How does being a Scribe look to admissions officers?

[TheAveragePreMed]

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Hey guys, this weekend I completed a full year of being a scribe at my local ER. Over 1200 hours logged, but really do not know if admissions officers will look at this as just a job or something that I did to really get the full experience of seeing what being a doctor is really like. Through this year I was fortunate enough to come across various DO/MD emergency med physicians as well. Great experience but how is it looked at, how much weight does it hold?


Thank You

 

[Goro]

I feel that scribing is glorified shadowing, but hey, you get paid for it. Employment is good.

 

[DOsoon_2Be]

Never hurts to get started learning how to write a good chart early on. Also, you learn a ton of medical terminology and build relationships with physicians you write charts for all while possibly scoring a LOR. I did it for two years and it was a great experience. The only downside is the pay as a lot of places don't offer great compensation. But if you can afford it, it can only help you in the long run

 

[TheAveragePreMed]

Never hurts to get started learning how to write a good chart early on. Also, you learn a ton of medical terminology and build relationships with physicians you write charts for all while possibly scoring a LOR. I did it for two years and it was a great experience. The only downside is the pay as a lot of places don't offer great compensation. But if you can afford it, it can only help you in the long run

Exactly! But how can i incorporate it into my application?

 

[Isoval]

Exactly! But how can i incorporate it into my application?

A lot like this

Activity: ER Scribe
Dates: X-Y
Hours: 2000
Description: Worked in ER at (hospital) as a medical scribe, assisting physicians in documenting patient conditions and treatments.

It's not rocket science lol

 

[DOsoon_2Be]

I agree with the last poster. Admissions know what scribing is already and what kind of experience it gives you. I didn't delve too much into it on my app but I'm sure it'll get brought up in an interview

 

[Jyggaswoop]

A lot of people (almost every one i spoke with) where I interviewed had experience scribing. It is something that will be brought up in atleast 1 interview and something good to have. One of the interviewers told me "med students who were scribes before do really well in our school", so in the very least, it is something that is favorable to have. In addition to your role as documenting HPI etc. mention how you can basically read radiology reports, other doc's charts like surgery charts, IM charts etc, and how basically you can interact with DO's and MD's etc.