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For One Medical Student, a Job as a Scribe Was the Pathway to Emergency Medicine

By Skyler E. Smith | on March 19, 2019 | 2 Comments
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Skyler E. SmithMs. Smith is a second-year medical student at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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2 Responses to “For One Medical Student, a Job as a Scribe Was the Pathway to Emergency Medicine”

  1. March 24, 2019

    Bethany Cummings, DO FACEP Reply

    Re:Ms. Smith’s article of her journey starting as an EM scribe. She so eloquently describes what we do on a day-to-day basis which may get over shadowed in these days of statistical graphics and electronic charting and coding. It was wonderful to read and see even though she comes from a medical family, how exposure to our world is described so well, and encouraging of the human things we do that matter so much to others.
    Kudos and best of luck in your medical career, and to those who influenced your decision, dedication, drive and ability to choose this adventurous path. As Frost said …”I took the path less traveled and it has made all the difference.”

  2. March 26, 2019

    Susan Ray Reply

    Skyler, I’m so proud of you! A medical student and a writer. You certainly painted a picture of hospital life, a life you were born to live. Someday I hope you are my doctor!

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