Including hobbies in letter of recommendation?

[PatNanym]

Hi. My attending asked me to draft a letter of recommendation and send it to him. I'm an IMG and so I'm not very familiar with letters of recommendation. Do you think it's a good idea to include my hobbies in the letter? My hobbies are quite unique and thought it would catch the attention of the reader. However, I read somewhere that letters of recommendation shouldn't contain the candidates' hobbies. What do you think?

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[hmockingbird]

There's a place for your hobbies in ERAS itself. Unless it relates to how the attending would evaluate you, I don't really see why it would be relevant in a recommendation.

 

[PatNanym]

There's a place for your hobbies in ERAS itself. Unless it relates to how the attending would evaluate you, I don't really see why it would be relevant in a recommendation.

Thanks.