Lafayette, IN -The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) has created a new otoscope program for third year Au.D. students. The new program, "Clued in to Audiology" asks students to read several articles and complete a short quiz to earn an otoscope.
Only third-year students in four-year Au.D. programs are eligible to participate, and otoscopes will only be available while supplies last.
Widex donated $10,000 in otoscopes for this program, which will allow the AFA to continue its work in supporting Au.D. students and the Au.D. movement.
"This new program will help Au.D. students learn some of the history of the Au.D. movement by reading important articles that have been written throughout the transition," said AFA Executive Director Susan Paarlberg. "It will give them a sense of where we've come from, and where we're headed."
Interested students can find the quiz, and further information, by looking under "Educational Resources" on the AFA website -www.audfound.org.
The AFA is a non-profit foundation founded in 1989 to lead audiology's transition to a doctoring profession with the Au.D. as its unique designator. Its vision includes the goal of changing state licensure to incorporate the Au.D. as the basic criteria for practice.
