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Abstract Electronic medical record systems improve communication between physicians but at the expense of a significant documentation burden. Professional and institutional medical scribe programs have been created to alleviate the burden of documentation and improve the utilization of physician time. Reports on the efficacy of scribes in dermatology practices are limited and only available for professional scribe services. To assess the efficacy of an institutionally implemented dermatology scribe program at a tertiary care dermatology clinic, a retrospective analysis of multiple clinic metrics from July 2016 to June 2019 was performed. The 3-year study period encompassed a 21-month pre-implementation period, 3-month transitional period, and 12-month post-implementation period. Since implementation of the scribe program, work relative value units per clinic have increased significantly (p