Letters of recommendation (new threads)

LOR for aspiring Pediatricians!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:35:09 +0000

We need 3 LOR's at least. I would get as many as you can and then pick through ERAS. I am not exactly sure how many you can send to each program but at least 3 you need to have. I would ask to meet with Dr. Quattrin. She is the chair of pediatrics. Her secretary is Lisa and her number is 878-7288. I would get a letter from her if you can or at least try to meet with her. I would ask one of the attendings you worked with during pediatrics and then if you are doing a Sub-I now or in August ask one of them. Those should be your 3 letters. If you can't come up with them from that, maybe go talk to the residency coordinator, Dr. Fitzpatrick, that's who I talked to. Her secretary's number is 878-7355 and you could set up to meet with her! She is full of all sorts of helpful info. Hope that helps!

A thought about recommendations

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:04:27 +0000

This is going sound exceedingly frustrating but there's no right answer to do this. Some residencies actually like when that letters all come from faculty in the specialty you're applying to (i.e. Surgery and its specialties) while there's alot of leeway with others… by that I mean that similar specialties don't mind getting letters from each other (i.e. Medicine letters for a Family Med residency)
So here are a couple of ideas of who you might approach..
1) The Chair of the Specialty (from UB) of the residency you're going into - the only mandated letter in almost all programs
2) Physicians from Third Year
3) Physicians from Fourth Year sub-i's/electives
4) Physician Mentors in Med School/clubs/shadowing etc.
As far as obtaining them… that's another strategy that I wasn't very good at… anybody have thoughts about that?