I usually don't pipe up on these boards, but I did want to share my story on some of the issues I faced when working on my Au.D.. I'm a 4th year right now, and will be graduating in May, and have a great job lined up in June! I'm very excited. However, in the beginning I did have ome challenges.
After I was accepted, and after I had paid my first semester's tuition, I was called into the Dean's office (who is no longer there...) and she wanted to talk to me about how I would ever become an audiologist with having a hearing aid and cochlear implant. The reason she state that I may not be able to do my job was because I had requested CART in my classes. I had to explain it to her that I was more than capable, but had to sell myself. Now keep in mind that at this point I had never done a placement, and had I not been confident in myself, I may have just given up. She eventually said something like we would have to re-evaluate at a later date, but thankfully that day never came!
Another incident was when I went on a 4th year interview with a major hospital. The director brought up how he wanted to "talk about the elephant in the room" ie. my hearing loss and how I could do word descrim. Would I be able to do MLV ? Again, I had to sell myself. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed with that facility and withdrew my application.
Overall though, I think I have done very well with my studies and my placements. However, had I not been confident in myself, I am not sure what would have happened.
Anyways, that's my story. I will be at AAA and look forward to meeting some of you!
Without taking an official poll, I would guess that 95% of the members are hard of hearing/deaf practicing audiologists or hard of hearing/deaf audiology students soon to be practicing.
There are a few on the list that are retired hard of hearing/deaf audiologists and just a sprinkling of folks who are not hard of hearing but are audiologists with hard of hearing family or they have a VERY strong connection with the issues that we discuss.
I am so glad that you shared your story Lee, many of us have had to hurdle our own barriers to be audiologists. I am very sorry to hear that your career goals as an audiologist were never reached for the reasons you mentioned. Why do you presume that your hearing loss was the issue? Did your professors ever address the issue when you were studying for your Master's? Please expand on your initial post if possible.
~Suzanne
Suzanne Y. Yoder, AuD Doctor of Audiology Licensed Audiologist - PA
I actually consider myself a former, or even never, audiologist. When I graduated in, um, '92(?) I could never get a CFY despite having completed the Starkey internship, presumably because of being a hearing aid user. After several years I got a job for an ENT who turned out to be a druggie, among his nicer traits. I then dumped audie altogether, but I still get some of the magazines, which meant that I saw the article in Advance for Audies this week. I'm now quite happy working in Vision, but I'm still interested in HAs and ALDs some; they were, after all, my first love.
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