Sample Letter of Recommendation

This is a letter of recommendation that I have written for a student who is now a pharmacist.  Specific details are changed.  I have guided six students to successful admissions to pharmacy schools.  Six out of six is a respectable result.  The following letter should be used as a tool and not as is. 

Dear Admission Committee for University of PharmD,

It is indeed my pleasure to write this letter in support of Amber Leon application to your Pharmacy Program.  I have known Ms. Leon for the past one and a half years.  I have directly observed and supervised her work at USPharmD Pharmacy.

My impression of Amber is outstanding. She has shown a real eagerness to learn.  She has a sincere concern and affinity for the patients. Amber has also demonstrated appropriate maturity and a strong sense of responsibility.  In addition, she is likable and easy to work with.

Amber is a bright, competent, and conscientious person who always maintains the highest degree of professional integrity and demeanor.  Amber is greatly committed to all that she takes on, she is highly dependable, and extremely dedicated in the work she does.  While working with Amber, I found her sincerity, sense of humor, and listening skills delightful.

Amber has an exceptional learning ability.  I am an adjunct clinical professor at PharmD School of Pharmacy and manage PharmD Pharmacy, but I have never encountered such an outstanding person.  For example, I personally demonstrated how to process/type a prescription once and she was able to process/type other prescriptions without any question or help.  She is a truly intelligent young lady.

I strongly recommend this impressive young woman for admission into your pharmacy school.  I am confident that her ongoing interests in the field of pharmacy coupled with her personal attributes will make her highly capable of becoming a successful and competent pharmacist.  I am sure you will find her a valued member of the Pharmacy program and a pleasure to work with.

 If you require any additional information, please fell free to contact me at the this address.
Sincerely yours,