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Will Surgery LORs Help In IM Application
saurabhsingh - 06-20-10 14:30
Will an LOR from a surgery elective be of any help when applying to medicine programs?
saurabhsingh - 06-20-10 14:30
Will an LOR from a surgery elective be of any help when applying to medicine programs?
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Re: Will Surgery LORs Help In IM Applica adonis123 - 06-21-10 03:24 
posted by saurabhsingh on 06-20-10 14:30
Will an LOR from a surgery elective be of any help when applying to medicine programs?
Will an LOR from a surgery elective be of any help when applying to medicine programs?
When u do an elective in Surgery u practically show that u r interested in Surgery as a specialty.Also, an Attending Surgeon will only evaluate yur performance in Surgery and not in Medicine,etc.Due to these facts an LOR form a Surgery elective will, in all likelihood , be useful when u r applying to sugery programs.
If u r interested in IM then go for an elective in IM or related sub-specialties like Cardio,etc.But, still the best wud be to do it in IM.
Good Luck!
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Re: Will Surgery LORs Help In IM Applica bingousmle - 06-21-10 10:06 yeah i second adonis... the LORs should provide an insight about your skills in the intended field.. if you still have time and resources there is no harm in getting some experience in the related field.
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Re: Will Surgery LORs Help In IM Applica babbu5508 - 06-21-10 14:23 posted by adonis123 on 06-21-10 03:24
When u do an elective in Surgery u practically show that u r interested in Surgery as a specialty.Also, an Attending Surgeon will only evaluate yur performance in Surgery and not in Medicine,etc.Due to these facts an LOR form a Surgery elective will, in all likelihood , be useful when u r applying to sugery programs.
If u r interested in IM then go for an elective in IM or related sub-specialties like Cardio,etc.But, still the best wud be to do it in IM.
Good Luck!
When u do an elective in Surgery u practically show that u r interested in Surgery as a specialty.Also, an Attending Surgeon will only evaluate yur performance in Surgery and not in Medicine,etc.Due to these facts an LOR form a Surgery elective will, in all likelihood , be useful when u r applying to sugery programs.
If u r interested in IM then go for an elective in IM or related sub-specialties like Cardio,etc.But, still the best wud be to do it in IM.
Good Luck!
thats very true
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