Document Type

Article

Domestic/International

Domestic

Location

Staten Island Audiological

Publication Date

2025

Abstract

Spending time at Staten Island Audiological, under two highly trained specialists, Mary Goodacre and Kate Spektor ended up being more than a typical internship, it was an eye opening experience in my desire to be involved in the healthcare field. As I have spent the past three years studying primarily Biology and Psychology I was eager to gain real hands on experience that I could connect my educational foundation to real life practices. What I found working there is that it is a community within itself between the relationships of the Audiologists to the workers to the patients. I was not only just observing practices, but I was also being encouraged to partake in these experiences. I was able to help with patient evaluations, diagnostic testing, and keeping track of patient records. Being involved in a private practice was extremely different in comparison to bigger hospital settings I have seen. Everything felt more personal and tailored to the patients, I saw financial, emotion, and physical challenges. This internship not only confirmed my desire to be in the medical field, but to eventually work in a private practice because of the personal individualistic care the patients receive.

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