Greetings! I'm so excited to start a blog that will follow me through my exciting year as a 4th year extern at Appalachian Audiology.
To begin I should tell you about myself. My name is Katie Stevenson and I am originally from Gainesville, Fl. I have recently moved back to Knoxville and am thrilled to be near my fiancee and friends. My parents still live in Gainesville. I have a younger sister, who got married in June and a younger brother who will be a junior at UT in the fall.
I spent my 4 years of my undergraduate education at the University of Tennessee here in Knoxville. After I graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in 2007 I traveled down to Hattiesburg, MS to get my doctorate in Audiology from the University of Southern Mississippi. I was fortunate to spend my 3 years at Southern Miss with my wonderful teachers and 7 classmates, all of whom are now spread around the country for their 4th year externships.
This Monday July 12th beings my fourth week at Appalachian Audiology and I have already learned so much. The field of Audiology is growing by the minute and hearing aid technology has deffinately improved since our grandparent's time. Now we have hearing aids that are tiny and are blue tooth compatible for listening to Ipods/MP3 players or talking on the phone. It is so much fun to go to work each day and learn about all the improvements that make hearing aids more comfortable and and improve the quality of life for the wearer. I hope you enjoy reading my blog and keeping up with how my year as an extern goes.
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