Job as a ED scribe

[graybrij]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

I'm a nontraditional applicant. Now 24 graduated 3 years ago with a BS in Psych. CGPA 3.45 sGPA 3.3. Took the MCAT in May. Predicted score of 29. I've applied to some smp programs but won't find out if I got in til I get that MCAT score.

I just got a job as a ED scribe. I understand it's a valuable experience. However, as a nontraditional...I have bills. And it only pays $8. I'm not sure if I should tough it out and get a second job for supplemental income or if I should pass up the opportunity and just try to get extra volunteer hours. Any thoughts?

 

[Plecopotamus]

I'm a nontraditional applicant. Now 24 graduated 3 years ago with a BS in Psych. CGPA 3.45 sGPA 3.3. Took the MCAT in May. Predicted score of 29. I've applied to some smp programs but won't find out if I got in til I get that MCAT score.

I just got a job as a ED scribe. I understand it's a valuable experience. However, as a nontraditional...I have bills. And it only pays $8. I'm not sure if I should tough it out and get a second job for supplemental income or if I should pass up the opportunity and just try to get extra volunteer hours. Any thoughts?

It would be helpful to tell us what other clinical experience you have.
In general, if you can demonstrate sufficient clinical exposure on the basis of volunteering/shadowing, you can do whatever job you want to support yourself. If you're in an area with academic hospitals, a position as a clinical research coordinator would kill two birds with one stone and give you clinical exposure with better pay (most likely).

 

[graybrij]

Woops!

I have 600 hours of work as a clinical nutrition assistant...basically just describing the physician prescribed diets to patients and ensuring their food arrived on time.

60 hours of shadowing a neurosurgeon.

2 years of volunteering at a hospice.

1 year volunteering at a health museum and teaching kids about nutrition, the cardiovascular system, and respiratory system.

Plus a variety of other nonclinical volunteering...

I plan on getting some DO shadowing in this year as well.

It would be helpful to tell us what other clinical experience you have.
In general, if you can demonstrate sufficient clinical exposure on the basis of volunteering/shadowing, you can do whatever job you want to support yourself. If you're in an area with academic hospitals, a position as a clinical research coordinator would kill two birds with one stone and give you clinical exposure with better pay (most likely).

I appreciate the feedback. I'll look into it!