I am a rising M1, finishing up a gap year of clinical research where I played a significant role in closing out 3-4 anesthesia clinical trial studies at my current institution (which was my undergrad). In my exit interview, I was recommended to ask the director of the anesthesiology department for a recommendation letter and was told to draft my own letter to send to him.
In my drafting, I'm wondering what the utility of this letter could be. I would love to come back to this institution in the future for my anesthesia residency, and I know his name carries significant weight in the anesthesia community in my region. Should I be writing this as a letter of support to complement my CV when looking for research experiences over the summer? Or should I be writing this as supplementary to my eventual residency application, speaking on my research experience within the field? Any guidance is appreciated, thanks!
In my drafting, I'm wondering what the utility of this letter could be. I would love to come back to this institution in the future for my anesthesia residency, and I know his name carries significant weight in the anesthesia community in my region. Should I be writing this as a letter of support to complement my CV when looking for research experiences over the summer? Or should I be writing this as supplementary to my eventual residency application, speaking on my research experience within the field? Any guidance is appreciated, thanks!
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