Letters of Recommendation Mark C. Meyer MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Letters of Recommendation (LOR) Uses Uses –Scholarships –Professional Schools –Residency Programs –Fellowship Positions –Jobs

LOR Content Content –Context: Describe the context in which you worked with the individual Class/clerkship, required or elective, and time within the curriculum (i.e., early third year vs. a fourth year experience) Class/clerkship, required or elective, and time within the curriculum (i.e., early third year vs. a fourth year experience) Your role/position and experience in working with students Your role/position and experience in working with students Duration of the experience, including any follow-up contact afterward Duration of the experience, including any follow-up contact afterward

LOR Content Content –Knowledge/Clinical Skills Fund of knowledge Fund of knowledge Technical skills Technical skills Independence (learner, worker) Independence (learner, worker) Competence Competence

LOR Content Content –Professionalism and Communication Skills Appearance Appearance Conduct Conduct Emotional stability Emotional stability Interpersonal skills Interpersonal skills Ability to work with others (patients, staff, team) Ability to work with others (patients, staff, team) Work habits Work habits Communication skills Communication skills Ability to understand, speak, and write English Ability to understand, speak, and write English

LOR Content Content –Personal comments and observations

LOR Content Content –Closing Paragraph I ____________________ (Enthusiastically, Most Highly, Highly, or…) Recommend Joe/Jane Smith for the position he/she is seeking in your program. I ____________________ (Enthusiastically, Most Highly, Highly, or…) Recommend Joe/Jane Smith for the position he/she is seeking in your program.

LOR Reference: Reference: –David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA) thyear/?pgID=77 thyear/?pgID=77