Applying Without the Committee Letter

If you do not meet the guidelines for the Committee Letter but are otherwise prepared for the application process and meet all appropriate deadlines, Health Careers Advising can provide you with our Credential Service to hold and send out your individual letters of recommendation for application to medical or other health profession schools. This option is typically the best fit for alumni three to five years after Brown graduation who have not gone to a graduate or Post-Baccalaureate program. If well-prepared, applicants using our Credential Service, which includes a summary of their major accomplishments, have been successful in the application process.

Prior to submitting any materials to Health Careers Advising, applicants should connect with Dean Vassilev in Zoom hours. The credential service is not available to applicants who do not meet all guidelines and deadlines. It is also not the right fit for applicants who are attending post-baccalaureate or Special Master Programs whose role is to provide an academic boost and offer application-specific guidance and support. 

You will need to submit the following to [email protected] in the spring as soon as possible after notifying us of your intent to use our letter service but no later than July 1, 2022:

A completed HCAD
A formal photo of yourself (email jpeg with your name as the title)
List of Letter Writers & Waiver Form—Form 2 (use an additional form if you are submitting more than four recommendations—five recommendation limit)

Upon completion of your AMCAS or other application service, please submit the following:

Your Processed (a.k.a.Verified) AMCAS or other primary application with the processing date clearly noted. Do not submit your copy to our office until your application has been processed.
The AMCAS Letter Request Form(s). This one-page form is in the Letter of Recommendation section of your AMCAS Application. Other application systems generally don’t have such a form. AACOMAS generates an email message. 
Summer Update Form (Form 4) Only if there is essential new information since you submitted your HCAD by July 1, 2022.
Mailing Form (Form 5) 

If you do not qualify for the Committee letter or the Credential Service, we will be glad to offer advising for your academic and professional planning. Students and alumni who do not use Health Careers Advising for their application to health careers schools may benefit from establishing an account with Interfolio to hold letters of recommendation on their behalf.