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Audiology: American Academy
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The American Board of Audiology ... offers certification. To achieve this certification, applicants must pass the national examination in audiology, complete an audiology Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited university or college, and have at least 2,000 professional mentoring hours spent with a qualified audiologist over a two year period. This certification must be renewed every three years by completing 45 hours of continuing education. As of 2007, a doctoral degree in audiology will be required for certification.
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Prior to joining Able Planet, Schweitzer served as Chief of Audiology and Co-Founder of Audiologic, Inc. of Boulder, the company that developed one of the first commercial digital hearing aid systems. In addition to extensive experience in hearing aid research and industry, and in teaching auditory sciences at the graduate level, Schweitzer has ... served on the American National Standards Institute committee on hearing aids, and is past Chairman of the Probe Microphone committee.
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Graduate programs in audiology are offered by over 100 colleges and universities in the U.S. Close to forty of these institutions ... offer a doctorate degree in Audiology. A wide range of courses are essential for admission to audiology graduate programs including communication sciences, biology, English, chemistry, physics, psychology, and mathematics. Once admitted to a program, areas of study includes diagnosis and treatment; physiology; normal and abnormal communication development; anatomy; genetics; ethics; balance, auditory, and neural systems treatment and assessment; physics; and pharmacology. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association offers the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology. In order to achieve this certificate, audiologists must obtain 375 hours of supervised clinical experience, pass the Praxis Series examination, complete a graduate degree, and finish a postgraduate clinical fellowship. By the year 2007, 75 credit hours towards a doctoral degree and a completed bachelor’s degree will be necessary to obtain certification.
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Audiological Services, established in January, 1995, is owned and operated by Sally E. Muhlbach, Au.D, CCC-A, FAAA, a university trained doctor of audiology who is board certified in audiology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. Audiological Services is committed to providing personalized hearing healthcare, integrity and reliable service while increasing public awareness regarding the early identification, treatment and rehabilitation options for hearing loss. Regardless of age, no hearing impairment is insignificant -- all warrant hearing management.
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