From: Reference letters for subspecialty medicine residency positions: are they valuable for decision-making? Results from a Canadian study
Letter writer
P value
Non-program director home institution letters, n = 398
Program director letters, n = 201
elective letters, n = 116
Composite score
0
9
6
< 0.0001
1
67
5
50
2
172
17
47
3
142
54
13
4
8
104
21