Letters of Recommendation

Letters of Recommendation (LOR)

1. If you are applying for Internal Medicine, get three LORs from IM doctors, plus one LOR from the chair of the department of IM. ANd if you are from UST, that means, yes, Dr. Go is the chair.

2. When you submit your request to the consultant of your choice, be sure to attach the following:

a. letter for request (ECFMG provides a form for this called cover letter for LOR)
b. tell the letter writer the following-
- it must be in an official letterhead
- must be signed in blue ink
c. include your resume (with picture para matandaan ka)
d. class ranking (request this at dean's office - warning UST peeps - red tape! red tape!)
e. transcript of record

3. The best time to do this would be after your step 1 exam. Kasi it took me about 1 month na pabalik balik sa UST just to complete this.

Some people ask me whether they should write their own LOR and have the consultant sign it for you. Well uhmmmm sticky question. If the consultant is comfortable with that, then go ahead, they usually edit it and you usually end up with a different LOR from what you wrote.


Here's a good website for guidelines onLORs:

http://residency101.com/content/view/24/48/