Thank you for agreeing to write a letter of recommendation for a prehealth applicant. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Letters of recommendation are a crucial part of an application to health profession schools. Your candid evaluation of an applicant’s abilities and potential will greatly aid in the admission process for the health profession schools.
Below are some resources that we hope will assist you in the letter writing process. If you have any additional questions, please contact our Coordinator, Amanda Sauter, at alp25@buffalo.edu.
Please see some general guidelines below:
The purpose of your letter of recommendation is to share your insights regarding the applicant’s character, motivations, and specific abilities that would be of value in the professional health system. You as the writer should have a good sense as to their achievements academically, professionally and/or personally. Schools value your perspectives.
See also the AAMC Guidelines for Writing a Letter of Evaluation for a Medical School Applicant (also applicable to other health profession schools).