3 EM letters + a Non EM letter, or 4 EM letters

[GiJoe]

Which is better?

will 3 EM and 1 non em make you seem well rounded? or will 4 EM look too narrow minded? or does it really matter?

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[deleted52758]

Which is better?

will 3 EM and 1 non em make you seem well rounded? or will 4 EM look too narrow minded? or does it really matter?

i used three and one, one being from peds... not classically the strongest non em letter to get.

 

[12R34Y]

I'm using 2 academic EM letters, one EM (no EM residency) letter and one IM attending.

later

 

[southerndoc]

My strongest letter was from an IM attending. Two pages of some very good stuff. I was wondering if he was even referring to me when he wrote the letter!

 

[Hercules]

i used three and one, one being from peds... not classically the strongest non em letter to get.

Same here. I went with a letter from a Peds attending who liked me on the rotation and also could comment on some significant extracurricular work I did. It was well received by many of the programs I interviewed at. I think as long as you have some stron SLORs, the rest is just details.

 

[DrQuinn]

I had:

One from a Level II Trauma Surgeon
One from Level II Community ED doc
One from an EM Residency (non PD or RD)
One from community pulmonologist.

Q

 

[swaamedic]

I'm going with the rounded approach:

Trauma Surgeon
Peds Attending
Community ED
Getting an academic ED