I was applying to a ton of Scribing places because I am somewhat lacking in clinical experience. Haven't heard back from actual physicians/ScribeAmerica yet but how would Scribing for a Chiropractor look if I am pursuing a different degree?
Scribing for a Chiropractor? Good, okay, or bad?
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I would only take this job if this is the only way to pay the bills, and you took advantage of every other waking hour to shadow MD/DO and to volunteer to help underserved.
If you are lacking clinical experience, scribing for a chiropractor is not really going to help you when you apply for medical school. One better option for clinical experience is to get your EMT and work as an EMT/med tech. Or look for a job as a patient navigator. Maybe one of the other scribe opportunities will come through, but the gap year job market can be tough, so cast a wide net, geographically and otherwise.
If you are lacking clinical experience, scribing for a chiropractor is not really going to help you when you apply for medical school. One better option for clinical experience is to get your EMT and work as an EMT/med tech. Or look for a job as a patient navigator. Maybe one of the other scribe opportunities will come through, but the gap year job market can be tough, so cast a wide net, geographically and otherwise.
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Bad.
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At the very least it’s just a job imo. Don’t see how it could look “bad”. Even if someone said “this has nothing to do with medicine” some people gotta work to pay the bills, I don’t see how that could be bad.
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Bad.
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Just to clarify, did you say “bad” only because OP is trying to use it as a substitute for clinical experience? Would you have said “bad”’otherwise?
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Yes to both.
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OP needs to scribe for real clinicians, not quacks.
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What's wrong with chiropractors?
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The stink of pseudoscience
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Is it true that some DO's feel that way about OMM?
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Some DO students sure do, but there's at least some data backing up OMM. But subluxations are in the same class as Chapman's points.
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can you point me in the direction of data supporting the use of cervical adjustment to treat headaches, hypertension, even diabetes or infertility? No?
Neither can chiropractors.
But they still do it anyway
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I doubt it will help you. I don't think it would hurt you either. If you gotta pay the bills I guess.... but I wouldn't bring it up on your app just to be safe. I would try and do something else instead.
Everything. Everything is wrong with chiropractors. They are physical therapists with delusions of grandeur. Neck manipulations can cause artery dissections and stroke in otherwise healthy people. Don't even get me started on the ones that run around on facebook claiming they're a doctor then in the next breath say "stop worrying about measles, it's just a rash and a fever.", and other such nonsense.
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Oh my gosh I just came across one who hurt my heart with all the claims about the flu vaccine or any other vaccinations! And the fact her just called himself Dr.”....” without specifying that he is a chiropractor kills me!! He has a large following on social media who believes what he says because he is a “Dr”! I really wish MD/DO have a separate than other practitioners. Because it gets super confusing for the general public and allows wackos to get away with these claims because they have Dr. before their name although they are not MD/DO!
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I truly don't believe it will help your cause at all for applying to either MD/DO school. You need to scribe for a physician.
Chiropracticers do stretch their claims into the realms of pseudoscience. But in the strictly mechanical sense, they can help certain people. One day i woke up and turned my head, completely through my kneck out of place and I couldn't not move it at all. I hobbled into a chiropractic office and he helped fix it within 5 mins. Did it cure my hypertension? No. But it is useful for certain situations, as is OMM.
Unfortunately, many of them end up on the natural herbal energy flow pseudoscience BS train as well.. and in that regard I dont consider them to be doctors that use scientific reasoning to solve problems. But they are valuable for certain situations.
Unfortunately, many of them end up on the natural herbal energy flow pseudoscience BS train as well.. and in that regard I dont consider them to be doctors that use scientific reasoning to solve problems. But they are valuable for certain situations.
So I decided to take a gap year before going to medical school and I decided that I wanted to become a medical scribe. I have three offers on the table, one with a neurologist (strictly scribing), one with a urologist (strictly scribing), and one with a podiatrist (scribing, taking x-rays for patients, working with different kinds of laser therapy technologies). Which one would be the most helpful and/or look the best on my medical school apps? I wanted to do the podiatry one because it has more hands-on experience, however I feel that not working under an MD doctor might hinder me.
Any advice on this situation? Thank You.
Any advice on this situation? Thank You.
I think you'd want an MD to write a letter of recommendation
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Work for the MD. Either the urologist or neurologist will work well. If you want to add it to your MD application, you should be scribing for an MD.
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My general rule of thumb: If you have to ask in a forum, that voice in your head is telling you it's probably a bad idea. In that case, it's probably a bad idea.
If you feel the need to scribe, find an MD or DO. Better yet, you can volunteer in a clinical setting to get the experience with a far lighter time commitment. That way you can spend more time focusing on your grades and MCAT.
If you feel the need to scribe, find an MD or DO. Better yet, you can volunteer in a clinical setting to get the experience with a far lighter time commitment. That way you can spend more time focusing on your grades and MCAT.
Well the thing is I can already get an MD to write me a good letter of recommendation because I've done previous research with an MD in the past. The thing with this podiatrist is that I'm getting the opportunity to add a lot more experience than just "scribing" to my resume. Would you still suggest scribing with an MD?
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The problem with scribing for a podiatrist isn't the experience of working with patients per se, its that you would not be scribing for someone in the field that you are applying for. Scribing for an MD would reflect much better on your application. You need to think about how you are presenting yourself to adcoms. If you have 500 hrs scribing for a podiatrist it almost looks like you're trying to get into podiatry...
I would scribe for the MD. Scribing for the MD carries no risk. The other may offer a more involved experience, but also carries a bit more risk.
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Scribing for urology could be fun. I am just a lab tech for a urology clinic, but it seems our MAs keep pretty busy. Plus, what’s better than prostates and vasectomies?
I jest, but in seriousness I would ask a physician at each of the clinics if you are able to shadow as a student for a day so you can get an idea of he workflow of the clinic (I am talking MD here, don’t consider the podiatry). This will give you more shadowing hours and let you know which one is the better place to be!
