MSHS Alumni Connection Mag Winter 10 - MC4192 ... - Mayo Clinic

audiology Externship — arizona
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Program Update
MSHS CONNECTIONS • Graduation 2010
The audiology department at Mayo Clinic’s
campus in arizona was happy to welcome two
outstanding doctor of audiology (aud) students.
these students completed clinical rotations in
the areas of cochlear implants, vestibular testing,
hearing aids, and diagnostic testing. they also
had the opportunity to participate in ongoing
research projects.
the department is also pleased to announce
that former fourth-year extern Erin Castioni
accepted a position at Elks Hearing and Balance
Center, Boise, idaho, and extern rindy ito accepted
a research position at the university of oregon.
Class Notes
audiology Externship students who completed
the program in 2010:
Dana Gladd, university of Wisconsin, is a fourthyear
graduate student from the university of
Wisconsin in Madison. From 2007 to 2010, she
received a scholarship for academic excellence.
She was selected to complete a summer
research traineeship at the national Center for
rehabilitative auditory research in 2009, which
looked at auditory rehabilitation and ototoxicity
in relation to noise.
in 2008, she was accepted into and completed
the Leadership Education in neurodevelopment
and related disabilities Program, which focused
on promoting care for families of children with
special needs.
Aileen Wong, university of arizona, is
a recipient of the rebecca rutz Graduate
assistantship, the Susan and thomas Cordell
Scholarship, and the Midtown Sertoma of
tucson audiology Scholarship.
in 2009, she was awarded the College of Science
outstanding Graduate Student Service award
for creating a departmental peer mentoring
program. Wong was selected to participate in
the training for research and academic Careers
in Communication Sciences (traCCS) summer
research program at indiana university in 2007.
She focused on speech perception research.
Dana Gladd and Aileen Wong