Is it worth delaying DO applicationg for DO shadowing rec letter?
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Nope. Having a DO LOR will always help, but not having one won't hurt.
You can always submit one later in the cycle.
You can always submit one later in the cycle.
Thank you @Goro. This is actually for my secondary. The secondary asks me to list the MD/DO I will obtain a rec letter from. Should I list the DO rec letter now and submit? I won't have the rec until 1 month or so. And honestly, not sure if it will be better than my MD rec. I scribed for the MD for years.
But I'm currently shadowing a DO.
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Yes, go ahead and list it
so u would recommend getting the DO rec letter from someone I shadowed recently over the MD rec letter for someone whom I shadowed and knew for years?
I already have the MD rec submitted.
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You're allowed to submit more than one clinician LOR
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Aren’t there DO schools that require a DO rec letter?
This school will only consider the clinical LOR I have written on the secondary.
There are other schools
A DO letter is recommended at.my school, not required. I always look to see if an applicant bothered to get a DO LOR.
I didn't get a letter from the DO I shadowed bc I'd spent more time as a scribe with another doc. However I was able to discuss "the DO difference" at length in my essays due to my time shadowing the DO and I believe it was received well. I straight up asked him what "the DO difference" was and he explained very nicely.
Yes, definitely. ARCOM in Arkansas for example. From their website (bolding for emphasis is theirs, directly from their website): Letter of Recommendation from a DO. A letter from an MD CANNOT be accepted in lieu of a DO letter.
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Yikes! 🙂
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