LOR from m1-m2 summer research in radiology?

[strv04]

Is there any point to ask for a letter of recommendation from the attending I've been working with this summer. The research has been mostly retrospective clinical stuff and things have been going well. I ask because it is my understanding that LOR's should mostly be coming from 3rd or 4th year AI rotations. Would a good letter from this research be useful at all down the road or would it not be a factor? (other then the experience itself and maybe a publication or two that are currently in the works)

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[Tiltnpse]

I'd keep in touch with the attending and ask closer to 4th year. (Maybe try and stop by during 2nd year as well to continue the research albeit on a part-time basis)

It's a bit odd to receive a LOR request from a student in between 1st and 2nd year.