Looking Back, Looking Ahead to Transition from Clinic to Academia

There are four infamous words that parents, including me, say to children: “Back in my day … (fill in the blank).” What follows this phrase is usually something like, “I used to walk to school uphill, both ways, barefoot, in the snow.” No matter the context, “Back in my day” serves as a bridge linking the past to the present. In the summer of 2018—just a little more than 16 years since I had received my undergraduate degree from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore—I started a new job as a clinical assistant professor several miles north of my alma mater at Towson University. Prior to this appointment, I worked as a clinical audiologist in a children’s hospital as well as an educational audiologist and teacher at a school for the deaf. The Dragon Slayer in YouWhy I Went to ASHA’s Advocacy Day and Plan to Go BackFrom Rehab to Recess As I look “back in my day” of my undergraduate and graduate (University of South Dakota) classes, I discover a new appreciation for my professors and wonder if they encountered the learning curve I am experiencing as I move into academia from the clinic. Evaluation modification Before I started full-time work at Towson, I worked in the university’s clinic as an adjunct clinical supervisor. I supervised four students during the summer, which entailed recording notes for each student’s patient session. “Back in my day,” I completed the notes by putting pen to paper on the evaluation for...
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