ScribeAmerica?

[jt6234]

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I’m about to be a sophomore with exactly 0 clinical experience in college (I had over 500 hours in hs, but that doesn’t really count anymore) and got an interview for ScribeAmerica. Should I work as a scribe or try to find an unpaid research internship? (Money is a factor)

 

[993444]

Scribe.

 

[kenykj49]

I've been working as a scribe in the Emergency Department for around 5 months now. Personally I love it, but it is not without its downsides. It is great clinical experience, you can't get too much closer to medicine. I enjoy following the doctor's around all day, seeing every patient with them - the doctor patient interaction is an invaluable thing to watch. You learn a lot of basic medical terminology and pathology. You get to see people in a vulnerable state and attempt to emphasize with them. You get to hangout with smart people all day and develop professional relationships. Working in a hospital allows you to develop your professional persona.

With that said, I believe the hospital and physicians you are placed with have the ability to make or break your experience. I got really lucky with the place I'm at. All the physicians are great, my scribe manager is really cool and relaxed, I send her the days I can work and she works with that. The pay is not great. After the first few months the work becomes monotonous. Its a big time commitment during the semester.

I don't know what your other opportunity is, but this has been my experience with ScribeAmerica. Good luck!

 

[Dr panda]

I’m about to be a sophomore with exactly 0 clinical experience in college (I had over 500 hours in hs, but that doesn’t really count anymore) and got an interview for ScribeAmerica. Should I work as a scribe or try to find an unpaid research internship? (Money is a factor)

Bro are you Russian? (noticed your avatar)

 

[jt6234]

Bro are you Russian? (noticed your avatar)

Я американка, но говорю по-русски

(I’m American, but I speak Russian) 🙂

 

[jt6234]

I've been working as a scribe in the Emergency Department for around 5 months now. Personally I love it, but it is not without its downsides. It is great clinical experience, you can't get too much closer to medicine. I enjoy following the doctor's around all day, seeing every patient with them - the doctor patient interaction is an invaluable thing to watch. You learn a lot of basic medical terminology and pathology. You get to see people in a vulnerable state and attempt to emphasize with them. You get to hangout with smart people all day and develop professional relationships. Working in a hospital allows you to develop your professional persona.

With that said, I believe the hospital and physicians you are placed with have the ability to make or break your experience. I got really lucky with the place I'm at. All the physicians are great, my scribe manager is really cool and relaxed, I send her the days I can work and she works with that. The pay is not great. After the first few months the work becomes monotonous. Its a big time commitment during the semester.

I don't know what your other opportunity is, but this has been my experience with ScribeAmerica. Good luck!

thanks for talking about your experience! I think my biggest concern is keeping up with school, which is obviously 1st priority, but I also need $$$ and clinical hours and I think I would genuinely enjoy scribing... (at least more than the job I have now)

 

[Dr panda]

Я американка, но говорю по-русски

(I’m American, but I speak Russian) 🙂

Прикольно, наверное тяжело было учить?
(Cool, must be kinda hard to learn it?)

 

[Dr panda]

Back to the topic, I would pick scribe position

 

[jt6234]

Прикольно, наверное тяжело было учить?
(Cool, must be kinda hard to learn it?)

Да, русский язык очень тяжело учить. Это моя специальность в университете
(Yeah, Russian is really hard to learn. It’s my major at college)

I’ll probably end up going with the scribing, I’m excited to be a part of the healthcare team (albeit a part that is seen and not heard... lol) and I’m sure there are a lot of things I’ll be able to get out of it, thanks for the advice (and the Russian) !

 

[Calizboosted76]

Scribing is an amazing job. I have been a scribe for almost 2 years and have made various connections with physicians. It is very doable to scribe and do well in school. Just do not overdo your work load and make sure if you feel that your grades are slipping to back off of working. I personally scribed 2-3 days a week when I was enrolled in
-Genetics
-Immunology
-physics 1
-Orgo 1
-Orgo 1 lab
-Healthcare research
and I was able to get all A's and 1 B. Just bust your butt.

 

[CheeseCurd]

In my experience, scribing with scribeamerica has been extremely flexible and an extremely beneficial experience to gain exposure to medicine. I was able to work hours with them, take a hefty course load, and keep up with the research lab I have been in for 3 years. Just be up front with your potential manager in how many hours you can realistically work.

 

[Alexander Brosef]

Definitely scribe. The pay is not great in the slightest, but I have learned a ton about medicine in just over a year that I have been working for ScribeAmerica. I also got some really great experience in both rural and suburban/small city medicine, and I got promoted to Chief Scribe in ~10 months, which is a nice leadership experience that increases pay marginally. I also got a letter of rec from one of the docs I've been working with a lot. I don't have experience scribing during school, but a lot of my scribes work 1-2 days per week during the term, and they don't seem to have a problem balancing responsibilities.