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Gus M Garmel¹, Casey A Grover², Antonia Quinn³

¹Stanford Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, California.

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Standardized letters of evaluation enhance the residency application process by improving reliability and efficiency. This guide discusses requesting letters of recommendation (LORs) for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Keywords:

CORD NRMP SLOE applicant emergency medicine letters of recommendation match medical student

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Medical Education
Residency Admissions

Background:

Letters of recommendation (LORs) are crucial for residency applications, particularly in competitive fields like emergency medicine (EM).
Traditional narrative LORs are subjective and may not fully represent an applicant's potential.
A standardized letter of evaluation (SLE) was developed to improve objectivity and consistency.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss the role and best practices for Letters of Recommendation (LORs) in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
To address key applicant concerns regarding LORs for emergency medicine (EM) residency applications.

Main Methods:

Review of the historical development and impact of standardized letters of evaluation (SLEs) in EM.

Main Results:

Standardized letters of evaluation increase inter-rater reliability and decrease interpretation time for EM faculty.
SLEs standardize the evaluation process for EM applicants.

Conclusions:

Standardized letters of evaluation offer a more reliable and efficient method for assessing residency candidates.
Guidance is provided on LORs, including selection of recommenders, quantity, request timing, and waiving viewing rights.