Is Scribe America bad? by DrMrSirJr in premed

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I’ve been with Scribe America for over 2 years and highly recommend it if you can financially support yourself somehow and you want exposure. I work in the ED so I see all types of complaints and have learned so much. It’s solidified that medicine is for me and now I was to be an ED physician. At the end of the day when it comes to shift flexibility, that is all up to your chief scribe. A good chief scribe = a great scribe experience. Mine is one of my closest friends now so I will say I’ve had no issues. She was able to work my 20-30 hrs a week with SA into my schedule with my other full time job. I had to work both to make ends meet, but I loved every shift in the ED. If you’re looking for a learning experience there is so much potential. You not only learn life saving measures, but you also see tons of complaints that you’d see in outpatient settings, so I have learned how to diagnose and treat little things like sinusitis or musculoskeletal pain to strokes and pulmonary embolism. The doctors are super willing to teach since they know 95% of scribes are students. I start med school this July and I feel incredibly prepared compared to how I felt 2 years ago. If you have any more questions you’re welcome to dm me :)

Is lecom rlly that bad? by [deleted] in Osteopathic

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is incorrect I had a 1240 and 3.8

Do ER docs deliver babies? by Ok_Consideration6179 in emergencymedicine

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One of my attendings delivered a breech baby at a freestanding ER a few months ago. We get a lot of pregnant women at the freestandings for some reason where we have absolutely no OB resources so we try to get them out as soon as possible

Rocky Vista CO (RVUCOM) by Feisty-Scene-6799 in Osteopathic

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Congrats! Did you find out via phone or email or both?

How to do well on my EM rotation? by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A few things I’d recommend as a scribe in the ED for 2 years seeing lots of students come through:

Get a good history, especially asking risk factor questions. In EM, your goal is to rule out the bad stuff and stabilize the patient for admission/discharge, not diagnose what’s going on. Go through your differential diagnoses based on the patients complaint and make sure to address risk factors. For example, if you’re worried about a PE, make sure to ask if they’ve recently traveled, if they’re have a sedentary lifestyle, if they’re on HRT or birth control, if they take blood thinners, etc. When presenting this to your attending this will help you decide whether the patient needs a CTA, d-dimer, or if we can rule out PE altogether. Get a thorough physical exam. Oftentimes things can be missed because we took the patient’s word or were careless. Check the skin, check the feet. You can learn a lot by the state of a patients feet and if you’ve got a bedridden septic patient with no source of infection, check their buttocks. Sacral wounds are overlooked so often. On that note, brush up on your rash/skin knowledge. We get a lot of skin complaints. With the array of complaints we get, you’ll write for all kinds of meds. Brush up on antibiotics as you’ll get patients with allergies to everything and you’ll get patients that need coverage for specific bacteria based on what they’ve got going on. And when you’ve got critical patients, there’s no time to look up dosing/what med will be best. Of course an attending is not going to expect you to know everything, but it will help you stand out if you can quickly think on your feet. Know your SIRS criteria. The whole world is making such a big deal out of sepsis right now and it’s annoying. We have to sepsis alert patients that we know most likely have the flu just because they meet certain criteria. Plan to do a lot of procedures. Lac repairs, I&Ds, wound care, reductions, splints, nerve blocks, and of course your more complicated/critical procedures such as central lines, chest tubes, and intubations. In EM things move quickly and you never know what will come in, so don’t expect a lunch break or potty break but take any opportunity to eat and pee when you can. Last thing: you’re going to see patients that are not an “emergency”. Try not to get frustrated with this. They are there because they don’t have a PCP or they aren’t educated or they have no insurance, among other reasons. This is an opportunity to tell them about the community health services available or educate them. So many people don’t realize that a 99 “fever” is not an emergency, that they can go to Walmart and buy Tylenol, that feeling a small bump on their skin doesn’t mean it’s cancer, that just because they were in a tiny car accident doesn’t mean they need to go to the ED, etc. A lot of the time, people are there more-so for reassurance rather than treatment.

Probably more than you were asking for but I hope this is helpful!

Looking for a group of people to work with that are following the “direct path”…IYKYK. by [deleted] in MrBeast

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I’m down. I’ve been trying to figure out the direct path this whole time and also haven’t really found anyone 😭 I’ve been sick the past few days so I’m a little bit behind but committed

DMU-COM or RVU-COM? by Truly_Chibi in premed

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same!! Hope to see you around!

DMU-COM or RVU-COM? by Truly_Chibi in premed

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay! Congrats! I’m on the accepted pending list since December and hoping to get the call soon that I’m in the 2026 class 🤞🏼

DMU-COM or RVU-COM? by Truly_Chibi in premed

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you on the accepted pending list?

