Internship

The clinical internship occurs during the student’s first year of study. It is an opportunity to work closely with one of Loyola’s clinical faculty developing therapeutic and diagnostic skills. Students are exposed to different disabilities spanning both pediatric and geriatric populations. Typically, students are placed at one of the clinical centers for 2-3 days per week and spend an additional day accruing clinical hours in a specially designed lab-type class that focuses one semester on adult neurogenic disorders, and the other semester on clinical audiology. Student progress is closely monitored, providing weekly feedback and formal conferences at the midterm and again at the end of the semester.

Externship

Second-year students transition from the Loyola Clinical Centers to one of the diverse settings offered in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Equipped with foundational clinical skills and several semesters of academic classes, students apply this knowledge in their externship clinical affiliations. During their second graduate year, students can expect two different externship experiences – typically one that is medically based and one that is focused on education. The goal is to provide students with a well-rounded clinical experience to meet and exceed the standards set forth by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Throughout each clinical experience, students gain expertise with clients of different ages, diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and a variety of speech-language and hearing disorders. Students are also engaged in professional report writing, multidisciplinary meetings, parent education, and screenings.

Loyola University Maryland has professional affiliations with many outstanding schools, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers in the Baltimore area. Clinical affiliations for externship experiences include, but are not limited to, the following facilities:

Schools

• Anne Arundel County Schools
• Baltimore City Schools
• Baltimore County Schools
• Carroll County Schools
• Harford County Schools
• Howard County Schools
• MANCEF Schools
  • Phillips School
  • Hannah More School
  • St. Elizabeth School
• Maryland School for the Blind
• Maryland School for the Deaf

Private Clinical Facilities

• Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore
• Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • School
  • Center for Autism
  • In-patient Center for TBI and Feeding Disorders
• Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders
• United Cerebral Palsy

Hospitals

• Franklin Square Hospital
• Good Samaritan Hospital
• Greater Baltimore Medical Center
• Harbor Hospital
• Health South Rehabilitation Hospital
• Howard County General Hospital
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Kernan Hospital
• Laurel Regional Hospital
• Maryland General Hospital
• Mercy Medical Center
• Montgomery General Hospital
• Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
• North Arundel Hospital
• Sinai Hospital
• St. Agnes Hospital
• Union Memorial Hospital
• University of Maryland Medial System
• University Specialty Hospital
• VA Medical Center
• Sub-Acute Nursing Facilities
• Deerfield Senior Day Center
• Genesis Rehabilitation Services
• Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center
• Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers
• Manor Health Services
• Oak Crest Village

All clinical supervisors hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.