I recently returned from the World Congress of Audiology in Seoul, where I presented on the importance and impact of including the voices of people living with hearing loss in audiologist training. I also shared two posters, one on the skills it takes to live well with hearing loss and another on what person-centered care Continue reading The post Why I Spent a Class Period Talking to Future Audiologists appeared...
No actionable clinical change; this is a personal advocacy narrative encouraging audiology educators to incorporate patient perspectives into training curricula.
Centering patient voices in audiology education is a growing movement that could improve person-centered care, and this first-person account amplifies that call at an international stage.
- 01A hearing loss patient advocate presented at the 37th World Congress of Audiology in Seoul (WCA 2026).
- 02Her talk focused on the value of including patient perspectives in audiologist training programs.
- 03The piece is a personal reflection published on a patient-advocacy blog, not a research study.
- 04Patient-centered education is framed as a gap in current audiology training.
- 05The author argues experiential patient input can humanize clinical education.
Including patient perspectives in audiologist training programs adds value to clinical education.
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