Advice for picking an away

Absolutely. Definitely not criteria for selecting an away. Just was curious about this in the case of potential late season rotations. Thanks for the info.

anyone know if there's a strong preference for a program wanting a LOR for an away rotation in terms of whether it comes from dean vs non-ortho vs ortho vs gen surg docs? I don't really want to ask anyone in my department so early... feel that it could rub them the wrong way to ask for a letter before even rotating, even though it won't be the same as a letter I'd be asking for to submit to residency programs.

Duke asks for an LOR to rotate. Totally retarded but that's the only one I came across. It just needed to be from any ortho attending.

Yale needs 1. Wake wants 2.

LoR for an away = a check box. Its just to weed out non-serious people.

It has nothing to do with seriousness. That individual was obviously serious enough to seek out the program. But expecting a 3rd yr to ask for a letter in March and then ask that person again in July is stupid at best, for multiple reasons. And what if you haven't done a home sub-I yet?