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I'm an MSTP student soon to be going back to third year. Heavily interested in Derm though it's possible that I will fall in love with something else during my rotations. I have done some shadowing in derm during my PhD. My PhD is in bacteriology host pathogen interactions and tying it into derm would be a bit of a stretch, though there are some elements that may resonate with derm interviewers.
My question probably reflects a bit of ignorance on my part or maybe showcases how removed I've been from med school in the past 4 years. But I've heard that letters of recommendation should be all from derm faculty for applying to derm; is that just for MD applicants? Obviously my PhD mentor and even my committee chair have a much stronger relationship with me than I'm likely to have with a derm faculty member. Or do the comments from my PhD mentor and committee chair only go into the dean's letter and the derm LORs are considered completely separately? I'm wondering if I need to find a small derm project to work on in the evenings after I leave lab or what other must-dos I need to be thinking about for connecting with faculty for meaningful LORs (and how many I should work towards). Appreciate any advice.
My question probably reflects a bit of ignorance on my part or maybe showcases how removed I've been from med school in the past 4 years. But I've heard that letters of recommendation should be all from derm faculty for applying to derm; is that just for MD applicants? Obviously my PhD mentor and even my committee chair have a much stronger relationship with me than I'm likely to have with a derm faculty member. Or do the comments from my PhD mentor and committee chair only go into the dean's letter and the derm LORs are considered completely separately? I'm wondering if I need to find a small derm project to work on in the evenings after I leave lab or what other must-dos I need to be thinking about for connecting with faculty for meaningful LORs (and how many I should work towards). Appreciate any advice.