Message for Program Directors writing an LOR for a Global Health Scholar application

Applicants: Please forward this page to your Program Director.

Program Directors: Your resident is applying to participate in a six week rotation in an under-resourced medical setting. S/He may have limited medications, few diagnostic tools, spotty electricity, sporadic internet access, and/or limited water, and may be working with colleagues who approach providing medical care differently. In our experience, a successful Scholar is one who is both flexible and creative, and able to adapt to the challenges. We would therefore appreciate it if you would address the applicant's flexibility in a professional setting, in addition to their clinical readiness, commitment to serving the underserved, and personal maturity.

Please email the signed letter (on letterhead) to me.

Thanks!

Laura P. Crawford, MPH
Yale /Stanford Global Health Scholars Program
Department of Internal Medicine

Yale School of Medicine

New Haven CT
laura.crawford@yale.edu