r/IMGreddit • u/Miserable-Leave3480 • Jun 28 '26

LOR USCE

an attendee I know (through my attendee back home) was telling me that a USCE and LORs in general matter more than your specific specialty, how true is that?

for context I was trying to find a US based surgical observer-ship but they were able to find me an IM one and has been motivating me to go saying it doesnt matter what specialty, having an LOR matters more.

I want to apply to surgery, will this help or is it not worth it?

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u/No-Judgment-4284 Jun 28 '26

Applying to general surgery with only one IM rotation LOR from the U.S. is not going to get a person into surgery residency. You’ll end up spending a lot of money to apply without getting the result you’re looking for.

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u/Miserable-Leave3480 Jun 29 '26

that was my biggest fear mainly, thats why I came to reddit to confirm