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Letter Of Reference Instructions

RE: ______________________________

(Applicant Name)

Dear Colleague:

The person identified above has applied to the Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F)

at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and indicated that you will be writing a letter of

recommendation for his/her application. The Residency is a 24-month program accredited by the

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and meets the residency requirement

of the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) for the Public Health and General Preventive

Medicine specialty. The Fellowship is a 12-month program similar to PMR intended for clinicians and for

physicians who do not meet eligibility criteria for the Residency.

Enclosed is a list of items we would like for you to address in your letter. We would appreciate a frank

and objective evaluation of the applicant.

Your prompt response is appreciated.

Submission

August 1, 2016

For this person to be considered for PMR/F, upload your letter of recommendation by

You will receive an email from PrevMed@cdc.gov. Click the link in that email to upload your

recommendation letter.

You will receive a confirmation of upload. Applicants may check receipt through the online application

but they will not be able to see the content of the letter.

No exceptions will be granted to applicants if recommendation letters are not received by the deadline.

Sincerely,

Antonio J. Neri, MD, MPH

CDR, USPHS

Director, Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Letter Of Reference Instructions