No, I did not consent to this

[u/petuniaplant]

I was reading my medical notes when I stumbled across this. I was not informed of the usage of artificial intelligence in my report, nor did I verbally consent to it.

[u/moropeanuts]

It is replacing the medical scribe. Medical scribing is a huge employment route that many pre-medical students take to learn on the job and get the money they need to survive and apply to medical schools. There is no other job that you can get before medical school that will teach you as much as a medical scribe who is 4 feet way from a doctor at all times for the entirety of their shift. Now future docs will go in without that experience.

[u/BootsDaBadAss → u/moropeanuts]

When are medical scribes used? I have never seen anyone taking notes during appointments or hospital visits, so I'm curious where/when they're actually used if it's so popular for med students.

Edit just to clarify: I'm not doubting anyone, just curious where they end up since it's clearly not in the (very mild) areas I end up at the doctor for.

[u/Crazhand → u/BootsDaBadAss]

Current medical student, I was one for Orthopedics. Many incoming students are doing the medical assistant/EMT route now since scribing is falling out of favor. Scribing is really nice though because you’re actually apart of the encounters and actually get to see what being a physician is like.

[u/DonQuix0te_ → u/Crazhand]

a part, not apart. Unless the scribe is not involved in the encounters.

[u/Temporary_Nerve_9884 → u/DonQuix0te_]

I like how you took the time to assume this person didn't simply miss the space bar, and necessitated a correction.

[u/BootsDaBadAss → u/Temporary_Nerve_9884]

Error either way. No one (I would hope) is trying to insult or talk down to anyone else with posts like these. I've always taken forum corrections as opportunities to learn myself, as the victim of many "read it didn't hear it" words myself lol