A guide to creating a high‐quality cover letter.

This article provides a guide to creating a high-quality cover letter for academic medicine positions. The cover letter is often overlooked but plays a crucial role in applications for career positions, leadership roles, and awards. The article emphasizes the importance of tailoring the cover letter to the specific position and highlights key elements such as the header, salutation, introductory paragraph, middle paragraphs, and concluding paragraph. It also advises against using artificial intelligence programs to draft cover letters but suggests using them for reviewing and providing feedback. Overall, the article serves as a valuable resource for individuals at any career stage. [Extracted from the article]