![]() ![]() If there are residents present, this is likely a teaching hospital, in which there will be educational points made within the discussion. After the initial patient encounter, scribes watch the resident or healthcare provider present the patient to the attending as they discuss the differential diagnosis and workup. This alone is a wonderful learning opportunity, but it gets better. They are responsible for writing all the health information collected in the electronic medical record (EMR) in an organized, fluent and detailed manner. Scribes get to see everything from the sniffles all the way up to Level 1 trauma alerts. So what exactly is a scribe and what do they do? As a scribe, you are fortunate enough to accompany the resident, attending or other healthcare provider in every patient encounter as they obtain a history, perform a physical exam and discuss their assessment and plan with the patient. Is there one experience that is better than the rest? I’m sure this could be answered differently by every healthcare worker you encounter, but I personally know that scribing in the emergency department (ED) not only helped guide me toward a career in emergency medicine, but also gave me the type of exposure and experience needed to be a great medical student. One of the biggest contributors to this ever-growing ball of stress and anxiety is finding extracurricular involvement and medical experience that you believe will make you a standout applicant. Receiving your acceptance letter to medical school is one of the most exciting and joyous moments in an aspiring physician’s life, but the path taken to receive the letter can be daunting to say the least. Musings From a Retired Emergency Physician.Membership & Professional Development Committee.Florida’s Emergency Medicine Residency Programs. ![]()
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