Your Roadmap to Success

YOU MUST START HERE à Contact your state/provincial licensing board for requirements in your area.
Each state/province has different rules and regulations.

Find a mentor in your area. Use this IHS directory.

Purchase the Distance Learning Course (DLC) and register your book.
You can purchase the DL Course and Trainer Manual package at a discounted rate.

Purchase the IHS Trainer Manual.

This is the ONE resource that pulls all your book learning and practical skills together. It is essential to helping you pass your licensing exam. Here’s a letter to help you ask your supervisor to invest in and use the manual with you.

Sign up to be an IHS member!
This is FREE for new students through the DL Student Information Form, included in your course materials.

View key IHS webinars (for Free):

• FDA Red Flags
• Infection Control
• Fitting Methods
• Real Ear Measures
• Tympanometry
• Ethics: Exercise (or Exorcise) Legal and Ethical Dilemmas
• How to Avoid the Top Ethics Pitfalls

Take all 40 DLC lesson tests and the Final Exam online.

Test your skills.
Insist your sponsor test you on each core skill presented in the Trainer Manual and provide you feedback and assessment.

Complete a self-assessment on each core skill and review it with your mentor.
This provides an opportunity for you to reflect on your professional development and gives you an active role in the assessment process.

Confirm your Exam Eligibility!
Check with your state/provincial board about your eligibility to sit for the IHS International Licensing Exam. When IHS is informed by your state/provincial board that you meet the requirements, the IHS Study Guide will be made available to you (applies to 44 U.S. states and 5 Canadian provinces using the IHS International Licensing Exam*).

Keep working toward proficiency in each core skill.
Continue to practice until you reach mastery level. Competency assessments are the key to your success.

Purchase suggested reading materials.
Materials are noted in the IHS Study Guide (some are sold by IHS; others can be purchased elsewhere). Be sure you have studied all material mentioned in the IHS Study Guide.

Use ILE Test Prep to prepare for the IHS International Licensing Examination.

When you are ready, schedule your exam appointment(s).

Take your licensing exam(s).

Study the IHS Code of Ethics and display it in your office.
As an IHS member, it shows patients you take your profession and their care seriously.

Join your state or provincial chapter of hearing healthcare professionals.

Continue reinforcing your skills and engaging in continuing education.
Check out the IHS Continuing Education Resources for different opportunities for continuing education.