STRATEGY A: Review of ASHA KASA forms with each Au.D. student.

Procedure: Each Au.D. student will meet with the Clinic Coordinator each semester to tally practicum hours and to update KASA forms per courses completed. Students are either provided with updated copies of their KASA form, or they are provided password protected access to those forms via the SHS web site.
Criterion: n=100%
Results: All students successfully completed this task through the third year.
Action: Continue procedure.

STRATEGY B: Review of student success in Au.D. coursework.

Procedure: The Audiology staff will annually compile and report mean GPA’s.
Criterion: Students maintain an overall 3.0 GPA or higher on courses completed throughout the Au.D. program.
Results:

Action: Continue monitoring.

STRATEGY C: Review of student scores on the National Examination/Praxis II.

Procedure: The Audiology staff will annually compile and report mean Praxis II exam scores.
Criterion: All students obtain a passing score on the Praxis exam.
Results:

Action: Continue monitoring.

STRATEGY D: Internal program review of academic course content for identifying subject areas that require strengthening.

Procedure 1: The Audiology staff will annually compile and report mean Praxis exam scores by subcategory.
Criterion: Not established.
Results (Au.D. National Exam Profile):

I. Basic Human Communication II. Prevention/ID III. Behavioral Assess/Interp IV. Electrophys Meas/Interp
V. Rehab Assessment VI Rehab Technology VII. Rehab Management VIII. Professional issues, psychometrics, research

Action: Continue monitoring.

Action: Qualifying exams will be initiated in 2013; this policy will impact students entering in the Fall of 2011 and thereafter.

Procedure 2: The Audiology faculty will review the curriculum.
Criterion: The committee meets at least annually.

6/10/10 Meeting: The faculty identified a need to resequence SHS 625 (Instrumentation), SHS 621 (Amp I), and SHS 622 (Amp II). The former course occurs too late in the curriculum, while the latter courses occur too early.

Action: These courses will be resequenced effective Fall, 2010. The program of studies on the SHS web site and advisement forms will be updated to reflect this new sequence.

8/10/10 Meeting: On-campus supervisors and the program director reviewed SHS 688/694 outcomes and recommended:

• a. SSN be replaced with Southern Miss ID# on the SHS 688/694 student KASA form;
• b. An administrative category be added to supplement consultation and report writing on the SHS 688/694 student KASA form;
• c. The aural rehab category on the SHS 688/694 KASA criteria work sheet be expanded to include additional indicators of compliance;
• d. Fourth year externs should use the SHS 688/694 KASA form to log their experiences for quality control purposes.

Action: The SHS 688/694 student KASA form and criterion worksheet were revised to reflect the recommended revisions. Fourth year students will complete a weekly summary of their externship experiences effective Fall 2010.

STRATEGY E: Feedback from off-site clinical supervisors and externship supervisors.

Procedure: (See Clinical Work Plans, Strategy B).

STRATEGY F: Surveys in no less than a 3-year cycle of alumni and employers.

Procedure: The program director will conduct and report the results of alumni/employer surveys.

STRATEGY G: Review of holdings in the Southern Miss library as related to the goals and mission of the Au.D. Program.

Procedure: Jennifer Goshorn will survey the current Audiology holdings in the Southern Miss library.

STRATEGY H: Assessment of student participation in Departmental research activities.

Procedure: The program director will report the number of students who have participated in research activities.

• 2010-11:
  • Goshorn, E., Lucus, M. and Kemker, B. Ambient Noise Levels and Reverberation Times in Mississippi School Rooms. Acoustical Society of America, 159th Meeting Lay Language Paper, April 2010.
  • Goshorn, E., White, K. and Kemker, B. (2010). In-situ measures of user’s preferred listening levels with a portable digital music device. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. Acoustical Society of America, POMA 8 040002.
  • Goshorn, E., Lucus, N. and Kemker, B. Ambient noise levels and reverberation times in Mississippi Elementary School Rooms. Research Poster presented at the 159th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Baltimore MD April 20 2010.
  • Goshorn, E. and White, K. Effects of Sequence on NU-6 Word Difficulty. A paper presented at the American Academy of Audiology Meeting Chicago IL April 2011.
  • Goshorn, E, Marx, C., and Simmons, A. Effects of measurement method on P1 amplitude in young adults. Poster presented at the American Academy of Audiology Meeting, Chicago IL April 2011.
    (with data collection contributions by Nicole Buffington, Marshall McNeese, Kelly McNeil, Jade White, and Natalie Wyatt)
  • Goshorn, E. Marx, C., and Simmons, A. Effects of repeated measures on the late auditory evoked response. A paper presented at the 161st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, WA. May 27, 2011.
  • Lucus, M., Goshorn, E. and Kemker, B. Ambient Noise Levels and Reverberation Times in Mississippi School Rooms. Proceedings on Meetings in Acoustics (POMA) Acoustical Society of America, January 2011.
  • Marx, C., Simmons, A., and White, K.Amplitude variability the P1 complex of the late auditory evoked potential. (on-going research)
  • Marx, C. and Simmons, A.Working Knowledge and Comfort Level of Nurses Dealing with Hearing Impaired Patients. (unpublished survey)
  • Stephenson, L, Goshorn, E., Wakefield, H., Patton, L, and Lipscomb, T. Effects of noise on personal listening device listening levels, a student research poster presented at the American Academy of Audiology Meeting, Chicago IL April 2011.
  • Terrio, L., Oshrin, S., Berry, V., Goshorn, E., and and Patton, L. A Measured Outcomes Approach for Assessing the Au.D. Program at Southern Miss. Poster presented at the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Jackson, MS March, 2011.
  • Ward, K. and Goshorn, E. Perceptions of an individual wearing a hearing aid. iPod, Bluetooth Headset, and no device. Paper presented at Arkansas Speech and Hearing Association Convention, October 29, 2010.
  • White, K. and Goshorn, E. Preferred iPod Listening Levels Among College Students. Paper presented at the University of Southern Mississippi, College of Health Research Series, April 6, 2010.
  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis consults:
    • Goshorn, E., Marx, C. and Weeks, L.
    • Goshorn, E., Marx, C. and Henley, E.

