Should I Follow Up by Sending Letters of Interest to Residency Programs?

If the Residency Application Season is progressing and you haven’t heard from your top programs, you may have questions about what to do next. The next step for any residency candidate in this situation is to follow up with your top residency programs with a Letter of Interest (LOI).
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[0:00] Letters of Interest
[0:25] How Many to Send?
[1:18] What to Include
[2:28] Talking About Oneself
[3:31] LoI Length
[3:58] To Whom to Address?
[4:37] Getting Help with Your Letters of Interest
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[@sama723]

Thanks for the great info. Do you think it's a good time to send letters of Interest now, or is it still too early?

[@matcharesident]

You're welcome! We think it's best to wait about 3 weeks, so if you applied on 9/29, 10/21 would be ideal.

[@bmd2959]

Thanks!

[@ahmedsamihammami9900]

Should we include our step scores, number of publications etc. or should we just state some important facts in our application tailored to each program ? Thank you !

[@matcharesident]

The Letter of Interest shouldn't be about you or your stats - it should focus on the specific reasons you're interested in the program (essentially selling the program to itself).

[@parthsharma1934]

What should be the subject line for the Letter of Interest?

[@matcharesident]

Here are some ideas:
A Letter for {Program Name} {Specialty Residency Program}
A Letter of Interest from {Applicant Name} to {Program Name}
Letter of Interest from D. Jones
Letter of Interest from D. Jones for your {Specialty name} Residency Program

[@parthsharma1934]

@@matcharesident Thank you for your helpful response.

[@parthsharma1934]

Should we attach ERAS CV and PS with the email

[@matcharesident]

It's a good idea to attach your ERAS CV! It's not necessary to attach your PS unless you've made a change to it since applying, but it doesn't hurt to attach it either.