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Letters of Recommendation for Applicants to the PHIFP

In your letter of recommendation, please include:

1. Your relationship to the applicant (e.g., employer, supervisor, teacher, dean, faculty advisor).

2. The period of time you were associated with the applicant;

3. Comments and examples in response to the following questions that draw upon your interactions

with the applicant:

What are the applicant’s major areas of interest in public health informatics?

Does the applicant take pride in his or her work?

Can the applicant clearly express thoughts orally and in writing?

To what extent is the applicant:

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Intellectually curious and resourceful?

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A rational decision maker?

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Tactful and constructive in personal interactions?

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Respectful of others (e.g., peers, support staff, constituents)?

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Self-directed and independent, yet willing and able to work as part of team?

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Able to work under pressure?

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Willing to take the initiative when appropriate?

4. Would you be willing to employ or re-employ the applicant if you had an opening requiring the

general professional level and profession of the applicant? If yes, in what capacity? If no,

please explain.

Please upload your letter of recommendation early. No exceptions will be granted to applicants

if recommendation letters are not received by the November 29, 2015, deadline.

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