Should I include my scribe job on my EC's, I was fired!

[TigerClaws]

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I am a third time applicant and I want to make sure that I am applying with the best possible application.

I worked as a scribe for 3 months during the summer of last year, and I applied while I was still working. A week after I submitted my application I was fired from the job.

I am applying again this year. Should I even include this stint in my EC's/ Work experience? It was an awesome experience but I don't want to mention it because of the short period (3 months) and I don't think there is a favorable letter in there for me either.

Although, I am applying to schools that I have already applied to previously, wouldn't they be seeing it anyway? If they do see it and I don't mention it in this app won't that be raising a few eyebrows?

Please any help in this would be amazing and greatly appreciated. I have other clinical experiences like, shadowing, volunteering in a hospital, volunteering in a hospice etc...

 

[el_duderino]

I would leave it off. If it came up during an interview or some such, I'd downplay it and say the work environment wasn't a good fit for you, the duration of the position was short, and it didn't feel significant enough to include on this year's application.

 

[TigerClaws]

Thanks man! My luck was so bad last time that, I actually was interviewed by someone that worked in the same scribe program, and is a doctor at the same hospital. I did not know that until I already told her that it didn't work out. She mentioned to me at the end of the interview, *facepalm* Then later on I found out that one of the reasons I wasn't accepted was because "I wasn't professional in the non-faculty interview"

 

[el_duderino]

Ouch.

 

[QofQuimica]

Why were you fired? There's a big difference between them laying you off because they couldn't afford to pay you any more, versus them catching you red-handed in a felony like stealing opiates from the hospital.

 

[Planes2Doc]

Three months is a very short time. I think that the short time period might raise some questions.

Otherwise, I believe that under current employment law, it's not legal to ask your former employer if you were fired. Potential employers get around this question by asking if the job applicant is "eligible for rehire." If yes, then the person left on good terms. If no, the person was most likely fired. If ADCOMs are suspicious about activities, I can see them verifying hours, but I don't really see them asking about your past performance (which I believe they can not disclose) from HR or your contact, or asking if you're eligible for rehire.

If you worked for maybe six months or more and got fired, I would say to leave it on but leave out the getting fired part. Three months is kind of short, which is why I answered no in the poll. Did you take classes after the summer? Did you study for the MCAT? These can be valid reasons for discontinuing paid employment. But for most part, it was very short and might be worth leaving out. I think an ADCOM can shed some more light on this.

 

[TigerClaws]

Why were you fired? There's a big difference between them laying you off because they couldn't afford to pay you any more, versus them catching you red-handed in a felony like stealing opiates from the hospital.

Three months is a very short time. I think that the short time period might raise some questions.

Otherwise, I believe that under current employment law, it's not legal to ask your former employer if you were fired. Potential employers get around this question by asking if the job applicant is "eligible for rehire." If yes, then the person left on good terms. If no, the person was most likely fired. If ADCOMs are suspicious about activities, I can see them verifying hours, but I don't really see them asking about your past performance (which I believe they can not disclose) from HR or your contact, or asking if you're eligible for rehire.

If you worked for maybe six months or more and got fired, I would say to leave it on but leave out the getting fired part. Three months is kind of short, which is why I answered no in the poll. Did you take classes after the summer? Did you study for the MCAT? These can be valid reasons for discontinuing paid employment. But for most part, it was very short and might be worth leaving out. I think an ADCOM can shed some more light on this.

I was actually studying for the MCAT at that time, and I was focusing a lot of time on that. The job required me to study for it after hours, and I just couldn't be bothered with it. I don't blame them because obviously the other trainees cared enough to do it.

 

[Planes2Doc]

I was actually studying for the MCAT at that time, and I was focusing a lot of time on that. The job required me to study for it after hours, and I just couldn't be bothered with it. I don't blame them because obviously the other trainees cared enough to do it.

Good! The grades and MCAT should be one's greatest priorities. Entry-level clinical jobs are dime a dozen, they won't make you stand out. You definitely made the right choice!

There's no such thing as a database of past employment. So as long as there is no record of it that can be found on Google, Facebook, Linkedin, or anything else, no one will know about it except that school you interviewed at.

Sorry about that experience, that's rough. 😡

 

[Shams al Deen]

What about quitting a scribe job after 6 months in order to take a similar, better job? The other job was better because it had better hours, was waaay closer to where I live, and provided more patient contact. Anyway, does it look bad bailing on the first job after 6 months? I definitely want to include it on AMCAS because I learned a ton in those 6 months.

 

[Planes2Doc]

What about quitting a scribe job after 6 months in order to take a similar, better job? The other job was better because it had better hours, was waaay closer to where I live, and provided more patient contact. Anyway, does it look bad bailing on the first job after 6 months? I definitely want to include it on AMCAS because I learned a ton in those 6 months.

You should be fine. People leave jobs all the time, and you definitely had legitimate reasons. I've seen people leave far sooner than six months.

 

[TigerClaws]

Ok, I decided not to include it! I don't want to face the questions, and I have enough clinical experiences that it wouldn't be missed. If I get asked about it, I will figure something out then. Thank you everyone here for the help.

 

[notthegumdropbuttons]

I worked full time for 5 months before leaving my scribe company. I was "remote scribing", meaning id be in an office miles away from the doctor while they had wore a piece of technology (google glass) that streamed the encounter to my computer. Never met the doc, nor got an LOR..... I got around 500 hours experience.

Should I include this on my work/ec's?