Monkey D. Luffy Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 My dilemma is that I asked for a letter from my attending on core CTU and they agreed but it seems that this letter will just be "okay". At my feedback session they basically told me that I am at the level that is expected for a student at my level and that there are no real concerns. However, during my internal medicine subspecialty rotation at my school, I clicked really well with my attending and they told me that I am "one of the strongest clinical clerks they have worked with". Would it look like a red flag if I use this subpsec letter instead of my core CTU letter when I apply to other schools for IM residency? How necessary is it to use my core CTU letter? For what it's worth, neither of these 2 attendings have much weight in the admissions committee and both would be pretty much unknown at other schools. My core CTU attending was also a subspecialist just covering CTU for some time. Any advice from experienced residents would be really appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 37 minutes ago, Monkey D. Luffy said: My dilemma is that I asked for a letter from my attending on core CTU and they agreed but it seems that this letter will just be "okay". At my feedback session they basically told me that I am at the level that is expected for a student at my level and that there are no real concerns. However, during my internal medicine subspecialty rotation at my school, I clicked really well with my attending and they told me that I am "one of the strongest clinical clerks they have worked with". Would it look like a red flag if I use this subpsec letter instead of my core CTU letter when I apply to other schools for IM residency? How necessary is it to use my core CTU letter? For what it's worth, neither of these 2 attendings have much weight in the admissions committee and both would be pretty much unknown at other schools. My core CTU attending was also a subspecialist just covering CTU for some time. Any advice from experienced residents would be really appreciated. Thanks. Your MSI4 elective letter is probably worth more than your core MSI3 CTU/MTU/GIM rotation letter. Most i know didn't even get any letters from 3rd year core rotations. Monkey D. Luffy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Luffy Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 hour ago, JohnGrisham said: Your MSI4 elective letter is probably worth more than your core MSI3 CTU/MTU/GIM rotation letter. Most i know didn't even get any letters from 3rd year core rotations. It wouldn't be a red flag that I'm applying to internal without a core CTU letter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleader Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, Monkey D. Luffy said: It wouldn't be a red flag that I'm applying to internal without a core CTU letter? at least 1 CTU letter can be very helpful but never heard of anyone getting red flagged for not getting one from your core. Monkey D. Luffy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Luffy Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Amazing, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aconitase Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 You should have a CTU letter but it can be from anyone (CTU elective or core MS3 or MS4 etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qszwdxefc Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 19 hours ago, Monkey D. Luffy said: It wouldn't be a red flag that I'm applying to internal without a core CTU letter? If they specifically want one they'll probably mention it in the carms program description. I'd take a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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