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Hi, if anyone could give me any advice on whether I should get these letters of rec for my committee packet, that would be great
1) A physician I shadowed for a few days agreed to write me a strong letter. I know in general you don't want to get a letter from a physician you shadowed, but half of my personal statement is about me watching him treat a very unique patient. I gained a lot of insight from the case, which I showed him in my personal statement, so I feel like he could talk about my traits that would make me a potentially good doctor.
2) I've been working for another doctor for about 3 months, but he said that since he hasn't known me for long enough, he can try to write a good letter, but more likely it'll turn out to be an okay letter. the reason I'm worried though is because on amcas I wrote the experience down as one of my most meaningful and a good chunk of my personal statement is about an experience I had at the clinic. so since it clearly looks like I value this experience, would it look bad if I didn't have a rec from this doctor?
1) A physician I shadowed for a few days agreed to write me a strong letter. I know in general you don't want to get a letter from a physician you shadowed, but half of my personal statement is about me watching him treat a very unique patient. I gained a lot of insight from the case, which I showed him in my personal statement, so I feel like he could talk about my traits that would make me a potentially good doctor.
2) I've been working for another doctor for about 3 months, but he said that since he hasn't known me for long enough, he can try to write a good letter, but more likely it'll turn out to be an okay letter. the reason I'm worried though is because on amcas I wrote the experience down as one of my most meaningful and a good chunk of my personal statement is about an experience I had at the clinic. so since it clearly looks like I value this experience, would it look bad if I didn't have a rec from this doctor?
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