What is the origin of scut in scut work? According to Merriam-Webster, scut work: routine and often menial labor Probably from medical argot, scut meaning 'junior intern' First known use: circa 1...

Nov 21, 2007 · What is scut to a medical student is different than what is scut to an intern/resident, as nearly everything that a medical student does has some learning opportunity (at least the first few …

Jan 1, 2012 · Scut is degrading work normally done by a paid hospital employee instead thrust upon the medical student because the medical student has no grounds for appeal and can fail if he does not …

Aug 18, 2015 · I wonder if the term scut work, used in american hospitals, could be related to the term scab worker, as in a lowly person who crosses picket lines, since it relates to work that doctors will, …

Jul 13, 2000 · What does scutwork mean/intail exactly???? Scut work is a derogatory term used to describe the non-teaching labor that medical students and junior residents must do in order to be …

Oct 3, 2003 · For example: dictating a discharge summary is pure scut for the senior resident, but for the clerk it can be an educational experience, and therefore become "educational scut". The more tasks …

Jul 30, 2013 · Is it minimal to none? What are the non-medical headaches residents are expected to put up with? Specifically DR.

Oct 16, 2002 · How many of you actually have a "scut bucket" of supplies for performing scut? I saw an article on MD Consult that suggested that the MSIII and IV make a bag/box of supplies for starting IV …

Jul 20, 2018 · Nobody wants to scut medical students out but part of patient care involves doing the boring things - faxes, prior auths, med rec, writing notes etc. As a subspecialty fellow I still have to do …

Aug 10, 2006 · I heard a lot about asking for the scut work during interviews. But, what is the scut work?!