Archive for February, 2009
How Not to Talk with a Doctor
While I’m Scribing, it is key for me to understand exactly why the patient is in the ER and provide an accurate history describing their illness. This is often difficult as patients are often terrible providing a coherent history.
Thus leading to this post by Ten out of Ten, outlining many different types of patients and [...]
Winter Term Sucks: Here Are 4 Tips to Make it Better
It’s cold. It’s dark. You have a frustrating group lab project hanging over your head. You hate life right now…it’s winter term.
Trust me, I can relate. While I was in school, this was my least favorite time of year. The lack of daylight and cold weather piled on top of tough coursework made life miserable [...]
A Great Compliment
A few days ago we received evaluations from doctors we have worked with. Most of the ER Scribes on our team are new this year and have worked for about 6-7 months, and this was the first time we received any feedback since training.
Here is what one of the doctors wrote on my eval:
“One of [...]
Why Pre Med Students Should Read Medical Blogs
Vitum Medicinus says it’s because it will help you get into medical school. Check out this stellar article outlining all the reasons it’s a good idea to read as many medical blogs as possible.
Among some of the best reasons provided: you’ll write a better essay, you’ll know for sure if medical school is right for [...]
My first day as an ER Scribe
I was excited. The ER Scribe position is a dream job for a pre med student. When I first researched the position, I could hardly believe it. You mean you get to follow around ER doctors, take notes for them, keep track of lab results and xrays and cat scans, and you get paid for [...]
Health Care Careers: Physician Assistant (PA). What is a Physician Assistant?
Does the idea of spending four years in medical school intimidate you? Not to mention at least three years in internship and residency? In spite of these fears, do you still have a strong desire to practice medicine?
Do you already have experience working in health care?
If these questions describe you, becoming a Physician Assistant [...]
“Oxycotton”
AKA Oxycontin, a popular prescription painkiller. It’s mispronounced commonly, which is somewhat understandable. It’s hard to get that “n” sound in the “contin” part.
Last week a patient came in with a handwritten list of medications. Spelling was not this patient’s strength. Mispronouncing Oxycontin is one thing, but spelling it as “Oxycotton” is, well, funny. [...]
