What should the letter of rec. (LOR) look like?
Answer… First thing it is best if given by American trained MD, or MD. Ph.D. It should cover your clinical experience or if you have done some clinical research projects. It should mention about your clinical interests and patient exposure. It should also say that the writer highly recommends you to get the residency position. It is good if you can have 3 LORs from US trained MD people. It is always good to have letters from some University based teaching hospital settings and in the same specialty which you are applying for. LORs are good if they are detailed and have good information about you as the person who is writing knows you by name and by face.
