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Letters of Recommendation

Letters of Recommendation. Mark C. Meyer MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs Associate Professor of Family Medicine. Letters of Recommendation (LOR). Uses Scholarships Professional Schools Residency Programs Fellowship Positions Jobs. LOR. Content

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Letters of Recommendation

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  1. Letters of Recommendation Mark C. Meyer MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs Associate Professor of Family Medicine

  2. Letters of Recommendation (LOR) • Uses • Scholarships • Professional Schools • Residency Programs • Fellowship Positions • Jobs

  3. LOR • Content • Context: Describe the context in which you worked with the individual • Class/clerkship, required or elective, and time within the curriculum (i.e., early third year vs. a fourth year experience) • Your role/position and experience in working with students • Duration of the experience, including any follow-up contact afterward

  4. LOR • Content • Knowledge/Clinical Skills • Fund of knowledge • Technical skills • Independence (learner, worker) • Competence

  5. LOR • Content • Professionalism and Communication Skills • Appearance • Conduct • Emotional stability • Interpersonal skills • Ability to work with others (patients, staff, team) • Work habits • Communication skills • Ability to understand, speak, and write English

  6. LOR • Content • Personal comments and observations

  7. LOR • Content • Closing Paragraph • I ____________________ (Enthusiastically, Most Highly, Highly, or…) Recommend Joe/Jane Smith for the position he/she is seeking in your program.

  8. LOR • Reference: • David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA) • http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/current/fourthyear/?pgID=77

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