The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation

Dr. Mott is a family physician in Foley, Ala., and the inaugural program director of the Baldwin Health Family Medicine Residency. He is a retired U.S. Navy captain who previously served as Family Medicine Specialty Leader to the Surgeon General of the Navy and program director at Naval Hospital Pensacola. He is also an associate editor and former vice president of publications for the Family Physicians Inquiries Network.

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