Which shift should I take for Medical Scribing?

[chem1o1]

Im'm a freshman who's applying for 8 - 12 hr part-time medical scribe shifts (7 AM - & 7 PM) (12 AM - 12 PM) (7 PM - 7 AM)

On Fridays and Wednesdays I get out of class at around 11:20. Sunday is also an option too . I'm in other clubs as well and I also would like to go out with my friends on Saturday. Anyone who knows or has had experience in medical scribing for ScribeAmerica. How long should I stay? 1 or 2 yrs? Which shift should I take?

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[Saturday’s Child]

Could be wrong, but didn’t you already post about this?

 

[deleted480308]

Ask yourself honestly if you will get A’s working that much

 

[electropartyogram]

If you are a first-year, I would not scribe until end of second/beginning of third year, or even wait until after taking the MCAT. Depending on your schedule, you will probably need to study Sundays. Work after class? What shifts will realistically work with your schedule. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday? One shift a week 7a-7p is possible on Saturday. Oh plus you'll make minimum wage while scribing.

For your medical school application you need:

GPA
MCAT
Non-clinical volunteering
Shadowing
Clinical volunteering
Leadership (tutor, teaching, club leader)

Scribing is not on the list above. These things will help:

Research
Paid medical employment

You should remain focused on your overall application now, and worry about scribing during fourth year or a gap year.

 

[Spiceupyourlife]

Im'm a freshman who's applying for 8 - 12 hr part-time medical scribe shifts (7 AM - & 7 PM) (12 AM - 12 PM) (7 PM - 7 AM)

On Fridays and Wednesdays I get out of class at around 11:20. Sunday is also an option too . I'm in other clubs as well and I also would like to go out with my friends on Saturday. Anyone who knows or has had experience in medical scribing for ScribeAmerica. How long should I stay? 1 or 2 yrs? Which shift should I take?

As someone who worked for SA for ~4 years and was chief scribe(manager), first get acclimated to college. Trying to balance work, clubs, class homework and social life is tough, so enjoy freshman year. Yes, I know you want the hospital experience but maybe wait, perhaps until after you take anatomy as it will make scribe training easier and charting easier.

And if it working in the ED, it will exhaust you. It isn't a job where you a bunch of downtime to do school work during your shift. Once I started working for SA (my junior year), my "free time" was studying. People thought I had graduated because they didn't see me. In reality was at work or the library.

Also in order to do 1 year, you have to agree to full time which is difficult as a full time student, so part time is better as it is only 2 shifts per week. Also 12 hour shifts are killers. Policy is that everyone must do at least 1-2 overnight shifts and at least 1 weekend shift a month (if I'm not mistaken or if the policy hasn't changed). I'm a night owl, so overnights were perfect for me but it is difficult to work them during the school year and impossible during the week while school is in session.

Not trying to kill your dream or anything. I absolutely LOVE the ED and definitely considering emergency med (pending step scores of course) but I'd hate for you to go in with a false idea that everything will work out perfectly with classes and such. I'd recommend volunteering first hospital, soup kitchen, mentoring etc. Focus on getting to know your community at school and building those relationships now. Build up your maturity (not to call you immature but you see and experience a lot in the ED). SA is always hiring so if you're meant to scribe, there will be a position for you in a few years.

Good luck on everything! I hope this helped!

 

[little_giant]

Completely agree with the above poster.. enjoy your freshman year and don't worry about these things. And for real, do things because you want to do it not because you need to check that checkbox. I didn't have much shadowing because I didn't believe shadowing really did much, but I'm doing just fine.

But anyways, I was a scribe as well (for a different company but still in the ED) and honestly all shifts are busy. Saturday 7am-3pm is usually "quiet" and so should be Sunday.

 

[Tenk]

As a physician, I really wouldn’t want a freshman scribing for me. I’ll echo everyone else here and say focus on school first then in a couple years once you are solid, scribe.