ERAS - Do I mark my PD/Vice Chair this LOR as a Chair?

[PathNeuroIMorFM]

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Very confused on ERAS LOR wording. I am getting letters from my path PDs, who are both vice chairs in their respective departments. This is not a core clerkship.

Do I mark them as chairs or not?

 

[LucidSplash]

Vice chair is not a chair.

Are you a resident or a fellow? If not then None of the Above is appropriate.

 

[Dral]

Agree with above. Neither should be checked in your case if you're applying from medical school.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

You are correct that the question is poorly worded / defined. Mostly it doesn't matter. In some fields (such as IM), it's traditional for applicants to have a "Chair" letter. Which is almost never actually written by the chair, but instead is a summary letter from the Department about all of your experiences there -- usually your clerkship, SubI, and ICU or electives. It's like a mini-MSPE. Often completely useless if you're coming from a DO school, or if an IMG. It hopnestly doesn't matter what you pick, people will just review all of your letters.