2008-2009 CORD Standard Letter of Recommendation (SLOR)

Additional resources can be found at the ERAS/AAMC web site.

Instructions

Also available is the document Bibliographic Citation Guidelines for EM Residency Applicants. Please copy and share these guidelines with anyone interested in applying to emergency medicine residencies. Applicants are requested to provide a signed copy of this form with their completed application.

1. ONLY Emergency Medicine Faculty are to complete the SLOR. Most programs with student clerkships are encouraged to have the Student Clerkship Director and/or the Program Director do a SLOR. You can get a start now by having the Clerkship Secretary pull the grades from LAST YEAR'S clerkship. This information is needed to complete item #4 of Section A on the first page.

2. This year the CORD membership requested that letter writers state how many EM rotations this student has taken, including the one the grade reflects.

3. You should also review the SLORs you authored last year for both the TOTAL # AUTHORED and the # RECOMMENDED in each of the Global Assessment rankings.

4. In the section asking you to estimate the candidate's probable ranking, the suggested scheme is: (with X = number of positions your program has in the match)

Very Competitive ~ 2X
Competitive ~ 4X
Possible match ~ 6X
Unlikely to match

SLOR Form in Template Format (Can view only in Internet Explorer)
SLOR Form in WORD Format
SLOR Form in PDF Format

If you experience problems when downloading and would prefer to receive the document via email please contact the CORD office at 517-485-5484 phone or email at cord@cordem.org. If you have questions about the content of the form please contact Dr. Sam Keim at sam@aemrc.arizona.edu

If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions for revision of the Standard Letter of Recommendation, please send an e-mail to Dr. Keim.

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