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AADSAS or AACOMAS

Confidential letters of recommendation are sent to AADSAS or AACOMAS through a Confidential Letter Upload delivery. This delivery method utilizes the unique document email address generated for every letter stored in a Dossier account. Each delivery costs one delivery credit.

  1. Click Deliveries on the navigation menu.
    Deliveries selected on the navigation menu
  2. Click New Delivery at the top of the Deliveries page.

    If the account is not upgraded to Dossier Deliver, a prompt will appear to upgrade the account before proceeding with delivery. Only paid Dossier Deliver accounts can be used to deliver materials.

     
  3. Click Confidential Letter Upload under the Send Materials section.
    Confidential Letter Upload
  4. Ensure the option You enter your recommenders' email addresses is selected.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Select the checkboxes adjacent to the desired letters to send.
  7. Click Continue when finished.

    Note that only letters of recommendation that have already been received can be used in a delivery.

     
  8. Click Copy adjacent to the desired letter of recommendation to copy the unique document email address.
    Copy adjacent to email address
  9. Navigate out of Dossier to the AADSAS or AACOMAS application and paste this document email address into the email address field under "Evaluator's Information" for the relevant letter writer.
  10. Fill out the other relevant fields of the form, fill in the waiver and permissions check boxes, and click Save This Evaluation Request.

    Select Yes to waive the right to access any confidential letter of recommendation being delivered to AADSAS or AACOMAS. Clicking this button will initiate the confidential letter upload process, so no additional action is necessary.

     

    Note that once a letter has been delivered to AACOMAS, Interfolio is unable to update or replace it. AADSAS will allow letters sent to them via Interfolio to be replaced on the AADSAS application as long as the application shows an "In-Progress" or "Received" status.

     
 
 

AMCAS

Confidential letters of recommendation are sent to AMCAS through a custom application that requires both letter and AAMC IDs to complete.

When creating an electronic delivery to AMCAS, add only letters of recommendation to the delivery. Do not include the letter request form as this is not a required document for deliveries to AMCAS.

 

Add AMCAS ID to your Dossier Account

  1. Navigate to the AMCAS application and click on the relevant cycle.
  2. Select My Account from the dropdown menu in the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Copy the eight to ten-digit AAMC ID. 
  4. Navigate to Interfolio Dossier and click Account Settings from the dropdown in the upper right-hand corner.
    dropdown menu with Account Settings selected under Account Options
  5. Click ID Numbers on the left-hand navigation bar.
    ID Numbers selected
  6. Click Add ID Number.
    Add ID Number selected adjacent to ID Numbers
  7. Select AMCAS under New ID Type.
  8. Enter the New ID Value that was copied in the third step.
  9. Click Save when finished.

Create a Delivery to AMCAS

  1. Click Deliveries on the navigation menu.
    Deliveries selected on the navigation menu
  2. Click New Delivery at the top of the Deliveries page.

    If the account is not upgraded to Dossier Deliver, a prompt will appear to upgrade the account before proceeding with delivery. Only paid Dossier Deliver accounts can be used to deliver materials.

     
  3. Search for AMCAS in the Find an Opportunity search field at the bottom of the screen.
    Find opportunity section with search bar selected
  4. Select the relevant application style.
  5. Click Start Application.
  6. Click Add File adjacent to each document section. 
  7. Select documents to add to the application from existing documents or upload a new file.
  8. Click Add when finished.
  9. Click Continue.
  10. Click Add Custom ID to Application to add the AMCAS ID to the delivery.
  11. Click Save Letter IDs.

    If the AAMC ID in the delivery does not match the ID in AMCAS, the delivery will not sync correctly with the AMCAS application.

     
  12. Click Submit to complete the delivery.

    Letters sent to AMCAS typically take 3-5 business days to be attached to an application. For more help with the AMCAS recommendation section, visit the AMCAS FAQ page.

     
 
 

TMDSAS

Confidential letters of recommendation are sent to TMDSAS through a custom application that requires a TMDSAS ID to complete.

TMDSAS requires contact information for letter writers on all letters of recommendation.

