Requesting a clinical letter of recommendation
When asking for a letter, ask the letter-writer if they can write you a strong letter. Be ready to provide them with your CV and your personal statement (if you have it). This will help to write a much stronger letter. Start working on your personal statement early.
Tips for asking for a letter:
If you have a meaningful experience with an attending, you can ask for a letter right away and save it for later. You don’t have to use it but might come back to it later. It can be uploaded to ERAS over your third year and you select which letters to send when you are ready to apply. Ask if the individual can write a strong letter. Provide an updated CV (and personal statement if you have it).
Because you are dual degree students, it’s important that you have a strong science letter from your PhD advisor and also strong letters that speak to your clinical competence. This means that you should make sure that you come across as well rounded if applying to residency programs that will expect you to be clinically excellent.