Auditions and LORs

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I am planning on doing an audition rotation at the program I really would like to attend the most. I read a recent thread regarding LORS and the importance of EM letters. I had acouple of Qs.
Are SLORs strictly from EM PDs? Can they be from EM docs at an EM residency?
I get the notion that SLORs are really what is focused on. So, would a non-SLOR from a community EM doc that will be VERY good and likely to utilize buzzwords and such be a significant benifit?

My situation is this. I am rotating in the program I want as above, but because of family situations I really need to not do any aways if possible. I hope to match at this program but I will apply to a great many as you just never know. If I can get two SLORs (if possible, as above) from my elective, would this be OK in the hindsight of those who have mathced?

 

[Dukes]

I am planning on doing an audition rotation at the program I really would like to attend the most. I read a recent thread regarding LORS and the importance of EM letters. I had acouple of Qs.
Are SLORs strictly from EM PDs? Can they be from EM docs at an EM residency?
I get the notion that SLORs are really what is focused on. So, would a non-SLOR from a community EM doc that will be VERY good and likely to utilize buzzwords and such be a significant benifit?

My situation is this. I am rotating in the program I want as above, but because of family situations I really need to not do any aways if possible. I hope to match at this program but I will apply to a great many as you just never know. If I can get two SLORs (if possible, as above) from my elective, would this be OK in the hindsight of those who have mathced?

Hi, SLORs are definitely the way to go. I had a couple SLORs and a couple letters from community EM docs. In more than a few interviews the interviewer made a comment about not paying attention to the non-slors.
SLORs don't have to come from the PD infact I didn't have any from a PD, just the clerkship director and an associate residency director. Having a SLOR from a PD is generally much better because there is a much higher chance of that person being known in the EM community. If you can get two Slors and assuming the rest of your application is ok you will be fine. best of luck.

 

[Nosa]

excuse my ignorance - what are SLORs?

I am planning on doing an audition rotation at the program I really would like to attend the most. I read a recent thread regarding LORS and the importance of EM letters. I had acouple of Qs.
Are SLORs strictly from EM PDs? Can they be from EM docs at an EM residency?
I get the notion that SLORs are really what is focused on. So, would a non-SLOR from a community EM doc that will be VERY good and likely to utilize buzzwords and such be a significant benifit?

My situation is this. I am rotating in the program I want as above, but because of family situations I really need to not do any aways if possible. I hope to match at this program but I will apply to a great many as you just never know. If I can get two SLORs (if possible, as above) from my elective, would this be OK in the hindsight of those who have mathced?

 

[EM Junkie]

The SLOR is a "Standardized Letter of Recommendation" for Emergency Medicine residency programs. They were created to cut to the chase on your good and bad points; and thus avoiding all of the BS that comes with a hand-written letter. I suspect that the ease with with these letters are created and read also had something to do with it.

The SLOR is put out annually by CORD, or the Council of EM Residency Directors. The SLOR can be found at their webpage: http://www.cordem.org/slor.htm

Note that the SLOR is only to be filled out by EM faculty at residency-training programs. Community EM docs cannot fill this out for you.

Good luck!

 

[JkGrocerz]

I am planning on doing an audition rotation at the program I really would like to attend the most. I read a recent thread regarding LORS and the importance of EM letters. I had acouple of Qs.
Are SLORs strictly from EM PDs? Can they be from EM docs at an EM residency?
I get the notion that SLORs are really what is focused on. So, would a non-SLOR from a community EM doc that will be VERY good and likely to utilize buzzwords and such be a significant benifit?

My situation is this. I am rotating in the program I want as above, but because of family situations I really need to not do any aways if possible. I hope to match at this program but I will apply to a great many as you just never know. If I can get two SLORs (if possible, as above) from my elective, would this be OK in the hindsight of those who have mathced?

Ideally you want to do at least 2 EM rotations and get letters from both but what you describe is still doable. my advice to you is that if you wanna match at that specific program, you work your butt off during your rotation there, get a strong letter from the PD and another strong letter from anyone else that is well known. assuming the rest of your app is alright, it should put you in a strong position in the above program and a decent one everywhere else. also if you're getting an EM letter, make it a SLOR. other good NON-EM letters can come from surgery or medicine and depending on how well you know your letter writer, you can ask them to tailor it to EM

good luck

 

[bla_3x]

...also if you're getting an EM letter, make it a SLOR. other good NON-EM letters can come from surgery or medicine and depending on how well you know your letter writer, you can ask them to tailor it to EM

good luck

I had an MSIII EM rotation at a community ED. My preceptor would write me stelar letter, but he was under the impresion that he could not write a SLOR, it had to be from at least a residency program. Is this true?

Thanks!

 

[EM Junkie]

I had an MSIII EM rotation at a community ED. My preceptor would write me stelar letter, but he was under the impresion that he could not write a SLOR, it had to be from at least a residency program. Is this true?

Thanks!

Does anybody even read my posts?????? I repeat, for those who cannot read 2 posts earlier:

"Note that the SLOR is only to be filled out by EM faculty at residency-training programs. Community EM docs cannot fill this out for you."

Geez... 😕

 

[RayF]

Hey Junkie, I had a question.. not sure if it's been addressed before:
Can SLORs come from community EM docs? 😀

 

[RayF]

but seriously, I read the CORD EM outline for SLOR's.. It stated that "ONLY emergency medicine faculty" should fill out the SLOR.
This should include "EM faculty" from the med school's afiiliated hospital where students would do rotations, even if they don't offer a residency program in EM.

But that's just my take from reading the site. what do you think?

 

[BKN]

but seriously, I read the CORD EM outline for SLOR's.. It stated that "ONLY emergency medicine faculty" should fill out the SLOR.
This should include "EM faculty" from the med school's afiiliated hospital where students would do rotations, even if they don't offer a residency program in EM.

But that's just my take from reading the site. what do you think?

You're correct in your reading. I will say that I put more weight on evals from residency programs. The faculty has seen more candidates and how they worked out over time and training.

I think most PDs would say the same.