LOR from Professor at Medical School

[molarseeker]

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SDN,

I just got a shadowing position with a D.O. PhD at a medical school I really want to go to. Does getting a LOR from a faculty member increase chances of getting into the school they teach at?

 

[MedPR]

SDN,

I just got a shadowing position with a D.O. PhD at a medical school I really want to go to. Does getting a LOR from a faculty member increase chances of getting into the school they teach at?

Can't hurt. Didn't help me though.

 

[molarseeker]

What about a family practice vs. specialty doc?

 

[abolt18]

What about a family practice vs. specialty doc?

The more exposure you get, the better. I shadowed an ophthalmologist and family doc. I enjoyed exposure to both and I think my interviewers enjoyed seeing that I had exposure to more than just one field.

 

[MedPR]

What about a family practice vs. specialty doc?

Doesn't matter.

 

[gmcguitar4]

I had an LOR from a doctor on the admissions committee and was a professor and chief of his/her department at the hospital. Basically a bad ***** mufu. Didn't do anything for me at the school. The letter was amazing though and it was mentioned in all of my interviews as impressive.

 

[NeuroLAX]

Who knows, report back when you find out. It didn't work for me. If you have good stats all around, it could very well make you that much more attractive.

Is this school a DO school? Just curious.

 

[deleted357625]

SDN,

I just got a shadowing position with a D.O. PhD at a medical school I really want to go to. Does getting a LOR from a faculty member increase chances of getting into the school they teach at?

Most likely not, but will not hurt. Go for it.

 

[molarseeker]

Who knows, report back when you find out. It didn't work for me. If you have good stats all around, it could very well make you that much more attractive.

Is this school a DO school? Just curious.

Yes, D.O. medical school.

 

[Eric552]

I asked this very same question when I was in undergrad and in the same position. I ended up having two strong LoR's from that medical school's faculty, they were brought up specifically in each of my interviews, and I was accepted 3 days later.


Did they perhaps play a part in the decision specifically for that school? I would say yes, without a doubt.

 

[Goro]

For me, it would a bit.

I just got a shadowing position with a D.O. PhD at a medical school I really want to go to. Does getting a LOR from a faculty member increase chances of getting into the school they teach at?

Nope!

What about a family practice vs. specialty doc?

 

[molarseeker]

For me, it would a bit.

I just got a shadowing position with a D.O. PhD at a medical school I really want to go to. Does getting a LOR from a faculty member increase chances of getting into the school they teach at?

Nope!

Goro, do you mean it would matter to you if I shadowed a radiologist as opposed to a FP? Or are you talking about if it matters to you if I had a LOR from a faculty member?

 

[CDTcorp]

Goro, do you mean it would matter to you if I shadowed a radiologist as opposed to a FP? Or are you talking about if it matters to you if I had a LOR from a faculty member?

He means it would matter if you had a LOR from a faculty member. Goro always comments above his quotes. I'm not a stalker I swear! Just very observant.

 

[screamin eagle]

I got a letter from the chief of radiology and professor at my state school. Had above average grades and MCAT and I didn't get in. Needless to say, it can only help your chances.

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[Goro]

Speciality doesn't matter. But one thing to keep an eye on is that many DO programs (like, say, at MarionCOM) are geared for producing primary care docs. So, you may get a bigger bang for the buck by having the LOR from the FP.

Goro, do you mean it would matter to you if I shadowed a radiologist as opposed to a FP? Or are you talking about if it matters to you if I had a LOR from a faculty member?

 

[EnergyDrink]

I had 2 LORs from med school faculty. One block director (my PI) and another strong letter from a popular faculty member/donor. Didn't even get me an interview at that school (it was an MD school).

They offered to pull some strings, but I declined.

I talked to one of the admissions deans. He told me he had a student that he liked a lot, wrote a very good letter for, and still didn't get her an acceptance. As he put it, the adcom is very "stats oriented"

DO schools might be different though. Holistic, blah blah.

 

[pre med 2014]

Probably won't do anything more than a letter from a non faculty DO would do