Scribing Position and full time student?

[Evisju7]

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I recently got hired as a part-time scribe nearby my university. However, I begin a full course-load in just a few weeks and am starting to become concerned. Has anyone done this before? What's your advice?

 

[Evisju7]

Last semester I had a lot of free time on my hands and have "vowed" to be more disciplined with my coursework this semester. I think the scribing position might give me an outlet from the stress of my school. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[alpinism]

Full time courses (12-16 credits) plus a part time job shouldn't be too bad. I'd try it out for a few weeks and see how it goes.

You'll just have less free time for socializing and hobbies/sports. At the same time, you'll have to learn to be more efficient with studying
(get up early to study or study in between classes). It might also help to schedule less scribe shifts during exam weeks if possible.

Ive never worked as a scribe but worked part time in EMS during school and it was very doable. Even had time for a few hours of research/volunteering most weeks on top of 16 credits.

 

[butternutsquash]

I currently work as a scribe and I see fellow scribes who balance their full-time coursework with ~5-6 ED shifts per month. It's definitely doable.

 

[almostnever]

I've personally found that the more I have going on, the harder it is for me to procrastinate. I worked two jobs and went to school full-time during undergrad and had the best GPA those semesters. The semester I had a small course load (13 units) and only worked 15hrs/wk, I didn't do as well because I kept putting schoolwork off.

As a scribe now, I definitely think it's doable to work part-time and still go to school full-time. The good thing about scribe shifts is they're usually big blocks of time (9-12hrs), so once you leave the hospital, you can focus on other things. Feel free to PM me if you want more details.

 

[soccerman93]

It was doable for me, mainly because I could request time off in advance for heavy exam weeks,finals week, etc. As long as the scribing company or lead scribe is pretty accommodating with regards to giving you time off here and there i think you'll do fine. I also did not have any lab courses at the time though, if I had o chem and or physics class+ labs I'd have had a tough time

 

[Hospitalized]

It's very doable with an accommodating scribe program. I had a 12 credit load and 2-4 shifts a week and pulled through just fine when I was just starting. Scribing will make school seem much easier to you as well. It's intense during the training process, or at least my program was. The classroom crawls compared to an ER.