109 - Sarah McAlexander, Au.D. - Professional Development in Hearing Healthcare

Guest: Sarah McAlexander, Au.D. - Pediatric Audiologist at Texas Hearing Institute Dr. Sarah McAlexander joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss: - Sarah's backstory and motivation for pursuing her Audiology doctoral degree through Vanderbilt - Sarah's immersion into the world of pediatric audiology and newborn hearing screenings - Sarah's research around "loss-to-follow up rates" in newborn screenings that she presented at the Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) conference - Completing to Cochlear Implant Training course and seeking out ways to gain specialty expertise in all different areas of Audiology - Building rapport and engaging with potential mentors and professional colleagues who you can collaborate with - The realities of one's professional journey, moving from one job to another, and garnering a variety of experience along the way --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/futureear/message