Transcript Barb's Tips for CV Writing

Tips for Writing a
Curriculum Vitae for
Residency
Application
Three Rules
•Be Concise
•Be Relevant
•Be Truthful
What to Include
• Current Contact Information
• Education – all colleges and
universities attended with degrees
and dates
• Honors and Awards – Can be a
separate section or included under
Education
What to Include
• Work Experience in reverse
chronological order. Can include
employment during college
• Research – Any research that
you’ve done
• Professional Memberships – AMSA,
NMSA, AMA etc.
What to Include
• Extra-Curricular Activities – All
medical school activities and
volunteer work in which you
participated. Most significant
activities from college i.e. those in
which you held leadership positions
or are applicable to healthcare.
What to Include
• Publications – All published articles
you have authored. If an article is
accepted but not yet published, use
the notation “in press” instead of
the year.
What to Include
• Presentations – This section can be
combined with Publications.
• Hobbies and Outside Interests – This
section is optional and should be
brief.
What Not to Include
• The university where you took
organic chemistry during one
summer
• The university in Rome where you
spent a semester during your junior
year in college
What Not to Include
• Your grades in each medical school
course
• Activities that you did in college
where you were casually involved.
• Activities in medical school in which
you signed up but never
participated
What Not to Include
• Anything that you wouldn’t want a
faculty member to include in a letter
of recommendation
• Anything that you wouldn’t feel
comfortable discussing on an
interview
Formatting
• Information should be organized.
• CV should look professional and be
easy to read.
• Sentences should be short.
Fragments are fine to use.
• Proofread, Proofread, Proofread!!!!!
Help
For questions and additional help,
please contact
Barbara Wagner
Director of Student Affairs
[email protected]
215-898-7190