On Campus Workshops

The Education Foundation professional workshops have trained thousands of audiologists, physicians, physical and occupational therapists from virtually every state and as far away at Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Education Foundation's mission is to lead the world in vestibular and equilibrium education.

The Education Foundation's workshops are conducted at The American Institute of Balance, one of the country's most prolific dizziness and balance centers. This offers workshop participants the opportunity to learn within a real-world setting with "hands-on" experience. All workshops are conducted in a small group learning environment.
Certification now available!

Certification

AIB Education Foundation will now certify its workshop participants who wish to receive this designation. Certification is voluntary for workshop attendees. Certification may be obtained by Audiologists and Physicians in Vestibular Assessment or Vestibular Assessment and Management (35 hours). Physical and Occupational Therapists may be certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation (21 hours). Following the educational requisite there is a written and practical test. The cost of the initial two-year certification is $250. Re-certification is $125, for each two year period thereafter.

Accreditation

The American Institute of Balance Education Foundation is approved by the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA) to offer CEUs for these workshops.

Approval of these continuing education workshops by AAA and FPTA does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.

Faculty

Richard E. Gans, Ph.D. Dr. Gans is the founder and executive director of The American Institute of Balance; one of the country's largest balance disorders treatment centers. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Auditory and Vestibular Physiology. Dr. Gans has been a leader in the development Know More about Dr. Gans		James Hall, III, Ph.D. James W. Hall III, Ph.D. has published numerous peer reviewed articles and published several books in the area of electrophysiology.  His Handbook of Auditory Evoked Responses is considered the leading reference on the topic. He recently retired as clinical Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Charles Berlin, Ph.D. Dr. Chuck Berlin came to USF in Tampa in 2006, via Johns Hopkins University.  From 1967 through 2002 was the first Director of LSU's world famous Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory Dr. Berlin's research and publishing interests  include auditory neuropathy and electrophysiology.		Richard A. Roberts, Ph.D. Dr. Roberts is an internationally known researcher and clinician who has co-authored numerous articles and chapters with Dr. Gans. He previously served as Dir. of Research at AIB and presently has a large thriving practice with his wife Elizabeth, in Foley AL. Dr. Roberts serves on the Board of the American Academy of Audiology and was the Chair of the Audiology Now 2011 meeting in Chicago.