Ethical implications of artificial intelligence-assisted letter of recommendation editing

Lauren E Keplinger; Michael S Kolodney; Gangqing Hu

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2025.09.068

Ethical implications of artificial intelligence-assisted letter of recommendation editing

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Sep 26:S0190-9622(25)02890-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.09.068. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Lauren E Keplinger¹, Michael S Kolodney², Gangqing Hu³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
² Department of Dermatology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
³ Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Electronic address: Michael.Hu@hsc.wvu.edu.

PMID: 41016437
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.09.068

No abstract available

Keywords: ERAS; artificial intelligence; authenticity; education; ethics; fairness; language polishing; large language models; letter of recommendation; residency application; trust.

Publication types

Letter