a prospective scribe is required to learn a large and extensive amount of medical terminology, as well as become familiar with human anatomy. they are also required to learn about health systems and healthcare worker roles, patient privacy, professionalism, communication, information technology, healthcare worker safety and infection control. each program has their own training regimen and some are more structured than others. for example, some programs require that all new scribes take an official graded course prior to working. other programs allow the scribe to start in the ed immediately, but only under supervision that is sometimes referred to as bedside training.