Hello all (and especially Dr. Levine - your input would be greatly appreciated),
Much thanks in advance. I've scoured these forums as much as possible for information regarding LoR and I still feel like I don't quite have the answer I'm looking for yet.
I have 5 LoR. They are as follows:
-Ortho chair/program director from home [will use this of course]
-Ortho attending from very prominent program (away rotation) [will use this one too]
-Ortho hand/micro chief from home [most likely a "good" LoR, but unsure if just how enthusiastic it will be due to short time spent together]
-Plastics chief from home, surgery clerkship director, assistant dean of student affairs [will be hugely supportive]
-Cardiology director of electrophysiology from home, fairly well-known in his field [will be hugely supportive]
Originally I planned to use my 4 strongest letters: ortho chair, ortho away, plastics, and cardio. However, I'm unsure how most programs would weigh a good ortho vs a great cardio LoR. If ortho is heavily preferred, I would use my three ortho letters + plastics, and drop cardio.
I am aware that some schools require a non-ortho or occasionally non-surgical LoR. However, assuming that there are no such requirements for a given program, what would you recommend? Thanks again!
