:

• cover letter
• resume
• three letters of recommendation
• unofficial transcripts
• log of clinical hours/rotations

Steps for the student/university to follow the application process:
Please submit application materials electronically to Sara Korman at sara.korman@va.gov

Site’s application deadline:
September 17, 2025

Site’s externship contact:
Sara Korman

Anticipated decision date:
October 24, 2025