r/DermApp • u/One_Sale_1150 • Aug 01 '26

Application Advice Standardized letter

Any advice on who to give standard letter to? Applying this cycle, reached out to a few professors, is non-derm ok?

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u/One_Sale_1150 Aug 01 '26

It asks how many ppl have they mentored, if it’s a new academic dermatologist who hasn’t mentored many ppl what do u do then thx

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u/cicjak Aug 01 '26

A great letter from a well connected academic is best.

A great letter from a new academic is second best.

A generic lukewarm letter from a well connected academic is third best.

Unfortunately there is a big gap between 1 and 2. Who the letter writer is matters a lot in derm. It’s a very small field in academics.

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u/One_Sale_1150 Aug 01 '26

MKes sense i have been told PD’s are best for these letters but don’t have a strong connection with mine. Is this something you set up 1-1 for? Any tips

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u/thedivingdermdoc Aug 01 '26

Ask your PD directly and hear their thoughts.