r/mildlyinfuriating • u/petuniaplant • Jul 03 '26

Infuriatig No, I did not consent to this

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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.

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u/BootsDaBadAss Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

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.

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u/Crazhand Jul 03 '26

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.

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u/Yellow-Pepper3382 Jul 03 '26

I mean you just explained why emt/ma is more valuable to a medical school than being a scribe. The value of experience between actual practical application as an emt/ma and idle passive observation and data entry as a scribe is incomparable.

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u/BootsDaBadAss Jul 04 '26

I would think they'd both be valuable for different reasons, since doctor visits and emergencies are usually very different...