Three PAs for LORs?

[cba1110]

I’ve followed three PAs in different settings; ED, orthopedic clinic, and a primary care clinic (I also volunteer here). I have a "non-traditional" background where I started as medical administration specialist in the Air Force for 4+ years, became an Advertising Executive for 12 years, and for the past year and a half I have been going back to school for my pre-requistes and volunteering at hospitals and clinics. I also attended EMT school and will be taking my EMT national certification test next week.

My volunteer time included working along side Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and RNs and approximately accounts for 300 hours. My shadowing experience is approximately 80 hours.

Since letters from PAs seem to be so highly valued, would you recommend obtaining three letters of recommendation from the three PAs I shadowed or “diversify” a bit more? I feel we have a great working relationship and I still continue to follow them when our schedules permit. The director of the clinic also volunteered to write a LOR for me.

Thank you!

[PaulK]

If you don't have an academic letter, then three PAs should be good. But if you can get a letter from a professor/instructor who is enthusiastic about you, that would be a plus. If this is a possibility, then use the two PAs who seem 1) to be the most supportive of your application, and 2) you think would write the best letter. This number two is pretty subjective, but I've had some people who were pretty supportive of me write some pretty unimpressive letters in the past, and that just doesn't help.

Example:

Paul work hard at our clinic and has a good attitude. Paul comes to the clinic and always helps any way he can. Paul is positive.

This is how one of the letters I got long ago actually read. The writer was a doctor who was just too busy (or careless) to put in the necessary time and effort. They were nice things to say about me, but 1) pretty generalized, and 2) poorly worded. You see how the quality of the writing is just as important as the quality of the praise?

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