Letter of Recommendation for US Medical Training: Residency & Fellowship- Everything about IMG LORs

Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 The Recipients Perspective:
01:11 Why you need an LOR ?
02:31 At what stages in your career, you need an LOR?
03:10 Who can you ask for an LOR?
04:15 How long do you have to work with someone to get an LOR ?
06:31 How personalized should an LOR be ?
09:08 If you feel you didn’t leave a good impression on someone, should you still ask them for an LOR ?
13:30 What to do if you feel your supervisor is hostile/ prejudiced against you ?
20:21 What is the weightage of an LOR from Private setups vs. University setups ?
27:30 How many LORs should you have while applying for a residency/ fellowship ?
36:30 What is the Weightage of LORs from a doctor in your home country vs. One from a doctor based in the US?
41:57 What is the Weightage of an LOR received from an elective vs. Observer ship ?
45:54 What is the weightage of an LOR if you’ve worked with someone virtually/remotely and clinically vs. Non-clinically ?
50:51 What does it mean to waive your right to see the LOR? And does it make a difference if you don’t?
59:30 What is the ideal time to ask your supervisor to upload your LOR? (For example if you did an elective 2 years before applying for a match)
01:01:04 If you worked with someone a few months or years back, what's a good way to ask for a letter now ?
01:02:18 Can you use an old letter?
01:04:00 How do you ask for the letter?
01:08:00 Relevance of speciality
01:12:00 what's a good way to ask your supervisor for an LOR ?
01:17:00 How do you upload the LOR on ERAS ?
01:18:00 The Writer's Perspective:
01:19:00 Whose LOR request should you accept ?
01:20:00 If someone did not leave a good impression on you, should you write their LOR ?
01:21:19 Using the same template for different students / How personalized should the LOR be ?
01:22:00 Should you ask for the recipient’s CV before writing ? General tips on writing a good LOR
01:24:19 Examples of LORs
01:42:58 Concluding remarks

This video aims to cover everything about Letters of Recommendation (LOR) that you need to know as a medical student or a doctor planning to work in the US, or even as a supervisor wishing to write an LOR. The first part of the video addresses questions from the recipients perspective, while the second covers questions from the writer’s perspective. The video also contains examples of LORs to show you what separates a great LOR from a not so great one.


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