083 - Jon Suen, AuD - Building a Bridge Between Audiology, Gerontology, Nursing and Public Health

Guest: Jon Suen, AuD - PhD Candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing; Predcotoral Trainee at Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing & Public Health

Topic: Building a Bridge Between Audiology, Gerontology, Nursing and Public Health

Jon joins the podcast this week to discuss his personal story of how he wound up at Johns Hopkins. Jon's story is a fascinating one, as it involves a winding path that includes passion for American Sign Language, Gallaudet University for undergrad, and a stint with The Peace Corp. Ultimately, Jon found his way to Johns Hopkins where he now is mentored by folks like Dr. Frank Lin and Sarah Szanton, PhD.

Jon's work focuses on the intersection between Audiology, Gerontology, Nursing and Public Health. As Jon and Dave discuss, the community-based approach to Audiology that Jon is studying and helping to define, provides for a unique, collaborative opportunity for Audiologists to work within a broader team of healthcare professionals. Specifically, the team Jon describes is comprised of a Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Handy Person, and Audiologist, and the team's goal is to further enable the patient to better, "age-in-place." 

Jon and Dave discuss how community based approaches to Audiology may allow for more opportunities for the Audiologist to help train and impart their expertise on fellow health professionals & community-based team members, which might ultimately help to expand the influence and benefits of Audiology to the broader population.

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