{"id":16457,"date":"2025-02-10T10:57:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/prehealth\/?page_id=16457"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:08:30","slug":"letters-of-recommendation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/prehealth\/letters-of-recommendation\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters of Recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you for agreeing to write a letter of recommendation on behalf of a URI Pre-Health applicant taking part in the Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC) this Spring.<br><br>In preparing its evaluation, the Committee considers remarks from recommenders along with the applicant\u2019s academic record, relevant experiences, and personal attributes. Your letter will be included in a packet of recommendations for this applicant in support of their evaluation from the Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please follow the guidelines below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In your letter, please use the following guidelines for <strong>content<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Include which program the applicant is pursuing (for example: Medical School)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comment as specifically as possible on what you have directly observed in your experiences and interactions with this candidate.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your observations about any or all of following attributes are especially helpful:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work ethic&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responsibility and professionalism&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Character&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intellect and\/or Analytical abilities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motivation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedication&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interpersonal communication skills&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to accept feedback and incorporate it into his\/her work&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resilience (or, \u201cdistance traveled\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admission committees appreciate any ranking you might assign to this applicant if you have taught them in a class, or even a general ranking of this individual among the many you have worked with over time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on competencies expected of medical school applicants, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/real-stories-demonstrating-premed-competencies\/premed-competencies-entering-medical-students\">AAMC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>When submitting your letter, please use the following guidelines for <strong>formatting<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Length<\/strong>: at least one full page but not more than two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> In order to verify letter-writers, admissions committees require that all letters of recommendation are:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Submitted as a PDF file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Written on institutional or organizational letterhead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include a formal or <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/signing-pdfs.html\">official signature<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong> please address your letter: \u201cTo the Admissions Committee,\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accuracy:<\/strong> we know that evaluators are busy professionals, so we greatly appreciate the time you take to write your letter and carefully proofread it. Letters free of typos and other errors enhance applicants\u2019 chances of admission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Questions? Email us: pre-health-group@uri.edu<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Deadlines:<\/strong> First-time HPAC applicants, February 15, 2026. Non-HPAC applicants, May 1, 2026. Re-applicants, June 1, 2026. Some applicants may have exceptions to these deadlines.<br><br><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>URI Pre-Health Advising urges all applicants to request letters of recommendation as early as possible, and not less than two weeks before any deadline.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-date  \" data-hash=\"c96983c879ce195afd01bae8cf3cddb4\"><form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/prehealth\/wp-content\/plugins\/uri-component-library\/inc\/cl-ics.php\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"date_start\" value=\"20260215\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"summary\" value=\"First-time HPAC applicants\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"filename\" value=\"first-time-hpac-applicants.ics\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Add to Calendar\"><\/form><div 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