Medical Scribes

Critical to exploring becoming a medical scribe is analyzing your personal desire to work in health care and your comfort level with medical situations and settings. Volunteering in a hospital or clinic is one of the best ways to explore this environment and learn whether if a medical setting will be interesting and rewarding for you.

Reality TV shows about medical experiences allow for rare insights into health care facilities and the people who work in them. Viewers can learn about the experiences of real-life doctors, nurses, and medical support staff in shows such as Trauma: Life in the ER; NY Med, a medical documentary series focusing on New York hospitals in 2012; Boston Med, a 2010 eight-part documentary series following stories of Boston hospitals doctors, nurses, and patients; and the The Critical Hour, a reality TV show about medical emergencies, among others.

Viewers can also access medical shows and health related information on the Discovery Life network, TLC (The Learning Channel), and similar channels, to familiarize themselves with medical terminology and situations.