Had a discussion with attendings at my Uni, in it they said that all letters of recommendation should be from ortho surgeons. Any other specialty would be a negative marker even if it was a great LOR. They even went and mocked one applicant that had psych write them a LOR. In the end they said that Not having 3-4 orthopedics write you a letter saying you are "The greatest med student they've seen in years" you would not get an interview at all.
I am wondering how true this is, if I get a LOR from a different specialty, does that significantly reduce my likelihood of matching to orthopedics?
I am wondering how true this is, if I get a LOR from a different specialty, does that significantly reduce my likelihood of matching to orthopedics?