Audiology

The East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Doctor of Audiology program is a joint-program between ETSU and the Audiology Department at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home.  The collaboration between facilities provides extensive educational and clinical opportunities for our doctoral students.  The ETSU/VA faculty consists of 12 Ph.D. level, 3 Au.D. level, 2 Masters level audiologists, and several adjunct professors.  In addition to the vast clinical possibilites, the curriculum offered at our program prepares students for the educational demands in all areas of Audiology.

For more information about the collaborative relationship between ETSU and the Mountain Home VA, see Wilson 2003 article. 

The doctoral (AuD) education program in Audiology at East Tennessee State University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.  The program completed a multi-year self-study that culminated with a site review in October, 2011.  The most favorable outcome of such a review, which is re-accreditation for an 8-year period, was obtained.

STUDENT OUTCOME DATA : Program completion, praxis examination pass, and employment rates for the past three years

         Updates/News:

  • Upcoming presentation on Pediatric Cochlear Implants by Dr. John Little, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN, on November 2nd, 2012. More details here.
  • The Department of Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology will have Open Houses for prospective students interested in our AuD (Audiology Clinical Doctorate) and graduate SLP program.
    • The next Audiology Open House is scheduled for January 12th, 2013. For those interested, please email  ETSU-Audiology@etsu.edu or call Dr. Jacek Smurzynski at (423) 439-4536; smurzyns@etsu.edu. More details here.
  • The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has announced that Dr. Richard H. Wilson will receive a Honors Award at the 2012 ASHA Convention held in Atlanta, November 15 to 17, 2012. The Honors of the Association recognizes members for their distinguished contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders and is the highest honor the Association bestows. Congratulations, Dr. Wilson!