Letters of Evaluation are centrally collected and distributed through the AMCAS Letter Service.
Letters Research
2012 Study of Letters of Evaluation in Medical School Admissions
2014 Study of Letter Writer Reactions to the Letters Guidelines
Albanese M, Snow M, Skochelak S, Huggett K, Farrell P. Assessing personal qualities in medical school admissions. Acad Med. 2003;78:313–321.
Geiger T, Dunleavy D. Letters of Evaluation: Current Practices in the Admissions Process. Analysis in Brief. 2013; 13(3): 1-2.
Koenig T, Parish S, Terregino C, Williams J, Dunleavy D, Volsch J. Core personal competencies important to entering students’ success in medical school: What are they and how could they be assessed early in the admission process? Acad Med. 2013; 88(5):603-613.