Best Practices for Writing Supportive Letters of Recommendation & Evaluations Across Learner Levels for CLIC Preceptors

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Undergraduate Medical Education Curricular Affairs.
 
Speaker: Marilyn Katz, MD, Melissa Held, MD, Kristina Zdanys, MD
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm
Location: Virtual-live in Webex
Meeting number (access code): 2305 240 3917
Meeting password: CLIC
 
Enrollment Restrictions: This session is restricted to CLIC Preceptors only.
 
Session Attendance Code:  HADCAM
 
Session Description: CLIC Preceptors are invited to join to learn about effective strategies for writing objective letters of recommendation and/or evaluations for students who are not meeting expected competencies, focusing on how to highlight strengths, demonstrate growth, and advocate for their potential in a supportive and constructive manner. Differences in student level will also be addressed, with an emphasis on aligning evaluations to stage-specific expectations and accurately assessing performance across the continuum of medical training.
 
Session Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):
  1. Create meaningful and effective evaluations and LORs for the student not meeting course requirements or competencies.
  2. Emphasize the importance of holistic assessments that consider not just academic performance but also personal development, resilience, and unique qualities, providing a more comprehensive view of the student.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Marilyn Katz, MD, Melissa Held, MD, Kristina Zdanys, MD in their role as [speakers] for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals to be mitigated.
 

Speaker Off-label Statement: Marilyn Katz, MD, Melissa Held, MD, Kristina Zdanys, MD will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.

Target Audience:  Faculty, staff, and trainees at the UConn Health, School of Medicine.

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _ 1 _ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Activity Director & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

 

Session date: 
04/23/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Location: 
UConn Health - Virtual only
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
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