![]() ![]() I have a better idea of the thought processes that go into some of the questions that the physicians are asking the students and early residents because I’ve spent so much time working one-on-one with the doctors and I know how they think. I worked at University Hospital in San Antonio where there are 3rd year medical students and very early residents. I learned how to give a triage, what questions to ask the patients, how to respond to those questions, what tests to order, and how doctors work within the healthcare system as a whole. How do you think your experience as a scribe has prepared you for your future?įirst, and most importantly, I learned how to think like a physician. He thought we may need to test the snake. We asked him if he knew what kind it was, and he said, “No, but I caught him!” and pulled out a bag with a live water moccasin in it. (**Collective gasp**) He was fine, but who wants to tell their parents they shot themselves? He walked himself in and walked himself out.Īnother experience was when an old farmer with denim overalls came in and said he’d been bitten by a snake. He said he accidentally shot himself and didn’t want to get in trouble, so he stole his dad’s truck and drove himself to the hospital. We were asking him where his parents were and how he got to the hospital. There was no one in the ER, and this 14-year-old boy came in with a bullet wound. There are many, but two stick out in my mind. What was the most interesting case or experience that you’ve encountered as a scribe? I think that definitely helped me stand out in the interview. I was also able to discuss my vertical growth within the company from a Medical Scribe, to an Implementation Trainer, to a Site Coordinator that manages the day-to-day operations of the scribes at several facilities within a healthcare group. ProScribe has allowed me to work in many cities with many different doctors on their implementation team, so it led to a really long conversation about medicine in general. ![]() I began telling them about my experience as a scribe, what I had learned, what I had experienced – and they were beyond impressed. They had highlighted it in red and asked me if it was a typo. I think it was something like 7,000 hours. When I was in my interview in the last application cycle, I had written down all of the clinical hours I had. It gave me real-world examples to talk about in my interview. Do you think being a scribe helped you get into medical school? If so, how?ġ00% yes. You get to see what medicine is really like. In the ER, you see the outside influences because you see it raw. ![]() A patient comes in with X, you give them Y drug or perform Y surgery, and they go home and feel better. I worked in an operating room and saw a very process-driven form of medicine before I started working with ProScribe. There are a lot of social and economic factors that influence healthcare. Things are rarely as straightforward as they seem. Scribing has taught me that healthcare is very complicated and nuanced. What has being a scribe taught you about the healthcare industry? I think that’s one of the things that made a significant difference between when I applied last year and this year. They think, “I got this – I’m smart,” but I highly recommend seeking out as many people with experience and expertise as possible to help you. Most pre-med students, myself included, are very enthusiastic… very. Consult an expert or someone with experience on the content (and grammar!) of your essays, medical school interviews, activities, work experience, etc. What is the best advice you would give someone applying to professional school? Professional degrees are often required before an individual can begin a certain working in a particular occupation. What is a professional school? Professional school programs help student prepare for careers in specific fields, such as medical, law, pharmacy, social work schools, etc. ![]() They also locate information and patients for physicians and complete forms needed for patient care. What is a medical scribe? A medical scribe is a person, or paraprofessional, who specializes in charting physician-patient encounters in real time, such as during medical examinations.Thomas was accepted to three medical schools and ultimately decided to attend the University of the Incarnate Word Osteopathic School of Medicine in San Antonio, Texas.īefore we begin, it’s important to understand two things: This year was his 5th (and last!) time to apply to medical school. Thomas has been employed with ProScribe for more than five years, a national medical scribe company featured on the Inc. Thomas Chilton is a site coordinator with ProScribe and shares entertaining anecdotes about how his experience as a scribe helped him with the professional school application process and getting into med school. ![]()
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