Each summer, Salus University Osborne College of Audiology hosts two four day workshops combining inspiring lectures and hands-on experience specifically designed for current audiology practitioners, educators, and clinicians. This educational opportunity delivers an update on advanced and recent science related to workshop topics, reviews and evaluates clinical implications, and provides applied training using various tools and techniques in order to improve clinical practice.
The audiology summer workshops are instructed by experienced faculty who are experts in their professional areas, and are intended to have an immediate impression on the participant’s clinical service delivery. This summer, workshop topics included: Hearing Conservation in Industry and Music: Practical Information for Practicing Audiologists instructed by Dr. Tom Thunder and Dr. Michael Santucci, and Auditory Processing Disorders: Science to Practice, instructed by Dr. Jay Hall, Dr. Robert Harrison, and Dr. Martin Pienkowski.
As part of their curriculum, students from the Salus International AuD-bridge degree program were in attendance. This distance education program gives practicing audiologists around the world the opportunity to travel to campus, and interact with faculty and other international students. “As an audiologist in private practice with small children, I lead a fairly busy life. The online bridge degree program allows me to manage daily responsibilities while achieving my Doctor of Audiology degree,” said Vida Percy, student from Brisbane, Australia. For Tawfik Shabaka of Newfoundland, Canada, the flexibility and interactive nature of the program was key in his selection. “Audiologic medicine as a whole is extremely unique and progressive; I chose the Salus AUD-bridge degree program because it reflects that same forward-thinking approach to medicine.
