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I have a small handheld notebook that I used to to write down terms that I wanted to look up later. IMO, its not necessary but you could find it useful. I would recommend buying a smaller one if at all possible.
 
aymar said:
I have a small handheld notebook that I used to to write down terms that I wanted to look up later. IMO, its not necessary but you could find it useful. I would recommend buying a smaller one if at all possible.
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I agree... I had one that I could fit in my pocket and I used it to write both notes and questions that I couldn't ask right away. Plus, you are not encumbered with a notebook that you have to hold in your hands the whole time.
 
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^ Agree with what they said, except it could have been said nicer....The physician I shadowed told me not to take notes so that I could really absorb the environment and be more interactive
 
Huggy said:
In what way would you benefit from taking notes? You wouldn't, you're not a medical student yet. You're not shadowing to learn medical terminology, you're there to observe the physician's behavior and mannerisms, also to understand what a typical day looks like in the clinic/OR.
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That is true for some settings and for some Dr's but shadowing can be much more than just being a fly on the wall. I shadowed a Rehab Doc. at a medical center for a whole summer pretty much everyday he was there and he actually wanted me to learn a few things and expected me to provide minimal assistance when he was seeing patients so I had to be able to take notes.... T'was one awesome summer!
 
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One of the physicians I shadowed told me to write certain things down so I could research them and come back to him with questions.
 
Huggy said:
@Luka75 i can definitely see how long term shadowing could be a different experience. However, I feel that if you are doing only one day per physician (which is what I did) then you definitely should not take notes. I forgot to take into consideration that people do it for weeks/months.
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Agreed!
 
No, don't be that person. If you really want to learn medical terminology take a physiology or a medical Latin course depending on what you want to learn.
 
There's really no need to take any notes - you're not at the stage where you need to understand medical terminology and patients might feel uncomfortable if you're just standing off to the side jotting down notes. If you're scrubbing into the OR, I doubt they'd let you bring a notebook in there.
 
aldol16 said:
There's really no need to take any notes - you're not at the stage where you need to understand medical terminology and patients might feel uncomfortable if you're just standing off to the side jotting down notes. If you're scrubbing into the OR, I doubt they'd let you bring a notebook in there.
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If you're "scrubbed in," it implies that you're sterile and should definitely not have a notebook.

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No notes.. From personal experience, patients tend to dislike it and will likely call you on it. You want medical terminology? Google it.
 
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