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Greetings all,
I am applying to HPM fellowships this coming fall, but I am several years removed from my initial training. After initially graduating from IM residency, I pursued Pain Management fellowship training and have been working in this arena since.
I'm now 40 y/o, and looking to add a new dimension to my practice. I would like to complete the HPM fellowship year, but in looking around for letters of recommendation all of my prior mentors in IM have either moved on from academia or have even passed away.
I have a decent working relationship with some nationally recognized Nurse Practitioners in the area of Hospice and Palliative Care.
Do you think fellowship directors would find it odd, or even off-putting, if one of my LOR came from a Nurse Practitioner who is a leader in the field, rather than say, my Fellowship Director from my Pain fellowship from 6 years ago who has no ties to HPM whatsoever?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
I am applying to HPM fellowships this coming fall, but I am several years removed from my initial training. After initially graduating from IM residency, I pursued Pain Management fellowship training and have been working in this arena since.
I'm now 40 y/o, and looking to add a new dimension to my practice. I would like to complete the HPM fellowship year, but in looking around for letters of recommendation all of my prior mentors in IM have either moved on from academia or have even passed away.
I have a decent working relationship with some nationally recognized Nurse Practitioners in the area of Hospice and Palliative Care.
Do you think fellowship directors would find it odd, or even off-putting, if one of my LOR came from a Nurse Practitioner who is a leader in the field, rather than say, my Fellowship Director from my Pain fellowship from 6 years ago who has no ties to HPM whatsoever?
Thanks in advance for any advice!