Letters of Recommendation

[Coastie]

Popping up for a quick question.

What kind of letters do I need for Anesthesia residencies? How many, and of what sort? (medicine/surgery/anesthesia, and #'s).

Thanks!

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[patau13]

I would get one letter for the chair of your anesthesia dept. 1 letter from your favorite anesthesia attending and 1 letter from your favorite medicine-related attending (peds, family, medicine). Use all three for anesthesia and for prelim year. You don't need more than that.

 

[lvspro]

Letters, and what they mean, as told by an interviewer.

Surgery: Hard working
Medicine: Has the brains for it
Anesthesia: Knows what they're getting in to

I got my #1 w/o an anesthesia letter
G/L

 

[aredoubleyou]

I would get one letter for the chair of your anesthesia dept. 1 letter from your favorite anesthesia attending and 1 letter from your favorite medicine-related attending (peds, family, medicine). Use all three for anesthesia and for prelim year. You don't need more than that.

Dead on good advice. Try for at least 1 anesthesia letter. I think its good to have at least 1 non-anesthesia letter as well. If its 2 medicine and 1 anesth, or 2 anesth and 1 pediatrics - doesn't matter.