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  • Step 5: Letters of Recommendation

Step 5: Letters of Recommendation

We will accept one of the following via the AMCAS Letter Service:

  • A packet of letters or a composite letter from a Pre-Medical or Pre-Health Committee
  • A packet of letters from a Career Center or a Letter Writing Service
  • Three letters of recommendation from individuals, two of whom should be familiar with your knowledge in the sciences. If your letters are submitted by three individual letter writers rather than your school’s Pre-Health or Pre-Medical Committee, you will be asked on the Emory Supplemental Application to explain why you are not submitting a Committee letter.

If you are applying to the MD/PhD Program, you must also submit letters of recommendation from all research mentors, in which case you may send as many letters as needed.

All letters of recommendation must be sent directly to AMCAS no later than 11:59 pm EST on December 1. Instructions for submitting letters to AMCAS are provided within the AMCAS application. Please DO NOT send letters directly to us.

We strongly recommend that you DO NOT send additional letters; however all letters that are submitted via the AMCAS Letter Service (and by the December 1 deadline) will be included in your application.

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • MD Curriculum
    • LCME Self-Study 2022-2024
    • 4 Phases in 4 Years
    • Clinical Training
    • Societies & Small Group Learning
    • Discovery Phase
  • MD Admissions
    • Step 1: Course Requirements
    • Step 2: Experiences
    • Step 3: MCAT
    • Step 4: AMCAS Application
    • Step 5: Letters of Recommendation
    • Step 6: Supplemental Application and Technical Standards
    • MD Admission Deadlines
    • MD Admission FAQ
  • MD M1 Class Profile Fall 2022
  • MD Program Financial Aid
    • Applying for MD Program Financial Aid
    • MD Program Costs
    • Types of Financial Aid
  • Student Organizations and Activities
  • MD Academic Calendar
  • MD Admission FAQ
  • MD Admission Deadlines
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    • General Information
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    • Other University and EUSOM Policies & Procedures
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