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At Interfolio we process lots of different kinds of applications for our members.  But it is during this time of year that medical and dental school applicants need to send off their letters of recommendation to AMCAS, AADSAS, TMDSAS or individual osteopathic medical schools.

Jack has written about this subject previously, but I thought since it is the season for health professions deliveries, it warrants further discussion.  So without further delay, I will now show you how to electronically deliver your letters from Interfolio to AMCAS.

Here I will describe how applicants can deliver letters from Interfolio to AMCAS.

1. Request and receive your confidential letters of recommendation from each professor, physician and/or softball coach from whom you require an endorsement.  Keep in mind that AMCAS requires all received documents on institutional letterhead and signature.  Rest easy though; we have the tools to allow your writers to do all of this electronically or by paper. 
2. Once your letters are received, you will log into your AMCAS account and note all of your individual AMCAS letter IDs.  You will need both this and your AMCAS applicant IDs to send your delivery successfully. The Letter ID can be found on the status page or the Letter of Evaluation/Recommendation Summary page of the AMCAS Application.
3. Log into Interfolio, select “Start a Delivery” and type “AMCAS” in the search field. Select the result that is displayed and denote the recommendations you would like to send. Then, add your AAMC ID in Step 3 of the delivery process with one click and select “Check Out”.
4. On the next screen, you will be prompted to enter in your AMCAS letter IDs for each corresponding recommendation letter. It’s really quick and easy.
5. And at last, you will be shown the option to send your specified documents to AMCAS. Electronic deliveries processed before 2 pm will go out the same business day.

Once your letters are within your AMCAS application, they will be filtered down to the individual medical schools to which you are applying.

For more insight into this process or to vent about your looming deadlines, just give us a call at (202)-223-3358 or email at help@interfolio.com.

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