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• Not for profit organization - run by students FOR students

  • No payment required by students or by medical professionals​

• Who are our scribes?

  • All scribes are either enrolled in a four-year university or have completed a degree from a four-year university

  • Scribes are either pre-medical, pre-nursing, or pre-PA students

• Commitment​

  • Scribes are required to shift twice a week for four hours each

  • 6 month minimum (often scribes stay in their position longer), no maximum

• Clinical hours​

  • Students work directly in private offices or clinics

  • Students can work with any type of medical professional, including but not limited to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners

  • Students work one-on-one ​with both physicians and patients, therefore they are granted clinical hours (unpaid)

• • If a medical professional is interested in a paid scribe, we are happy to help them find a graduated student who is willing to work part-time or full-time hours​

  • Working directly on EMR system​

  • At the end of their tenure, students may request physicians for letters of recommendation

• Training

  • We provide basic SOAP training to all scribes​ for free

  • We are in the process of creating training videos 

• Application

  • We conduct selective application cycles to ensure we have the most dedicated scribes!​

• Goals

  • Providing students with learning experiences for their future medical careers​

  • Providing physicians with tools to increase office efficiency, decrease documentation hassles, and increase physician-patient time

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• Other scribing companies are for-profit organizations

  • Payment is required by hospital or private office physicians for the services

  • Companies make money off of scribes working in offices

• Who are their scribes?

  • Oftentimes they hire students in college, however anyone can apply for a scribing position as long as they have completed their GED

• Commitment

  • Scribes are required to commit either:

    • One year of full-time work (sixteen to twenty 8-hour shifts per month​)

    • Two years of part-time work (eight to twelve 8-hour shifts per month)

• Hours

  • Most scribing opportunities are only in emergency rooms​

    • Limited interaction with patients, physicians, and other staff​

• Training

  • Each company provides their own training process​, however students or physicians are often required to pay for the training

  • Often lengthy and stressful process

• Application

  • Students are often required to pay to apply for the programs​

  • Application cycles are often lengthy

• Goals

  • To provide employees for scribing​

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