 

Add a TMDSAS ID to Dossier

  1. Navigate to the TMDSAS application and enter the letter writer's name in the Letters of Evaluation section.
  2. Select Interfolio from the Indicate how your evaluator will send your letter to the TMDSAS dropdown menu.
  3. Copy the TMDSAS ID.
  4. Navigate to Dossier and click Account Settings from the dropdown in the upper right-hand corner.
    dropdown menu with Account Settings selected under Account Options
  5. Click ID Numbers on the left-hand navigation bar.
    ID Numbers selected
  6. Click Add ID Number.
    Add ID Number selected adjacent to ID Numbers
  7. Select TMDSAS under New ID Type.
  8. Enter the New ID Value that was copied in the third step.
  9. Click Save when finished.

    TMDSAS requires evaluators to include the TMDSAS ID number on their letter even if they are submitting it to Interfolio.

     

Create a Delivery to TMDSAS

  1. Click Deliveries on the navigation menu.
    Deliveries selected on the navigation menu
  2. Click New Delivery at the top of the Deliveries page.

    If the account is not upgraded to Dossier Deliver, a prompt will appear to upgrade the account before proceeding with delivery. Only paid Dossier Deliver accounts can be used to deliver materials.

     
  3. Search for TMDSAS in the Find an Opportunity search field at the bottom of the screen.
    Find opportunity section with search bar selected
  4. Select the relevant application cycle.
  5. Click Start Application.
  6. Click Add File adjacent to each document section. 
  7. Select documents to add to the application from existing documents or upload a new file.
  8. Click Add when finished.
  9. Click Continue.
  10. Click Add Custom ID to Application to add the TMDSAS ID to the delivery.
  11. Click Add.
  12. Click Submit to complete the delivery.

    If the TMDSAS ID in the delivery does not match the ID in TMDSAS, the delivery will not sync correctly with the TMDSAS application.

     

    TMDSAS lists their current processing on their website. Please note that TMDSAS has a 7-10 day turnaround time to process deliveries once they receive them.

     
 
 

Individual DO School

Confidential letters of recommendation are sent to individual DO schools through a custom application that requires an AACOMAS ID to complete.

Users can also send letters to AACOMAS directly through a Confidential Letter Upload delivery. For more on this, check out the AACOMAS section of this article.

 

Add AACOMAS ID to Dossier

  1. Navigate to the AACOMAS application and copy the ten-digit AACOMAS ID.
  2. Navigate to Dossier and click Account Settings from the dropdown in the upper right-hand corner.
    dropdown menu with Account Settings selected under Account Options
  3. Click ID Numbers on the left-hand navigation bar.
    ID Numbers selected
  4. Click Add ID Number.
    Add ID Number selected adjacent to ID Numbers
  5. Select AACOMAS under New ID Type.
  6. Enter the New ID Value that was copied in the first step.
  7. Click Save when finished.

    Check out this article on how to Add ID Numbers to My Deliveries for more information.

     

    Evaluators do not need to include the AACOMAS ID number on their letter if they are submitting it to Interfolio.

     

Create a Delivery to an Individual DO School

  1. Click Deliveries on the navigation menu.
    Deliveries selected on the navigation menu
  2. Click New Delivery at the top of the Deliveries page.

    If the account is not upgraded to Dossier Deliver, a prompt will appear to upgrade the account before proceeding with delivery. Only paid Dossier Deliver accounts can be used to deliver materials.

     
  3. Search for the institution in the Find an Opportunity search field at the bottom of the screen.
    Find opportunity section with search bar selected
  4. Select the Position Name for the delivery.
  5. Click Start Application.
  6. Click Add File adjacent to each document section. 
  7. Select documents to add to the application from existing documents or upload a new file.
  8. Click Add when finished.
  9. Click Continue.
  10. Click Add Custom ID to Application.
  11. Click Add.
  12. Click Submit to complete the delivery.

    If the AACOMAS ID in the delivery does not match the ID in AACOMAS, the delivery will not sync correctly with the AACOMAS application.

     
 
 
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