tnsmith20 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Is getting a letter from a PA that barely knows you better that getting a letter from a MD that knows you very well? I've shadowed both, however, i've shadowed and worked with the MD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 30, 2012 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2012 Get both. What two other letters did you have in mind that would displace one of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnsmith20 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 The Director of the lab I work for, she's really renown in the transplantation research field with her Antibody/Allograft research and findings. Also, my grad PI that I worked on my masters degree with who is a distinguished professor in developmental and cancer biology, he's received many awards, one being a presidential award. The MD that i would get the LOR from i've not only shadowed her, but i've also collaborated with her on a couple research studies. The PA i don't really have the same working relationship, i've shadowed him a couple times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnsmith20 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 The reason i went with them is 1. i was told i should get a LOR from a supervisor or better from work and one from a professor, and 2. because they are both distinguished in their fields... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnsmith20 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 ...and 3. they both know very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 30, 2012 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2012 Frankly, those two sound like good med school references. Conventional wisdom is that you need to get a PA reference, but some dispute that in favor of the letter writer who knows you better. Research doesn't matter all that much in PA school, unless you're going for something like a PA/MPH program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnsmith20 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Frankly, those two sound like good med school references. Conventional wisdom is that you need to get a PA reference, but some dispute that in favor of the letter writer who knows you better. Research doesn't matter all that much in PA school, unless you're going for something like a PA/MPH program. so if it were u, would u use your employer or your professor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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