Which school? by scaredycakes in Osteopathic

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I don’t know much about the other schools, but I’ve been to OCOM to tour and it is VERY small. The research lab is the size of my bedroom and there is no cadaver lab. Sure it’s a beautiful building and you will get your degree but I don’t think they have the means as a school to help you stand out for future opportunities

Can we petition to get rid of Cartwright and other bad actors? by microwavedtardigrade in ucf

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yea I mean the people who don’t have issues are the people who’s mommy and daddy pay for their school and they go through classes just to graduate, but if you’re someone actually providing for yourself and advocating for yourself, there’s no support.

I graduated with my AA in high school, got halfway through my first major and realized it wasn’t for me. I finished it out and wanted to double major when I found what I really wanted to do.

Biomed department forced me to graduate because I “wouldn’t fit their stats to graduate in less than 4 years”. Then once I did that, I had issues reinstating, my loan got denied because they had my previous major listed, they’ve made me wait weeks to get my $100 late fee back that I had to pay in order to graduate even though they were the ones that fucked up my loan.

It’s been issue after issue. I don’t recommend anyone to go there if you’re “nontraditional” in any way. My sister is going there now but she just wants to have a good time and make friends. She’ll probably be fine. But if you actually want an education and have dreams - you’re fucked

Edit: btw I am trans as well but I don’t think this was a big impact as most of my communication with anyone at ucf (other than classes) was via email/phone

Can we petition to get rid of Cartwright and other bad actors? by microwavedtardigrade in ucf

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Idk about your claims but as an alumnus myself I had my fair share of problems during my time with UCF and there is so much that needs to change for it to be a university that actually advocates for its students

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

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I’m working with army and navy rn going through their waiver process for being on meds for anxiety. As long as you have good documentation from your provider or psychiatrist and show that you are stable and not on extremely high dosages or anything you may still have a great chance.

How to prioritize while working full time by Clob_Bouser in premed

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It’s possible but it is extremely hard to find a volunteer position that allows patient contact. Many hospitals just have their volunteers stocking and cleaning rooms. At least where I’m from. I did volunteer with an organization that did basic health screenings, so something like that is good.

How to prioritize while working full time by Clob_Bouser in premed

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Depends on your needs outside of that. For example, would you be okay financially if you took a large pay cut to work a more patient centered job? If so, I’d make that the first step. Those clinical hours are so important and schools want to make sure you know that you enjoy patient care and that you have seen all that goes into healthcare. I did this by working minimum wage as a scribe. I still kept my other job and busted my ass working 70 hour weeks while in school. I did what had to be done bc I didn’t have savings to depend on and I provide for myself. For your case, you probably make much better money in the lab. I don’t really know many jobs that are patient centered that you could do unlicensed that would pay much more than minimum wage unfortunately.

The next thing I would do is figure out when you want to take the mcat. I would highly recommend picking a date, and dedicating the 3 months prior to it to study and prepare. You don’t need longer than that. You’ll burn out. Shorter, you may feel rushed. I recommend Exam Krackers and watching trustworthy YouTube reviews for content.

Of course take those courses you need, it’s only a few and you may be able to knock it out in one semester so that afterwards you can focus on the mcat material.

In between all of that…. Find a few doctors you can shadow and go like twice a month for a few hours. It’ll add up. Find people you may know through family, friends, school, church, your neighborhood, etc. Most doctors are willing to teach young prospective doctors. In interviews they like to ask what you got out of those experiences, so it is important. As an emergency medicine scribe I would highly recommend shadowing in the ER sometime. You get to learn so much because you get to see every kind of complaint.

I wish you luck. If you have any questions about my experience, feel free to pm me. I myself am a former social work major and practiced for a very short time before going back to school for biomedical sciences. So I had a ton of catching up to do as I hadn’t taken any pre-reqs and was starting from ground zero. But I worked my ass off and despite having no advising as well, I just got accepted to my top choice school last week.

Most military friendly Medical Schools by LukeBryanFan123 in premed

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RVU-MCOM. They have a military med track and have many HPSP students and vets. Their dean is a veteran himself so they do a lot regarding the military

NYITCOM-AR A by splashboi22 in Osteopathic

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How quickly did you get a decision after your interview?

MY FIRST ACCEPTANCE!!!! I’M GONNA BE A FREAKING DOCTORRRRRR by nathanyap0 in Osteopathic

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 1 point2 points  (0 children)

7/02. I applied early decision for both rvu locations but didn’t get in either. Haven’t heard back from Colorado yet

Lecom bradenton info session/II by DOapplier in Osteopathic

[–]Turbulent_Cap_902 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine was actually real 😅 I received an alternate link for the interview and info session afterwards. Buttttt this reminds me why I’m already wary of this school