random question about LOR

[IkeBoy18]

This is slightly premature, however I just want to know while I have access to certain individuals, would it be more beneficial to have a great letter from the chair of a prestigious hospital's specialty program, or a great letter from a physician who is the deputy editor of the specialty's journal?

and this is speaking more so of applying to residencies.. and sorry for being so vague ..sdn is a lot less anonymous that it seems..

 

[gutonc]

This is slightly premature, however I just want to know while I have access to certain individuals, would it be more beneficial to have a great letter from the chair of a prestigious hospital's specialty program, or a great letter from a physician who is the deputy editor of the specialty's journal?

and this is speaking more so of applying to residencies.. and sorry for being so vague ..sdn is a lot less anonymous that it seems..

Umm...why not both? They're likely to be equally well known in the specialty (if you're unsure, do a PubMed search on them both and see who's got the most papers) so it probably doesn't matter. Whoever will write the better letter.

 

[ResidentMD]

Umm...why not both? They're likely to be equally well known in the specialty (if you're unsure, do a PubMed search on them both and see who's got the most papers) so it probably doesn't matter. Whoever will write the better letter.

When doing a Pubmed search, preferably compare the number of original articles. A deputy editor's publication count can go up significantly with the number of editorials.

I agree with the very first and very last part - whoever will write the better letter. Their reputation seems like it would be similar.