Potential Doctor to shadow emails me to send him a letter

[leonardoson]

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A doctor I emailed to shadow asked for me to send him a "letter" explaining my interest and goals in medicine. Do I send him a written letter through snail mail or attach a typed letter in an email, or send a typed letter through email? I was thrown off by this response.

 

[Psai]

my advice is don't bother
the best shadowing i had was from the people who were enthusiastic and invited me to come over right away
had a local dermatologist tell me through her secretary to write a letter of interest for shadowing and i did. no response. complete waste of time

 

[leonardoson]

Yea, he seems to be putting me off. I asked a couple months ago and he said to contact him in a month and a half. This is the response to contacting him again. Thought it was kind of weird.

 

[leonardoson]

Plus I have 20 hours already from another family practice physician and am still a few years off from applying so I am in no rush.