University of Florida

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Doctor of Audiology Program
University of Florida
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• Program Overview
• Genesis of our Formative Assessments
• Status of our Summative Assessments
• Future Plans

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Joint Audiology Program
Provost
Health Professions
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Communicative Disorders
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Au.D. Program
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Audiology Faculty

• 9 Ph.D. Faculty teaching,
• advising,
• and supervising.
• 4 Au.D. Clinical Faculty supervising.
• Adjunct Faculty supervising.

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On Campus Program

• First students entered in Fall 1998
• First 3 students graduated in May 2000
• Enrollment 2000-01 32 full-time
• 10 first year
• 9 second year
• 9 third year
• 4 fourth year

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On-Campus Curriculum

• Academic Coursework
• Basic Auditory Sciences
• Applied Audiology
• Medicine
• Business
• Health Care Admin
• Research Tools Experience

• Clinical Experiences
• Observation
• Clerkship (8 hrs/wk)
• Internship (16)
• Graduate Audiologist (20)
• Externship (40)

Totaling 125 Semester Hours
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Formative Assessments

• Demonstration of Knowledge Base
• Demonstration of Clinical Skills
• Implemented in
• Lab Exams
• Clinical Evaluations/Meetings
• Annual Comprehensive Exams
• Written
• Oral
• 3rd Year Practical

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Formative Assessment Competencies associated with

• each Academic Course
• Knowledge Skills
• each Clinical Placement
• By Time and Supervisor (not just site)
• Knowledge Skills

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Formative Assessments Clinical Evaluations

• By stage of the program
• Fall Year 1
• Spring Year 1
• Summer Year 1
• Fall Year 2, and so on.
• Based on coursework and clinical experiences
• Coursework generally consistent across students
• Clinical experiences vary by student

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Clinical Evaluations

• Statements of competencies
• Rated in terms of
• No Experience
• Unsure
• Fair (demonstrated 50 of time)
• Average (demonstrated 70 to 80 of time)
• Good (demonstrated 80 to 90 of time)
• Excellent (demonstrated 90 to 100 of time)
• Ratings by Supervisor and Student

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Example Areas for Year 1

• Professional Responsibility
• Calibration
• Conventional Audiometry
• Counseling
• Clinical Writing/Documentation

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Example Conventional Audiometry Fall Yr 1

• Otoscopy ID basic landmarks
• Familiar with Clinical Audiometer
• Perform Pure Tone Screening
• Know Audiometric Symbols

• ID Conductive, Sensorineural and Mixed Losses on
  audiogram
• Perform Screening Tympanogram
• ID and describe type A, B and C tympanograms

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Example Areas for Year 3

• Professional Responsibility
• Calibration
• Conventional Audiometry
• Vestibular Assessment and Management
• Audiologic Rehabilitation (children adults)

• Counseling
• Hearing Aids
• Electrophysiology
• Auditory Processing
• Report Writing and Documentation
• Cochlear Implants

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Examples AR-Children

• Uses assessment tools (ESP, DASL)
• Plans and conducts auditory-linguistic
  intervention program
• Conducts family-centered intervention programs
• Counsels parents on effects of childs hearing
  loss
• Determines benefit afforded by a sensory device

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Formative Assessments Audiology Grand Rounds

• Case Presentations
• Discussion of Issues, Questions
• Timing is a challenge

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Weekly Advanced Audiology Meetings

• For 3rd Year Students (others are invited)
• In response to students needs (Spiraling!)
• Part of practicum assignment
• 2 to 4 hours/week
• Out of 20 hours/week
• Inservice style
• Hands-on practice

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Annual Comprehensive Exams

• Based on 12 major content areas
• Attempts to assess
• Integration
• Critical Thinking
• Trouble Shooting
• Often Case-Based Questions
• Written format

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Summative Assessments

• 3rd Year Comprehensive Examinations
• Written Case Study Questions
• Oral Exam
• Practical Exam
• PRAXIS
• 4th Year Externship Evaluations

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Where to now?

• Care and feeding of supervisors?
• Fourth year interactions?
• Web-based.
• Weekly chats in grand rounds style.
• How to improve preparation of life-long learners?
  
• How to better assess outside areas?
• Virtual experiences.