LOR Update from Multiple Doctors

[theoryofmind]

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I work the front desk at a clinic with multiple MD specialties. I'm good friends with most of them, and they would like to write update LORs on my behalf. My 2 questions are:

1. Instead of sending like 9 letters, is there a way they can cosign one? Does having multiple doctors cosign look like they don't know me individually or are not confident enough to write me one individually?

2. My duties as front desk include: check in check out, referrals, authorizations (working knowledge of different insurances), running departmental reports, processing MD orders, etc. I hadn't really shadowed any of these doctors. I just work on their behalf. Is that enough for a letter? They can absolutely attest to my work ethic at the very least. In fact I'm pretty sure they are going to ask me to write it. If you have any good ideas about how it should read, I'm all ears.

Thank you for your help in advance SDN community!

 

[Catalystik]

I work the front desk at a clinic with multiple MD specialties. I'm good friends with most of them, and they would like to write update LORs on my behalf. My 2 questions are:

1. Instead of sending like 9 letters, is there a way they can cosign one? Does having multiple doctors cosign look like they don't know me individually or are not confident enough to write me one individually?

2. My duties as front desk include: check in check out, referrals, authorizations (working knowledge of different insurances), running departmental reports, processing MD orders, etc. I hadn't really shadowed any of these doctors. I just work on their behalf. Is that enough for a letter? They can absolutely attest to my work ethic at the very least. In fact I'm pretty sure they are going to ask me to write it. If you have any good ideas about how it should read, I'm all ears.

1) It's fine for all of them to cosign a single letter. Multiple co-signers suggests that they all agree with whatever is written.

2) AMCAS LOR Guideline: https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/admissionsinitiative/332572/lettersofevaluationguidelines.html

 

[3838]

I wish I'd known about that link when I was asking for LOR's. Are LOR updates a thing?

 

[Catalystik]

I'd look at it more as submitting an elective LOR, wherever you haven't exceeded the recommended threshold. It would act as an "update" if the activity is new and not mentioned in the Primary application.

 

[theoryofmind]

Thank you for your comments! Should it read like a committee letter? I envision one main MD narrating and other MDs interjecting. For example Dr. P writes, "theoryofmind is incredibly organized. Dr. N recalls an instance where...Dr. R recounts..." Something like that?

 

[Catalystik]

Whatever format works best to smoothly present the desired details is fine. Hopefully the docs will write it for you, since those who habitually write employment LORs will have a practiced style and lingo you are unlikely to creditably imitate.