wall.flower Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 One time a medical student came to my high school and said that she reieved her LOR from her Family Physian. I've heard from other people as well that a letter from a physian is advantageous. Is it true? Are there in schools that specifically require letter from doctors? Are those that submit letters from doctors add more advantage at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Iam not sure if it will be to an advantage or not but i will also have one from my FD who also sits on adcoms for UofT. Either way, this person knows me and was one of people in the beginning who asked me to seriously consider pursuing medicine and i think *that's* the more important factor than this person being a FD - that he recognized something in me that was Doctor material and can articulate that in a letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 There is no advantage whatsoever to obtain a LOR from your family phyisician unless he he can credibly write about your character and those traits being sought after for med school from his personal knowledge. A physician per se is unimportant as referee, rather you need to have someone credible who strongly advocates for you based upon personal knowledge that comes out in the LOR. It can be a h.s. teacher, prof., sports coach, music or ballet teacher, volunteer or research supervisor, employer, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 A referee's title isn't supposed to carry much weight. It's the content of the letter that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Most people get one because of research or other related experience in hospital/lab and a physician is in charge. However, like of the comments above say, I do not believe that the title carries particular weight. One guy I know got one from a judge...doesn't necessarily mean anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Here comes de judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikimate Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I had the impression that a letter from a physician is good for applications in the US, but as far as I know in Canada it's indifferent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 As far as I know, Alberta doesn't allow LoRs from personal family physicians. I would stay away from personal family physicians anyway. They can't really comment on skills you have. Physicians you've researched under or worked or shadowed with are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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