VCU Pre-Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) Process

A resource and service for VCU students and alumni who are applying to Medical and Dental Schools. PHAC is provided by VCU Pre-Professional Health and STEM Career Advising.

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Letter of Recommendation (LOR) File Service

Letter of Recommendation File Service ~ 2021 Admissions Cycle

VCU students can elect to establish a letter of recommendation file with VCU Pre-Professional Health and STEM Career Advising without participating in the Pre-Health Advisory Committee process.  This service collects letters of recommendation (LOR) from evaluators and verifies the accuracy and authenticity of letters using the platform VECollect.  After LOR’s have been verified and upon the student’s request, our office will electronically transmit a student’s letter file to medical or dental school application systems (AMCAS, AACOMAS, AADSAS, TMDSAS).

Steps for Establishing VECollect Account and Requesting Letters of Recommendation

  1. Review Powerpoint – VECollect Applicant Instructions – VECollect Applicant Instructions.
  2. Complete Credential Fee process.
  3. Set up VECollect account and enter evaluator’s information – VECollect.
    • NOTE: If you are a reapplicant and you are requesting letters from a letter writer from a previous admissions cycle, you must have your letter writers submit a new/updated letter of recommendation. Additionally, you must also create a new letter record under the letter writer’s name. Please list “2021” after the LAST NAME of EACH of your letter writers within the VECollect system.  This will be the ONLY way you can distinguish between letters for the 2019 or 2020 cycle and letters for the 2021 cycle.
  4. Request Letter of Recommendation from your evaluators.  We highly recommend students provide their letter writers with the following link for guidelines on writing a strong letter of recommendation – Letter of Recommendation Information for Writers
  5. Monitor VECollect account for submission of your letters of recommendation.
  6. All letters of recommendation must be submitted before transmission of your letter packet can be requested.

Submission Process for Letters of Recommendation

VCU Pre-Professional Health and STEM Advising will be utilizing the VECollect system to electronically collect letters of recommendation and  allow students to track the submission of their letters of recommendation. All letters of recommendation must be submitted through the VECollect system.  Emails, faxes or written letters of recommendation will not be accepted.