i am in the process of asking for letters. Is it necessary for my letter writers to write two separate letters or is it acceptable to upload the same letters for both? Asking letters from a surgeon, two radiologists, and a cardiologist.
You only need one letter. I only had an IR attending write a letter for me. I also had a surgery attending write a letter for me that I submitted to IR programs. Just tell them you're strongly interested in IR, but think that diagnostic is really cool too. If you don't say it first and talk about IR an entire interview, they'll remind you that it's mainly a diagnostic residency.