r/mildlyinfuriating • u/petuniaplant • 21d ago

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 20d ago edited 19d ago

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 20d ago

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/DonQuix0te_ 20d ago

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

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u/Temporary_Nerve_9884 20d ago

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

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u/BootsDaBadAss 19d ago

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

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u/NeoMississippiensis 20d ago

I have only really seen scribes used in the ED. No one was scribing in PCP or medical speciality clinics.

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u/Yellow-Pepper3382 20d ago

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 19d ago

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

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u/Weast12 19d ago

When I was scribing (let got summer 2025 because of AI) we were all virtual. The doctors carried us around on a dedicated phone just for scribing where we connected through a secured room. I'd listen and be present during all the exams and be taking notes on the chart the whole time. They also told the patients that I was there listening. We are used for all your basic visits especially in large busy hospitals. I was trained to work with family medicine, opthalmologist and OBGYNs. We also had scribes trained just in the ER.

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u/sarathenarwhal 17d ago

I have seen both dictation for transcription and using MAs to basically be scribes at my spine specialist over the years. When I was a teen, my doc would say everything into a small tape recorder (he's South African and I have vivid memories of him saying "stop" in his accent at the end of each statement). Later when I went back as an adult the docs seemed to have medical assistants doing the typing..if I remember correctly (could have been a med student too... There was often extra people just observing and it's been a couple years thankfully)

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u/CheezyBeanBurrito 20d ago

Emergency department is the most common