Should I mention that I received training to be a medical scribe, but never ended up working as one due to COVID?

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I'm thinking of my application for the upcoming cycle.

In Summer 2021, I went through the Scribe101 process up to working 2 weeks at a Family Medicine hospital for the last parts of training (so in total, about 90 hours). They decided after that that they couldn't keep me on, I think due to COVID regulations but also possibly due to finances (the hospital went under this past summer). I don't think it was due to my job performance, because after the first week, I didn't even have to stay late to finish up charts.

I'm wondering if this is worth putting on my application, and am most interested in knowing if there's a chance this could hurt me. They never gave an official reason for the termination of my job, so all I can really say is that I scribed for 2 weeks and then that was it. Is there a way in which that doesn't look good?

On the other hand, it was a great experience to me. I always wondered how doctors balanced the need to see multiple patients throughout the day with taking the time to learn everything that was needed. The doctor I scribed showed me how it's done. She was amazing at directing the conversation well to have a concise but thorough balance of everything relevant to their chief complaints, so if this isn't something that would hurt me, I'd like to write about it.

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Since this wasn't an experience that played a big part in your preparation to apply to medical school, you may leave it off your activity list.
Keep looking for other experiences that will build up for you.
 
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I'm thinking of my application for the upcoming cycle.

In Summer 2021, I went through the Scribe101 process up to working 2 weeks at a Family Medicine hospital for the last parts of training (so in total, about 90 hours). They decided after that that they couldn't keep me on, I think due to COVID regulations but also possibly due to finances (the hospital went under this past summer). I don't think it was due to my job performance, because after the first week, I didn't even have to stay late to finish up charts.

I'm wondering if this is worth putting on my application, and am most interested in knowing if there's a chance this could hurt me. They never gave an official reason for the termination of my job, so all I can really say is that I scribed for 2 weeks and then that was it. Is there a way in which that doesn't look good?

On the other hand, it was a great experience to me. I always wondered how doctors balanced the need to see multiple patients throughout the day with taking the time to learn everything that was needed. The doctor I scribed showed me how it's done. She was amazing at directing the conversation well to have a concise but thorough balance of everything relevant to their chief complaints, so if this isn't something that would hurt me, I'd like to write about it.
I don't think it will "hurt" you to include it on your Activities list ("Other" would be a suitable tag for a training gig that's not on your transcript or maybe grouped into a Short-Term "Employment" space if you were paid), or you can alternatively work it into your Personal Statement or save it for a suitable Secondary prompt.
 
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