Turaround time for letters of reference?

[meshuga3]

Hi,

 

I'm planning on applying for the R3 emerg year out of my FM residency, and I'm just wondering how long it typically takes to get a letter of reference in to CaRMS. Specifically, I'm planning on doing an emergency elective in September of next year, which would end on approximately Sept. 23rd. The deadline for getting paperwork into CaRMS is ~4 days later, if I'm to ensure that it will make it in in time for application review to begin.

 

In your experience, those of you who've done the R3 year, how feasible is it to get a reference out of the block immediately prior to the CaRMS application deadline?

 

Thanks!