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DizzyJ Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 IMO, I wouldn't care if the letter was from the attending or the resident. The resident doesn't even need to point out being a resident and if he knows your abilities/character better then the attending, then he would be the better choice. As you stated, you could ask them both to write a letter. Does CASPA only allow 3 references to be entered? If so, then I would leave the attending out and use the resident, PA, and your prior supervisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorecarson121 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I would recommend leaving both of them out and finding an academic source to write your last letter. In fact, a lot of schools require that one of the letters be from a former professor or someone of the likes, so I would verify that. With that being said, CASPA allows for 5 letters. So you could theoretically get both the doctors to write you a letter and a professor, giving you your 5. Just my 2 cents. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlynneg Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I had to PAs and 2 surgeons that I work with write mine. A resident is technically an MD so I wouldn't think it would matter if you used the resident instead or both. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlynneg Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 *two not to ;-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocc54 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 If you work with the resident more closely and they offered to write you a letter on their own, I would go with the resident as they could probably write a more personalized letter. Also the resident is still a doctor. No reason why they can't just write "my name is Dr. so and so" as opposed to "my name is so and so and I am a resident." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrified Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 *two not to ;-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrified Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Really?, you couldn't help yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted June 24, 2017 Administrator Share Posted June 24, 2017 . You know, I might be a *little* sympathetic to when folks have posted a huge rant and then decide they want to delete it, even if it is against the forum rules to do so, but deleting a question about LORs? That's just... tacky? Paranoid? Something between those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 You know, I might be a *little* sympathetic to when folks have posted a huge rant and then decide they want to delete it, even if it is against the forum rules to do so, but deleting a question about LORs? That's just... tacky? Paranoid? Something between those two. Not my intention, however I may have written a piece of information that revealed my identity and I'd rather maintain my anonymity (others I work with use this forum). My apologies, I can revert it back slightly edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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