109 - Sarah McAlexander, Au.D. - Professional Development in Hearing Healthcare

23/03/2023 50 min Temporada 1 Episodio 109

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Guest: Sarah McAlexander, Au.D. - Pediatric Audiologist at Texas Hearing Institute
Dr. Sarah McAlexander joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss:
- Sarah's backstory and motivation for pursuing her Audiology doctoral degree through Vanderbilt
- Sarah's immersion into the world of pediatric audiology and newborn hearing screenings
- Sarah's research around "loss-to-follow up rates" in newborn screenings that she presented at the Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) conference
- Completing to Cochlear Implant Training course and seeking out ways to gain specialty expertise in all different areas of Audiology
- Building rapport and engaging with potential mentors and professional colleagues who you can collaborate with
- The realities of one's professional journey, moving from one job to another, and garnering a variety of experience along the way

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