D.O. Recommendation Letters

[wvumedboy]

I will be applying to medical schools this upcoming summer and I am concerned with my recommendation letter from a physician. I have a close relationship with an MD orthopedic surgeon but I am applying to both MD and DO schools. Where I live there are not many DOs. Would it hurt if I submitted an MD recommendation letter to DO Schools?


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[cjcarter]

I know of people who have been accepted with only a MD letter. If you cannot find a DO to shadow by the time you apply, just do your research on the schools you are applying to. I know WVSOM requires a DO LOR, but I'm not sure about any other schools. Also make sure you are able to answer "why DO?" if you cannot find a DO to shadow!

 

[Goro]

Not at all, expect for those schools that require a DO LOR.

I will be applying to medical schools this upcoming summer and I am concerned with my recommendation letter from a physician. I have a close relationship with an MD orthopedic surgeon but I am applying to both MD and DO schools. Where I live there are not many DOs. Would it hurt if I submitted an MD recommendation letter to DO Schools?


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[You're My Boy Blue]

I applied DO with a MD letter. I was accepted at every school I interviewed at. Take the letter of the physician that knows you best! Obviously don't apply to schools that require DO letters.