Do Letters have to be "Current"?

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Hey guys, im planning on applying for the 2012 match and I just wanted to know if I should get my LOR's as I go along with rotations or should I come back to the doctor(s) once I'm done everything and its around applying time and then ask for letters?

Pretty much I just to know how recent the letter has to be dated if im applying in September.

Thanks!
 
geese said:
Hey guys, im planning on applying for the 2012 match and I just wanted to know if I should get my LOR's as I go along with rotations or should I come back to the doctor(s) once I'm done everything and its around applying time and then ask for letters?

Pretty much I just to know how recent the letter has to be dated if im applying in September.

Thanks!
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You can collect letters as you go along. As long as they are from within the past year or two, you should be fine. (eg., Medical student graduates who take a year off after medical school to complete a MPH are allowed to apply with their "old" medical school letters.)

-AT.
 
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