Anyone know schools that accepts ED Scribe hours towards direct patient contact (HCE)

[PAtobe89]

I've contacted the schools around my area and I already know that Nova accepts them, however I would appreciate if any knew any other schools. And please don't say "call each school and ask."

 

thank you in advance!

[vegetofu]

Hi,

 

ED scribes do not qualify as direct patient contact because you are scribing what the provider dictated, there's no pt contact. It would qualify for employment experience. Be careful what you put down on your application because a scribe does not have medical training.

Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA does not require direct patient contact.

[jen0508]

most schools wont accept it as direct patient contact, you would probably have a better chance at applying to schools that dont have any experience requirements. The only school i know of that has no experience requirements is South university

[tmoore17]

PAtobe89,

I am also a scribe in our ED, I took that job after being a Patient Care Tech for over a year. I'm not sure how much you do as a scribe, but I have learned more in 6 months as a scribe than I did as a tech in over a year. As a Scribe, I am learning how to access the patients, I see all results and can correlate the diagnosis from the results. The Doctors teach me things all the time. As a tech, I was having direct contact with them as far as splints, blood draws, EKGs, helping with procedures. Those are valuable skills that need to be learned, but how much of that are you going to do when you become a PA?

 

I think that schools will soon learn what a scribe does and will except it.

[KaylaFall]

The University of North Texas Health Science Center does not require HCE, but I was a scribe and focused on discussing that during my interview and I got accepted!