Getting a LOR from the med school's university faculty member

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Hi, I know they usually ask to stay away from LOR from faculty members that are on the medical school staff, but what about getting a LOR from a professor that is not part of the medical school but is part of the university's faculty in another healthcare graduate school. I work with this person in healthcare and the person would write me a great letter.

My only question is would the med school take into high consideration since this person is a faculty member at the university in another department related to healthcare? The person is on ADCOM so would it show the person would have great insight at assessing people?

I already have several LOR and don't really need this letter, but I wanted to use it just for this school because the person is on the faculty.

 

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I used to work for a basic science research professor at a medical school, got a recommendation letter from him. I didn't even know the guy was an adcom until my interviewer told me, and I was like ... and I did get into the school where I used to work this cycle. A whole lot of people do this for letters of recommendation. Your person is obviously a great resource, but be sure that it's a GREAT lor (since it would be awkward to receive a weak letter).

>I know they usually ask to stay away from LOR from faculty members that are on the medical school staff

I've never heard of this before. Why? Possible conflict of interest? I don't see how it is, if the person knows you in a professional environment and can objectively describe you. Medicine is sort-of incestuous like politics, and conflicts of interest are unavoidable.

 

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I used to work for a basic science research professor at a medical school, got a recommendation letter from him. I didn't even know the guy was an adcom until my interviewer told me, and I was like ... and I did get into the school where I used to work this cycle. A whole lot of people do this for letters of recommendation. Your person is obviously a great resource, but be sure that it's a GREAT lor (since it would be awkward to receive a weak letter).

>I know they usually ask to stay away from LOR from faculty members that are on the medical school staff

I've never heard of this before. Why? Possible conflict of interest? I don't see how it is, if the person knows you in a professional environment and can objectively describe you. Medicine is sort-of incestuous like politics, and conflicts of interest are unavoidable.

Thanks for the input.

Yes, I think it has to do with conflict of interest. I read this on a med school's website. I don't know if this is the general feeling for most med schools.

 

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getting a letter from someone who knows you well and can write a strong recommendation is the goal. If the person is a faculty member on the university's medical school, so much the better. Getting it from any faculty on any healthcare faculty and/or admissions committee is fine.

What you shouldn't do is try to get an LOR form someone who really doesnt know you well simply because they are a med school faculty member and you think that solely their position will help you.

Do you see the difference?

I would consider the information in your original post, where ever it came from, at best a neurotic myth

Thanks for the reply. I know this person pretty well (not on a lets hang out after work basis), but we have conversations about anything and I'm the person's assistant and help the person take care of patients.

I have no doubt the person thinks highly of me, but I have other letter writers who will write me great letters. Since there is a limit to how many LOR I can send I would like to send the most effective ones.

If this person's position helps me, then I would utilize it considering I don't have any other letter from a faculty member in a healthcare school, who is also an ADCOM member, who also conducts interviews and evaluates which students would be good graduate school candidates.

 

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