Chairman's Letter REQUIRED at which programs?

[flashgordon]

Hey guys-

I've done a search as well as browsing through programs websites, and have yet to see one program that REQUIRES an anesthesia chair letter.

Did you guys come across any programs? We should make a list...

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[flashgordon]

Nobody knows? I presume you all just applied without checking the LOR requirements?

 

[parrotheadmd]

The only program I applied to that requires a charman's letter is Wake Forest. They would like one from the anesthesia chairman, one from a surgery attending, and one from an internal medicine attending. It may just be recommended, but I'm going to play it safe and do it this way. Hope this helps.

http://www1.wfubmc.edu/anesthesiology/Education/A+Complete+Residency+Application+Includes.htm

 

[pillowhead]

The only program I applied to that requires a charman's letter is Wake Forest. They would like one from the anesthesia chairman, one from a surgery attending, and one from an internal medicine attending. It may just be recommended, but I'm going to play it safe and do it this way. Hope this helps.

http://www1.wfubmc.edu/anesthesiology/Education/A+Complete+Residency+Application+Includes.htm

looking at wake forest's website, it seems to me that's what they recommend as the ideal rather than being an absolute requirement.

 

[DreamLover]

The only program I applied to that requires a charman's letter is Wake Forest. They would like one from the anesthesia chairman, one from a surgery attending, and one from an internal medicine attending. It may just be recommended, but I'm going to play it safe and do it this way. Hope this helps.

http://www1.wfubmc.edu/anesthesiology/Education/A+Complete+Residency+Application+Includes.htm

I really think that was just an example set of letters...I have an anesthesia chair letter, and anesthesia attending letter and an IM attending letter and I'm fine with those...then again...Wake Forest hasn't invited me for an interview yet either 🙂 I'm a gambling kinda gal and I'm just rollin' the dice on this one

 

[jennyboo]

You didn't find any. I never found any either, last year. Or, if there were some, I never knew about it. And, yes, I applied without looking up the requirements for every single program.

I've never seen a program that required an anesthesiology chair's letter. Although, I didn't apply to Wake Forest. 😛

 

[flashgordon]

Thanks for the response guys. So far, I have yet to find a program that absolutley requires one. Thank goodness- I would hate to go suck up to the chair who doesn't interact with students...

 

[candycane]

I believe OHSU requires as Chairman letter, at least it did a couple of years ago

 

[flashgordon]

according to OHSU's webiste... not anymore...

http://www.ohsu.edu/anesth/Education/appinfo.htm