Medical Do I Need This PI Recommendation?

[GoSpursGo]

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Senior hoping to apply to medical schools (MD only, including the "research powerhouses") in a year. Three labs in undergrad: 4 years in one, ~1.25 in another, summer in the third. Heavily considering only asking for a recommendation from the one I've worked in longest. I don't think excluding the summer one will be a problem because it was only 10 weeks and quite a while ago. Not sure though whether not submitting a letter from a lab I've worked in for 1.25 years is a red flag though. Working on an independent project, but unstable funding situation, poor mentorship, and lack of interest for the research topic has left me feeling burnt out and thinking about quitting. Have a very low author paper coming out from the lab for some minor work not related to the independent project. PI says he would understand and would be willing to write me a good recommendation as he still thinks I performed well for an undergraduate, but it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth since it seems like he'd prefer if I stayed. Will definitely be getting a recommendation from the lab I've worked in for 4 years. Love the subject area, good relationship with PI, multiple publications in high impact journals. Would that be good enough? Fairly balanced research - service/leadership application. Will probably be doing Teach for America during my gap years. High stats.

No you don’t need multiple PI letters.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Get a letter from the one PI that knows you best and can speak about you on a personal level.

 

[AlteredScale]

Agree with above. Get the letter from the PI you have the strongest relationship with. You don't need more than 1. Don't ask for the one from the 1.25 year one..