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 ...

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 ...

I have been told in the past that attending Audiology NOW! is motivating to the point where it can spur you right out of burnout and back into overachiever mode, even in the dog days leading up to finals. Those sources were correct. The conference was everything I expected it to be in terms of learning, networking and entertainment. I made the ...