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  #1

Please can someone help me - I am going to give the stuff for a LOR to a US doctor but dont know what to give him is the following correct or have I missed something

1. CV
2. Cover sheet from ERAS
3. Submission form from ECFMG

Anything else????

Many Thanks - TSP

  #2

a written request would be nice showing how much u learnt under him

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  #3

Apurva,being an expert may U tell me: what's submission from ECFMG & how can I waive/don't waive my LORs?

  #4

"expert" is the last thing i amsmiling face

waive or not to waive is ur decison on basis of how close ur to attending. u can tell him that u want a sealed lor and download the eras cover sheet and give it to him. then try to collect back the lor and post it urself bcoz some attendings can be busy and forget..

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  #5

what's the adress to send to?
what do U mean by sealed LOR?

  #6

address is the same market street one. sealed lor is one with a stamp and stuff which should only be opened by the appropriate person

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  #7

excuse me, being ignorant,
my prof in Egypt don't know what's that
he've to write a normal Lor, mention he won't waive... then glue another paper on front of it then stamp on borders, then add the cover sheet.. right? or there R special form/enevelop for that?

  #8

Dear Friends
I'am really confused about this LOR. It is only an attending in a teaching hospital that is qualified to write a LOR or any doctor can write LOR..i'am really confused with that
Thanks

  #9

a teaching hosp attending as a LOR writer is the best, the "creme-de-la creme", mon cher...

any other doc (preferably us based) is doable...



bottom line - just like for everything else in life - get the best ya can and accept the rest!


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  #10

If one of my recommedation letter from outside U.S , the perosn who write letter for me should send to me then I send to ERAS or it should send to ERAS directly?

  #11

For the "waiver" thing, I would waive my rights. I take it as the issue of whether or not you trust the writer who you suppose to trust if you ask him/her to support your application, don't you think?! So here the question will be about who you would trust enough to ask for the reference letter instead of whether we need to waive or not...

  #12

abood - ur right ya akhismiling face

any1 can write an lor. but its prefered u get it from some1 who has seen u work in a clinical setting.

flex - u cna do it bothways. some profs wanna save on fedxing a letter. u cud pick up the tab.

cali - unless ur very sure its gonna b a strong 1 - dont waive. i got my strongest lors from most unlikely sources. and the ones i expected to be rockstar turned out to be flop/popstarwink

apurva

ps: yes im very antipopwink

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  #13

ok, most of my professors told me to write what I want & he'll sign.. can I at the end make he choose: don't waive , so that I make the LOR stronger, then I take it after closing with stamp, to post it?

  #14

thanks, for the advice. i will try to get a Dr from a teaching hospital if not will get any Dr.
all the best with your LOR


  #15

superabood, I think if you have this opportunity, it is better to waive, a bit tricky!

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  #16

just coz I heared that non waived LORS R stronger.. smiling face
anyhow, anyone know what is:
1- the (submission form from ECFMG) mentioned in the 1st post here?
2- the CV: mine or the writer's? what's it value?

  #17

ur cv and not the writers cv. gives the writer some food for thought

submission form and cover letter is available at AAMC ERAS website


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  #18

superabood, please consider reading ERAS Manual throughly.

ERAS Manual


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