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[Angus Avagadro]

You can politely ask them to reconsider, otherwise drop it. If that is their policy, then they don't have to accept it. If you use ths CRNA letter as an additional endorsement to your app, some schools may accept it. But your pre med committee makes their own rules. A CRNA is not the same as basic science PhD or a physician. I understand they get a PhD now, but it ain't the same. Good luck and best wishes.

 

[clumsy.md]

For the last year or so I've worked closely with the lead APP (a CRNA) at the hospital I work at (And the main hospital for my in-state school). She was recently promoted to the Director of APPs for the entire University/Healthcare system.

I was going to ask her to write me a LOR, but my undergraduate committee doesn't want me to. The committee normally receives the LORs from the writers, then compiles them into one document; but they have said they didn't want to include any letters if not from a professor or an MD/DO.

I'd be willing to bet it would be the strongest letter I have. Should I push the committee to accept it or have her just send it directly to schools?

The reason your undergrad committee doesn't want you to, in large part, is because most medical schools explicitly say they don't accept letters from certain fields/degrees (i.e. Podiatrists, PAs, NPs, etc). They're not trying to burn you, they're just trying to save your application.

 

[Shunsui]

Directly from Seton Hall’s website:

“At least one (LOR) from a health care professional (does not need to be a physician – can be a nurse, social worker, physician’s assistant, occupational therapist, psychologist, etc.).”

Granted, this is only for Hackensack but I would assume other med schools operate the same way in the sense that CRNA title wouldn’t matter

 

[WheezyBaby]

I would disagree with that generalization. Most MD schools have no requirement or recommendation for any sort of clinical letter. So even letters from MDs, particularly shadowing, have little impact. However, if you are an employee and your work supervisor is a CRNA, DPM, etc, a letter that is written evaluating your job performance is more than acceptable for an adcom. Indeed, it is often the recommended alternative letter for nontrads. If that job is clinical in nature and that supervisor can speak of your professionalism and work with patients and with medical team, all of that would be useful and impactful by an adcom.

Agreed. I wouldn't want this letter for a residency app, but no problems at all for med school app.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Also agree with gonnif. Obviously check the schools’ requirements, but a clinical letter doesn’t have to be from a physician. My school requires a clinical letter and says explicitly that it can be from a physician, PA, nurse, CNA, EMT, etc.—anyone who can speak to your clinical work.

You might have to find another one for your committee, but I would still send it to schools if you think it will be very strong.

 

[Hzreio]

The reason your undergrad committee doesn't want you to, in large part, is because most medical schools explicitly say they don't accept letters from certain fields/degrees (i.e. Podiatrists, PAs, NPs, etc). They're not trying to burn you, they're just trying to save your application.

I feel that OP should treat the CRNA letter like an additional letter. Probably wouldnt want to replace it with the mandatory professor letters, but don't a lot of schools accept letters such as from that of former supervisors? As long as you have fulfilled the LoR requirements, additional things that can speak more to your character, especially in professional setting would be valuable imo.

 

[LizzyM]

For the last year or so I've worked closely with the lead APP (a CRNA) at the hospital I work at (And the main hospital for my in-state school). She was recently promoted to the Director of APPs for the entire University/Healthcare system.

I was going to ask her to write me a LOR, but my undergraduate committee doesn't want me to. The committee normally receives the LORs from the writers, then compiles them into one document; but they have said they didn't want to include any letters if not from a professor or an MD/DO.

I'd be willing to bet it would be the strongest letter I have. Should I push the committee to accept it or have her just send it directly to schools?

And this is why we shake our heads in dismay at the advice given by undergraduate committees.

Ask if they'd object to a letter from one of your superiors at the hospital where you work. If they say "yes, there is an objection to such a letter" then you'll know that they are idiots.

 

[Talldoctor96]

Here’s some advice! You can add letters after getting your committee letter! I had my undergrad committee look at 4 letters and put them in the letter packet. And then on Amcas I added 2 more letters! They will never know and who cares ?? It’s your application.

 

[linkin06]

Is this a "Doctor" of nursing practice? are you applying to nursing school or medical school?