听力学博士项目中的耳蜗植入培训：一项调查研究。

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中文摘要

目的： 随着耳蜗植入（CI）候选者和接受者数量的增长，需要更多听力学家来满足他们的临床需求。关于近期听力学博士（AuD）毕业生的看法及其接受的CI相关培训的信息很少。
方法： 我们调查了2017年至2023年间从认证AuD项目毕业的听力学家，并就他们对AuD学习满意度的多个问题进行了询问。调查包括关于当前工作环境、可用的轮转领域以及与AuD领域相关的教师特征的问题。
结果： 受访者对其AuD培训总体表现出高度满意；93%报告他们“非常”或“有些”满意。63%报告他们对CI相关培训“完全”或“有些满意”。大多数不满意的受访者报告这是由于与CI人群动手实践的机会有限。72%表示他们对CI教师“非常”或“有些满意”，并且许多人倾向于在教师是具有实践经验的临床医生时报告更高的满意度。成人CI轮转比儿科CI实习更普遍，并且两者都被评为比儿科和成人助听器及诊断测试更不可用。相当数量的近期毕业生报告在保险、报销、计费和编码相关主题的学习中存在差距。
结论： 本研究的结果表明，大多数近期毕业生对其AuD培训感到满意。可能促使更多毕业生从事CI职业的改进领域包括改善以CI为重点的临床轮转和实践机会。

英文摘要

PURPOSE: As the population of cochlear implant (CI) candidates and recipients grows, there is a need for more audiologists to meet their clinical needs. Little information exists regarding the perception of recent doctorate of audiology (AuD) graduates and the training they received related to CI.
METHOD: We surveyed audiologists who graduated from an accredited AuD program between 2017 and 2023 and asked them several questions about their level of satisfaction regarding their AuD studies. The survey included questions about current work setting, areas of rotation available, and instructor characteristics related to areas in the AuD.
RESULTS: Respondents demonstrated high levels of satisfaction with their AuD training overall; 93% reported they were "very" or "somewhat" satisfied. Sixty-three percent reported they were "completely" or "somewhat satisfied" with the training related to CI. Most dissatisfied respondents reported that this was due to limited opportunities for hands-on work with the CI population. Seventy-two percent indicated they were "very" or "somewhat satisfied" with their CI instructor, and many tended to report higher satisfaction when instructors were clinicians with practical experience. CI rotations with adults were more prevalent than pediatric CI placements, and both were rated as less available than pediatric and adult hearing aids and diagnostic testing. A significant number of recent graduates reported gaps in their learning of topics related to insurance, reimbursement, billing, and coding.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that most recent graduates are satisfied with their AuD training. Areas for improvement that may result in larger numbers of graduates pursuing a career in CI include improved CI-focused clinical rotations and practical opportunities.