What is the ReConnect Gap-Year Fellowship?

The ReConnect Fellowship is not your typical scribe recruitment program. The Fellowship is designed for pre-health college graduates who are facing a gap-year while applying to medical school or physician assistant programs. During this gap-year, pre-med students are actively applying to medical schools, taking entrance exams such as the MCAT, and preparing to interview at schools they have applied to. Additionally, ReConnect Fellows receive support in their medical school application and interview process.

An Academic Stepping Stone For Your Pre-Health Journey

In this unique gap-year model, ReConnect fellows are employed full-time as medical scribes in a clinical setting while simultaneously applying to advanced degree programs. In addition to the clinical experience they gain by participating in patient care as a medical scribe/medical assistant, ReConnect fellows benefit in the following areas:

• ​You will gain shared gap-year experiences with a cohort of peers who are also applying to medical school
• You will receive application and interview support from program staff and clinical partners
• You will participate in monthly ReConnect Fellowship Professional Learning opportunities
• You will obtain letters of recommendation from mentoring physicians and program staff
• You will obtain behind closed door experiences observing patient and provider

You will be placed in a rural area

Currently, ReConnect fellows are placed at Aviva Health in Roseburg, Oregon. Aviva Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides services for an underserved and rural population. This fellowship experience focuses primarily on Primary Care and Family Practice. ReConnect fellows are employed full-time and are trained as both medical scribes and medical assistants. ReConnect fellows employed by Aviva Health receive full-time medical scribe wages and benefits.

Program Benefits

• Earn full-time wages and benefits as a medical scribe/medical assistant while applying to medical school or other advanced medical programs
• Receive feedback and support on medical school application cycle and interview process
• Gain valuable work experience in a clinical setting; confirm your interested in the medical field, work directly with an underserved population in a rural FQHC