Optimization of a standardized letter of recommendation for faculty who wish to support candidates applying to surgical training programs
Letters of recommendation (LORs) play an important role in applicant selection for graduate medical education programs. LORs may be of increasing importance in the evaluation of applicants given the recent change of the USMLE Step 1 to pass/fail scoring and the relative lack of other objective measures by which to differentiate and stratify applicants. Narrative letters of recommendation (NLORs), although widely used, have certain limitations, namely variability in interpretation, introduction of gender/race bias, and performance inflation.
Source: American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Clare Zipf-Sigler, Alisha L. Nguyen, Amber Huang, Ryan De Leon, Shannon Helbling, Eliza B. Littleton, Anjali S. Kumar Tags: Review Article Source Type: research