--- title: "Audiology 2050" description: "ADA offers programming and support to audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in the field of Audiology." url: "https://audiologist.org/resources/advocate/audiology-2050" date: "2026-06-23T05:02:40+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # Audiology 2050 ![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/advocacy/2024/2050-infographic.png) ### SCOPE OF PRACTICE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CLINICAL DOCTORS 4. Strip the term “non-medical” out of state audiology practice laws 5. Ensure that state audiology practice laws include evaluate, diagnose, manage, and treat auditory and vestibular conditions, which accurately 6. represents the scope of practice for audiology 7. Expand and intensify education and training in pharmacology, imaging, and other areas of clinical focus to ensure provider readiness 8. Audiologists practice at the top of scope of practice and across the continuum of care (including prevention) ### STANDARDIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE - There are Up-to-date Standards of Care and Clinical Guidelines for Audiology - ADA Audiology Practice Accreditation is the norm ### PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE INCLUDING EXTENDERS - Develop new staffing and service delivery models that improve efficiency and patient outcomes - Develop new educational models that develop and incorporate qualified extenders into audiology practice - Create an undergraduate degree that qualifies dispensers in a medical audiology model - Design and implement interdisciplinary care models in private practice settings - Incorporate innovative channels for audiology service delivery (telehealth, mobile audiology etc.) ### AUDIOLOGISTS ADVANCE PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATION INITIATIVES - University curriculum values and encourages private practice - CAA/ACAE standards encourage students to participate organizational membership and advocacy for the profession - Preceptors require universities to meet standards of practice and professionalism as a condition of taking students ### AUDIOLOGISTS ARE ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS FOR THE PROFESSION - Audiologists are invested members of their state and national associations - Audiologists give time talent and resources to advocate for the profession ### ACHIEVE MEDICARE LLP STATUS - Move toward unbundled and hybrid service pricing - Audiologists held to the same standards for ethics and compliance as other LLP providers and clinical doctoring professionals - Eliminate reliance on profit from devices as a mechanism for profitability/sustainability - Exceptional students compete for entrance into audiology training programs ### PRIMARY CARE ENTRY POINT FOR AUDITORY & VESTIBULAR CONDITIONS - Audiologists have knowledge of “whole body” - Case history that reflects point-of-entry provider - Public perception of audiology is as the point-of-entry provider for hearing and balance - Employ/supervise/collaborate with allied health and physicians as part of a multidisciplinary/inter-professional team - Increase the number of independent private audiology practices - Audiologists meet patients where they are in their hearing journey (including encouraging self-care such as OTC, when appropriate) [Volunteer to serve on a committee or task force to advance Audiology 2050](https://www.cognitoforms.com/AcademyOfDoctorsOfAudiology/ADAVolunteerCommitmentForm)! 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