<p>Would have a publication in a medical journal as well as a letter of rec from a surgeon i worked with be a significant factor in PLME admissions?</p>
<p>It would definitely help out. Make sure you show that you’re really passionate about it.</p>
<p>If the surgeon worked with you for a while, and seems to know you pretty well, and you think they would be positive in the letter, then definitely yes. If it is someone you just were in their lab for a week or 2 or few hours over the year, then it might backfire, as looking like resume “padding”.</p>