Guest: Sarah McAlexander, Au.D. - Pediatric Audiologist at Texas Hearing Institute

Dr. Sarah McAlexander joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss:

- Sarah's backstory and motivation for pursuing her Audiology doctoral degree through Vanderbilt

- Sarah's immersion into the world of pediatric audiology and newborn hearing screenings

- Sarah's research around "loss-to-follow up rates" in newborn screenings that she presented at the Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) conference

- Completing to Cochlear Implant Training course and seeking out ways to gain specialty expertise in all different areas of Audiology

- Building rapport and engaging with potential mentors and professional colleagues who you can collaborate with

- The realities of one's professional journey, moving from one job to another, and garnering a variety of experience along the way