Which Schools Accept ED Scribe as patient care experience?

[astrnad]

Hi All,

 

I am applying next summer and am starting to worry that my health care experience may not be what I need to get into some programs. I worked as an ED scribe full time for 1.5 years and was occasionally involved in direct care, especially towards the end of my time working there. Are there schools that will see this as direct patient care or will this be equated to health-related experience? I have lots of other medical related experience (MA, clinical research assistant, ED volunteer, reimbursement counselor, etc), but they are only about 1000 hours or so total....

 

What do you guys think? Any recommendations as to which schools I should apply to?

 

GRE: 590 Verbal, 690 Math

Undergrad GPA: 3.6

Post Bacc GPA: 3.8

 

Thanks so much!

 

Andrea

[IdahoPA]

Be proactive and do some research (ie. call/email the schools you are interested in to see if they accept your HCE.)

[LESH]

Hi All,

 

I am applying next summer and am starting to worry that my health care experience may not be what I need to get into some programs. I worked as an ED scribe full time for 1.5 years and was occasionally involved in direct care, especially towards the end of my time working there. Are there schools that will see this as direct patient care or will this be equated to health-related experience? I have lots of other medical related experience (MA, clinical research assistant, ED volunteer, reimbursement counselor, etc), but they are only about 1000 hours or so total....

 

What do you guys think? Any recommendations as to which schools I should apply to?

 

GRE: 590 Verbal, 690 Math

Undergrad GPA: 3.6

Post Bacc GPA: 3.8

 

Thanks so much!

 

Andrea

 

 

Here is a spreadsheet with some dated info on schools HCE requirements. http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=1

Scribes get into PA programs, but you are also an MA right? I'd play them both up.

[calad]

You can discuss that your responsibilities as a scribe expanded as you time went on to include some direct patient care.

[MrsRonSwanson]

Look at the requirements for each program in the country. E-mail/call the ones you are interested in. Some will accept it, others may not, but now is certainly the time to figure it out because you don't want to be working on that next spring.

[Pedra]

My friend just got in to Idaho State U and most of his medical experience was as a scribe.

[cinntsp]

Most programs' websites list or at least hint at what they consider as acceptable HCE. Just give them a call for clarification.