Life as a Fellow
A brief overview of the responsibilities and benefits of working as a COMET Fellow
Responsibilities and Benefits
- Opportunity to observe provider(s) in clinic while providing support or assistance as a COMET fellow
- Opportunity to learn from or assist with patient examinations or procedures
- Opportunity to provide medical documentation support (including pre-charting, chart reviews, scribing, and preparing after visit summaries or detailed patient instructions)
- Opportunity to observe provider(s) in the Operating Room, if applicable and available
- Opportunity to be exposed to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, such as with documentation support, medical decision making, or developing advancements
Expectations of Fellows
- After acceptance to the fellowship, complete medical scribe online training to learn the basics of medical transcription and medical terminology (approximately 50 hours)
- Be available beginning September 22, 2025 for program onboarding and in-clinic training on the Stanford campus
- Complete 25+ hours of in-clinic training with COMET trainers and physician mentor(s), where you will build your expertise in medical scribing
- Work side by side with physician mentor(s) for a minimum of 20 hours a week
- Commit to a year-long fellowship ending October 30, 2026
Educational Opportunities
In addition to the clinical experience you will gain through scribing, you will also have opportunities to participate in:
- Educational seminars. Examples include:
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) lectures on a variety of specialties by experts in their field supplemented with peer-facilitated discussions
- Peer led presentations and discussions of case reports, innovative programs, and faculty research
- Opportunities to expand your skills beyond the traditional scribe role. Examples include:
- Rooming patients and taking vital signs
- Updating preventative services for patients
- Engaging patients in health coaching and motivational interviewing
- Scribing in innovative models (i.e. telehealth visits, team visits, collaborative visits)
Research and Scholarship
- Fellows are encouraged to pursue optional research with their mentor(s) and/or other Stanford faculty. To learn more about current faculty research interests, please see our Faculty page.
- The program has a long history of fellow-driven research projects, many of which have been presented at national conferences. Past projects include:
- The effects of scribing on physician and patient satisfaction
- Scribing as an avenue of pipeline development in primary care
- And many more!
- The fellowship provides a stipend for travel and accommodation for fellows who have been accepted to present at regional or national conferences.
Updated: Feb. 2025