Pediatric Medicine Scribe Course
Specialized lessons in this pediatric medicine scribe course discuss common symptoms, conditions and treatment options you will encounter and document while working in pediatric medicine.
Pediatric Medicine Scribe Course Overview
100% Online
This online course can be completed from a computer, laptop or smartphone. All materials are included
learn at your own pace
Videos, quizzes and clinical practice scenarios help test your knowledge. You can start at any time
Medical scribe certification
Become a certified Pediatric Medicine scribe to demonstrate your scribing knowledge to employers or schools
Professionalism
Learn how to behave during sensitive situations you may encounter in pediatric medicine
Comprehensive Program
Our Pediatric Medicine scribe course can be bundled together with our Family Medicine course
Practice in Real-time
Listen to physician-patient encounters and practice scribing, then review with a scribe trainer
Pediatric Medicine Scribe Course Description
This course will prepare you to work as a medical scribe in pediatric medicine. You will learn the fundamentals of how to document the visit note for pediatric patients, including parent or guardian consent, cases with multiple historians, common presenting symptoms, screening and treatment options available for this patient population. After completing this course, you will know what is expected of you before your first day on the job. Video lessons are followed by quizzes to reinforce your learning. You can also purchase additional practice scenarios for more real-time scribing practice.
This in-depth course covers the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to be an effective scribe. In addition, topics that are specific to pediatric medicine are covered including:
- Developmental age groups and wellness visits
- Common presenting symptoms and conditions
- Chronic childhood diseases
- Screening, testing and treatment options
- Medications for pediatric patients
- Terminology and abbreviations
- Patient and parent or guardian consent
- Practice clinical scenarios
For more information please see the course outline below.
How will this course help me succeed?
Knowing what it takes to be a medical scribe and how to function in the clinical environment can prepare you to discuss these topics and more in career and professional school interviews. Our training courses will help you build a solid foundation of knowledge in medical terminology, professionalism as a medical scribe and proper medical chart documentation.
How do I know if I’ll be good at scribing?
Scribing takes practice! Each lesson includes quiz questions and vocabulary terms to support your learning. Every course also features clinical practice scenarios, where you will listen to a doctor visit and fill out a medical chart in real-time. Then review with a scribe trainer.
Who is this scribe course for?
- Individuals interested in becoming a pediatric medicine scribe.
- Employers who wish to streamline their training process.
- Existing medical professionals (e.g. medical assistants) who will add scribing to their duties.
Course Packages and Extra Practice
One course package: The Pediatric Medicine course covers scribing in both inpatient and outpatient settings and includes 3 practice scenarios. This course includes everything in our General course plus additional information specific to Pediatrics.
Two course package: The Pediatric Medicine course is packaged together with the Family Medicine course. There is a lot of overlap between family medicine and pediatrics and with this package you will receive two complete training courses and two certificates for one low enrollment fee!
Extra scribing practice: A third package is available with 6 extra practice scenarios added to the Pediatric Medicine Scribe course. The scenarios come from a variety of clinical situations for well-rounded learning.
Pediatric Medicine Scribe Course Outline
Pediatric Medicine Scribe Certification
A Pediatric Medicine Scribe certification is awarded when you complete this course. If you purchase a two course package you will be awarded a Pediatric Medicine Scribe certificate and a Family Medicine Scribe certificate.
Each of our certificates comes with a unique identification number. You can provide this certificate to future employers or graduate schools and they can contact us to verify the authenticity of the certificate and your completion of the course. The certificate is good for all states.
Pediatric Medicine Course Contributors
Devon Pace, MD
Prior to entering medical school, Dr. Pace functioned as a medical scribe for two years in the emergency medicine and primary care settings. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Pace is currently a general surgery resident and pediatric surgery research fellow.
Maria Lopez, MD
Dr. Lopez worked more than two years as an emergency department virtual scribe for a large medical staffing company where she advanced to medical scribe supervisor and trainer. Building on this experience she then worked for one of the largest medical scribe companies as chief of telescribes, where she successfully trained medical scribes on electronic health record systems such as Meditech, MedHost and Cerner. Dr. Lopez’s experience provides broad insight on best practices and effective teaching strategies when delivering medical scribe services and training online.
Bryce Mooney, PhD
Dr. Mooney is managing director at Medical Scribes Training Institute. He has made a career of combining healthcare, technology and marketing. Recently, he served as chief technology officer for the largest online medical 3D printing community. He has performed market research for some of the largest pharma and medical device companies and worked at Accenture, Microsoft and Ancestry.com in various technology roles.
Britt Picuri, MS
Britt has a master’s degree in biomedical sciences and about 2 years of experience as a medical scribe in various settings, including the emergency department and urgent care clinics. She has experience working with both adult and pediatric populations. Her time as a medical scribe prepared her to take on additional roles in healthcare including work as a clinical research coordinator, medical writer, and pharmaceutical chemist. These experiences have given her a unique perspective on how to effectively integrate the fundamental knowledge of both pathophysiology and medical documentation to prepare students for their position as a medical scribe.
Alice Rhoades, MPH
Ms. Rhoades has more than three years of clinical scribe experience working with physicians and training medical scribes. As a project leader for a medical scribe staffing company, she hired, on-boarded and trained new scribes in medical terminology, pathophysiology, and medical charts in the classroom and clinic. Alice traveled around the United States, establishing scribe services and developing training materials for scribes in emergency medicine as well as outpatient primary care, orthopedic surgery, urgent care and oncology. She managed scheduling, staffing and training of scribes across many clinics and created continuing education materials.
Pediatric Medicine Scribe Course Options
Pediatric Medicine Scribe Course
Comprehensive Pediatric Course
Package Includes:
Save 50%: $999
$499
Pediatric Medicine Scribe + Family Medicine Scribe Courses
2 Course Package
Package Includes:
Save 50%: $1199
$599
Pediatric Medicine Scribe Course + Practice Scenarios
9 Practice Scenarios
Package Includes:
Save 50%: $1199
$599
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