LOR question

[PokerDoc]

I have 3 letters from Radiologists and one letter from and Internal Medicine doc. All 4 letters are very strong.

I've been told however that programs do not want that kind of breakdown from letters and that I need another letter from a medicine or family medicine physician, even if one of the radiology letters is purely a character reference type letter.

1) Is this true? or can I stick with my current breakdown and hope for the best

or

2) Would getting a slightly weaker letter from another clinician and removing one of the radiology letters (whichever my dean deems is the weakest of the 3) the better way to go?


thanks

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[drizzt3117]

Yeah that's too much rads, I'd go with two and two.

I have 3 letters from Radiologists and one letter from and Internal Medicine doc. All 4 letters are very strong.

I've been told however that programs do not want that kind of breakdown from letters and that I need another letter from a medicine or family medicine physician, even if one of the radiology letters is purely a character reference type letter.

1) Is this true? or can I stick with my current breakdown and hope for the best

or

2) Would getting a slightly weaker letter from another clinician and removing one of the radiology letters (whichever my dean deems is the weakest of the 3) the better way to go?


thanks

 

[PokerDoc]

Yeah that's too much rads, I'd go with two and two.

ugh this is aggravating lol.
Now I gotta go visit my family medicine doc and ask him for a letter.

Also, how should I handle this on ERAS. should I not check off boxes for the letter writers yet and submit on the first? or should I hold off submitting altogether?

can you add in a letter at a later date and only check off 2 letters now?

 

[PistolPete]

I think you can submit 2 LOR's now and add a 3rd later. Not sure how many programs require 3 to be officially complete for a review, but I'd imagine your app would at least get looked at.

 

[badasshairday]

What if you have 5 LOR's? Does ERAS store all five, but only allow you to assign 4 per program?

 

[PokerDoc]

What if you have 5 LOR's? Does ERAS store all five, but only allow you to assign 4 per program?

there doesn't appear to be a limit to how many letters ERAS will store

 

[nightflight]

You guys should not be concerned for these details. Radiology would be just as easy as Peds or IM to match this year. I predict the number of applicants will be less than the number of positions. All of you will match. The money is not there anymore. Job market is horrible. There is no jobs out there. You have to study tons of stuff for 6 years (no it is 7 years because most are doing 2 fellowships these days) and eventually find yourself jobless. There is oversupply of radiologists.
Now, if you truly love it to the point that you are ready to spend 7 years on it and eventually work in the undeserved areas for 180-200K, then go for it.