STRATEGY I: Resource Assessment

Procedure (also see Clinical Goals, Strategy G) : The audiology faculty meets periodically to review and discuss the adequacy of academic, clinical, research resources. Needs identified in these meetings are conveyed to the department chair by the Au.D. program director. The chair, in turn, works with department committees or higher level administration to address the expressed concerns.

1/11: Faculty identified a need for additional space to house experimental psychoacoustic and electrophysiological equipment.
Action: Rm 215 JBG was converted from a small lecture room to a psychoacoustic/electrophysiological lab space.

1/11: Faculty identified a need for advanced ABR instrumentation for research purposes.
Action: A new Tucker Davis RZ6 research grade ABR system was purchased and installed.

STRATEGY A: Review of in-house clinical supervisor evaluations of students.

Procedure 1: Quality Assurance: first year students and second year students (as needed) will attend weekly meetings with the clinic coordinator in order to discuss clinical procedures, supervisory processes, and current professional topics, as well as to provide input into the Au.D. program.
Criterion: Mean semester attendance =/> 80%
Results (Quality Assurance Outcomes):

Action: Continue monitoring.
*Note: Fewer clinic meetings were required given shifts in content to SHS 625 (see AG Strategy D, Procedure 2, 6/10/10 meeting).

Procedure 2: First, second, and third year students will complete self-assessments of their knowledge and skills.
Criterion: Mean self-ratings =/> 4 by the end of the third year experience.
Results (Mean self-assessments):

Action: Continue monitoring.

STRATEGY B: Review of student evaluations by off-campus clinical supervisors.

Procedure 1: The Audiology staff will annually compile and report ratings of third year, off-campus students (re: SHS 688).
Criterion: Mean ratings =/>80%
Results (3rd yr Au.D. off-campus practica ratings by graduating class):

Action: Continue monitoring.

Procedure 2: The Audiology staff will annually compile and report ratings of fourth year (externship) students (re: SHS 694).
Criterion: Mean ratings =/> 80%
Results (4th year Au.D. extern ratings by graduating class):

Action: Continue monitoring.

STRATEGY C: Completion of KASA clinical experiences.

Procedure 1: The Audiology staff will compile and report a profile of clinical experiences obtained by Au.D. students by KASA category (re: SHS 688).
Criterion: n =/> 100 occurrences
Results (Mean occurrences by category):

Action 8/2009: D8 (Electrodiagnostic testing).
A new instructor with extensive clinical expertise in electrophysiological procedures was added to the faculty in 2009. Administrative processes are underway to expand clinical experiences in this area. Clinical procedures that currently fall into this category will be emphasized in student orientation meetings.
Action 8/2010: D9 (Balance assessment).
Administrative processes are underway to expand clinical expertise in this area.
Action 8/2010: E10 (Conducts aural rehabilitation).
SHS 688 KASA indicators of compliance were expanded to include sample aural rehabilitative procedures currently in clinical use.

Procedure 2: The Audiology staff will compile and report a profile of clinical hours obtained by Au.D. students as a function of client age.
Criterion: Results should reflect experience with a variety of clients that covers the life span (re: SHS 688).
Results (Mean clinical hours by graduating class):

Action: Continue monitoring.

STRATEGY D: Feedback from students regarding quality and quantity of off-site clinical experiences.

Procedure: The Audiology staff will compile and report ratings of off-campus clinical supervisors (re: SHS 688).
Criterion: Mean ratings =/> 80%
Results (Mean ratings of off-campus supervisors):

Action: Continue monitoring.

STRATEGY E: Information gathered from Program graduates in anonymous surveys.

Procedure: The Audiology staff will compile and report institutional ratings completed by graduating students. The procedure will be initiated in the 2011-2012 school year.

STRATEGY F: Information gathered from surveys of employers of graduates.

Procedure: The program director will compile and report results of employer surveys of graduating students. The procedure will be initiated in the 2011-2012 school year.

STRATEGY G: Review of clinical tools, instrumentation, methods, and procedures available and used in the Department.

Procedure (also see Academic Goals, Strategy I): The program director will compile requisite information. The procedure will be initiated in the 2011-12 school year.

• 2010-11:
  • The Audioloy Clinic became a Medicaid service provider;
  • The weekly Forrest General Hospital NICU hearing testing program was expanded to a monthly NICU Developmental Followup Clnic.