The theme of this week is new, out of the ordinary experiences. Today, I attended a career service/employment fair on behalf of my practicum site along with two staff members. At first glance, it seemed like an odd venture, but there were multiple reasons for setting up a booth. First, the clinic has been steadily building a relationship with ...

I can officially say that I've survived the most brutal stretch of my graduate student career. Wow. It's tough to add much more than that. All that lies between me and the conclusion of my academic studies is roughly one week featuring two final exams, two group projects, the remainder of my capstone research in paper form, and of course, ...

I am back home safe and sound from a great experience at AudiologyNOW! 2012 in Boston. I am in the processing of finishing a more detailed write-up on my experiences at the conference, though admittedly I have put more focus on an onslaught of school-related tasks upon my return. Talk about a welcome home! I have also been dealing with a nasty ...

By the time this blog post is published, I will have already flown to Boston and participated in exciting audiology events and learning modules at the AudiologyNOW! convention. I'm really looking to experience that buzz in the air once more. What better time than now to get excited about our profession and the multitude of new technologies and ...

Spring Break has come and gone, and now I'm preparing for both the AudiologyNOW! conference in Boston, MA, as well as the home stretch of the semester. What did I do during my break? I will confess that I slept eight hours nearly every night. Most every evening was spent bar and club hopping. Sounds fun, right? It was actually part of my ...

''Please come to Boston for the spring time...'' I don't think Dave Loggins was talking to me, but I'm going regardless. The American Academy of Audiology was kind enough to pull me from the waiting list of student volunteers, meaning that my registration for Audiology NOW!® 2012 is free of charge. After a few hours of bargain hunting on ...

I have officially started my new practicum placement at the VA hospital in North Little Rock. This placement also doubles as my assistantship, allowing for hourly pay and, more importantly, more practicum hours. In any given week, I may log 16-20 hours of practicum, which is solid for a third-year student. I was told that I would get more ...

Early last week, I spent some time in the student room working on my directed research project and caught the tail end of a conversation some of the first-year students were having. A few made disparaging remarks regarding their stress level and each of them seemed weary. I could not help but grin a bit on the inside like a grizzled veteran who ...

Earlier this week we launched our newest specialty site, specifically focused on the products and services that help you to provide excellent patient care and operate a profitable practice. As one might expect, we're calling it the Hearing Practice Management Products & Services Resource Center. At the top of the Products & Services site ...

Has it already been two weeks? The summer heat in Arkansas has come in full force, the to-do list is ever growing, and the AIM Hi camp was a huge success once again. There were many familiar faces this year, as many of the teenagers have been regular attendees for several years. The camp also added a new element by enrolling a younger group to ...