A Call to Action for Standardizing Letters of Recommendation

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¹ is Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine/UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
² is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Section of PEM, Inova LJ Murphy Children's Hospital.
³ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University.
⁴ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children's Hospital.
⁵ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine/Division of PEM, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
⁶ is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine.
⁷ is Associate Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, Children's Hospital of Michigan.
⁸ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, Boston Children's Hospital.
⁹ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
¹⁰ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.
¹¹ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of PEM, Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
¹² is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine/Children's Mercy Hospital.
¹³ is Associate Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
¹⁴ is Associate Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children's Hospital.
¹⁵ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Section of PEM, Yale University School of Medicine.

PMID: 36591418
PMCID: PMC9765898
DOI: 10.4300/JGME-D-22-00131.1

A Call to Action for Standardizing Letters of Recommendation

Melissa M Tavarez et al. J Grad Med Educ. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;14(6):642-646.

doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-22-00131.1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ is Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine/UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
² is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Section of PEM, Inova LJ Murphy Children's Hospital.
³ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University.
⁴ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children's Hospital.
⁵ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine/Division of PEM, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
⁶ is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine.
⁷ is Associate Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, Children's Hospital of Michigan.
⁸ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, Boston Children's Hospital.
⁹ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
¹⁰ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.
¹¹ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of PEM, Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
¹² is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine/Children's Mercy Hospital.
¹³ is Associate Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
¹⁴ is Associate Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Division of PEM, University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children's Hospital.
¹⁵ is Program Director, PEM Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, Section of PEM, Yale University School of Medicine.

PMID: 36591418
PMCID: PMC9765898
DOI: 10.4300/JGME-D-22-00131.1

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To the Editor: Addressing Limitations of a Standardized Letter of Recommendation.
Kukulski P, Ahn J. Kukulski P, et al. J Grad Med Educ. 2023 Apr;15(2):266-267. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-23-00149.1. Epub 2023 Apr 17. J Grad Med Educ. 2023. PMID: 37139212 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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