Miaow Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I admit I was surprised to see that working as a scribe in the ED counts now as "patient care hours" for PA school. While I understand that people will absorb some of the information and will formulate their own thoughts and ideas as a result of their exposure to patients in the ED, does this really count as direct patient care? I'm curious to hear other people's thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer_dancer01 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I used to think the same thing. I was an RT for 4 years before PA school and felt like everyone in my class was going to have similar experience of direct hands on clinical work. However, there were a few scribes in my class and other "non-clinical" (or at least what I considered non-clinical) professions and they were some of the best students in the class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted November 19, 2015 Administrator Share Posted November 19, 2015 Did "Best students in the class" translate to best clinicians once rotations started? I think part of the OP's point is that there is more to being a good PA than academic success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miaow Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 I don't want to be negative about people wanting to get into PA school. I teach PA students and I love it! I was just surprised recently to learn this about scribes. I think intellectually a person could benefit but I'm not sure it prepares a person for the experience of being a clinician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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