The Pulse Tone January 2021

About Us

Welcome back to the PulseTone! This is the 12th installment of the New Professional’s e-newsletter.  You can find the previous iinstallments here. We know you are busy and receive many emails so we promise to keep this short but informative.

Wait a second – who is ‘we’?

“We” is the New Professionals Committee.  We’ve been around for a few years now, and are tasked with identifying and promoting the needs of New Professionals within the Academy.  Communication is a two-way street, and we want to improve our connections with all of our fellow NPs.

Have You Heard?

• AAA 2021 Virtual offers two and a half days of educational content, networking, activities, gamification, and expo hall connections. Important dates to keep in mind:
  
  • Conference: April 14-16, 2021
  • Registration is now open
  • See what’s been scheduled including featured sessions and grand rounds.
• COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
  • USA Today posted an article discussing state-by-state vaccination plans. Find your state’s plan.
  • Stay on top of the latest news and tips with the Academy’s COVID-19 Updates as we continue to work through the pandemic together.
• At this point, we are well aware that our patients are continuing to struggle communicating in a masked world. We have seen a wide variety of mask styles including disposable surgical, homemade cloth, and clear plastic shields to list a few. Check out postdoctoral researcher Ryan Corey’s latest work evaluating how different masks affect the acoustics of speech.

Need to Know

March 3 is World Hearing Day. This year’s theme is, “Hearing care for ALL! Screen. Rehabilitate. Communicate.” Visit the Academy’s website for resources, sample social media posts and graphics, to spread the message.

Other News Bytes

Dive into the Academy’s career center, HEARCareers, a year-round resource for jobs in audiology, featuring: 

• National and international job postings
• Resume review services 
• Access to the latest compensation and benefits survey
• Career management tips and tricks 

Opportunities are right around the corner. Let the Academy’s HEARCareers employment listing be your guide.

Check out our News Bytes section of the New Professionals web page. We release periodic articles about topics of interest to NPs and beyond.

That’s it! You made it to the end of this newsletter and hopefully you learned something useful. We would love to hear from you, please consider the following:

• Contact us
• Answer two questions for us, ask a question of us
• Visit the NP portion of the Academy website

We welcome your feedback! Please feel free to reach out.