To whom it may concern,
My name is XXXX, MD, and I am writing to strongly recommend my friend and colleague XXXX for a Family Medicine residency position here in Canada. I have worked as a family physician in Canada for more than 30 years, and I feel privileged as both a doctor and a human being to have had to opportunity to get to know XXXX. I am convinced that she would make an outstanding family physician that would be an enormous asset to your institution.
I have an office in Vancouver’s Chinatown. For some years now, I have operated at the XXXX Medical Clinic, where our team attends to more than 10,000 patients, specializing in Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, and Geriatrics. I am recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, Canada, as qualified to supervise family doctors in training, especially International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who are seeking Canadian medical experience. Since September of 2012, XXXX has been my clinical trainee.
Dr. XXXX is especially highly motivated to perform in the area of Family Practice; she is a very hard worker who never loses her concentration. She is always willing to go above and beyond the call of duty in providing continuity of care for her patients.
I see XXXX’s background in Ob/GYN as a great asset that reinforces her effectiveness as a family physician. She is also a highly talented ultrasonographer, another enormous help. She is also research savvy and has published papers herself and participated in seminars in the area of family medicine. She continues to take courses as well, currently studying aesthetic medicine, which makes her increasingly interdisciplinary in her approaches. Dr. XXXX gets along very well with the entire team. She is highly competent and always exercises good judgment. I could not recommend her more strongly.
Sincerely,