Instructions for LoR Writers (LoR # 2)

ERAS Fellowships - Request for Letter of Recommendation/Cover Sheet

Please attach this sheet to the front of your letter of recommendation
with a paper clip:

Date:
Letter Writer: Gary Schaer, M.D.
Applicant Name: Prakash Balan
AAMC ID: 10269528
Applied to
Specialty(ies):

Thank you for agreeing to write a letter of recommendation in

support of my fellowship application. This cover sheet explains the
special procedures needed to prepare a letter for ERAS Fellowships.
ERAS allows applicants to apply to fellowship programs
electronically using the Internet.

Instructions for letter writer: Send the original letter of

recommendation to the ERAS Fellowships Documents Office (EFDO) for
transmission using the following instructions:
Write your letter on official institutional letterhead and
manually sign the letter in "colored" ink, other than black ink.
Address the letter to "Dear Program Director;" not each individual
program director. ERAS will not process letters with
individualized salutations.
Include in your letter whether or not I have waived my right to
see this recommendation, as indicated below.
Include my name and AAMC ID, as listed above, in the subject line
or body of the letter.
Print your letter so that it may be scanned and added to my files.

Attach this cover sheet to your letter before sending it, to help
the EFDO identify your letter with my file.
Attach the EFDO Document Submission Form (DSF) along with the
cover sheet and letter of recommendation.
Finally, deliver the letter to the EFDO at the address below.

Thank you for supporting my fellowship application.

______ (I waive) _____ (I do not waive) my right to see this letter.

If "waive" is checked, I waive my right to see this letter under the

"Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)." I acknowledge
that this letter is for the specific purpose of supporting my
application for a fellowship.
Applicant Signature:

EFDO Mailing Address :

For Letters sent via the US Postal Service:
(Regular Mail, Overnight, Express Mail, etc.) If you use a courier
service such as Airborne, DHL, Federal Express, UPS send to:

EFDO Documents
ERAS Fellowships
P.O. Box 13687
Philadelphia, PA 19101-0687
USA EFDO Documents
ERAS Fellowships
3624 Market Street, 4th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685
USA