A Medical Student Guide to Preparing your Curriculum Vitae

1. A Medical Student Guide to Preparing your Curriculum Vitae Office of Admissions & Student Affairs 2019

2. Summary of your background and accomplishments related to your academic and work experience • Necessary for applications for scholarships, research experiences, honor societies and residency programs • Update often with new accomplishments. This should be a dynamic document. Purpose of a CV

3. Does this particular piece of information help explain who I am and what I’ve accomplished? Will this piece of information encourage residency programs, scholarship committees or research mentors to select me for an interview or particular experience? If I were reading this for the first time and without knowledge of myself as an applicant, would this information be useful? What to include?

4. Getting Started

5. Contact Information • Education • Honors and Awards • Certifications/Licensures • Clinical Experience • Teaching Experience • Extracurricular and Service Activities • Research • Presentations & Publications • Professional Memberships • Language Skills, Personal Interests Suggested Content – in this order Work Experience

6. Name Mailing address Phone numbers Professional email address Make sure to use current information where you can be reached. Contact Information

7. List all colleges and universities you have attended for your medical school, graduate, and undergraduate education Include the name and location of each institution, the degree sought or earned, the date of (expected) completion, and major and minor field of study. Begin with M.D. Anticipated 202X Include any scholarly concentrations Undergraduate degree(s), title of thesis, if applicable Education

8. ACLS, BLS, etc with expiration dates *USMLE Step 1 with score *USMLE Step 2 with score * This is an FYI when you hand out your CV to letter writers. In ERAS, your USMLE transcript will be attached. Certifications and Licensures (if applicable)

9. Include any awards and scholarships you received during medical school and criteria, if known. Honors in Clerkships Only the most important undergraduate awards and scholarships Can include community service awards Honors and Awards

10. List clinical experience, exposure and/or preceptorships Include name of person you worked with and dates Add a brief description of your responsibilities and achievements as well as the competencies you gained Can tailor this to fit your specialty choice or career path Work Experience - Clinical

11. Include course name and your role Supplemental instructor Step 1 Brain preparation, MCAT tutoring Practice of Medicine instruction or other peer-led instructor roles Add a brief description of your responsibilities and achievements as well as the competencies you gained Can tailor this to fit your specialty choice or career path Work Experience - Teaching

12. List the most important long-term activities and their dates you participated in during medical school committee work community service projects student organization involvement Include your pre-medical school activities only if extraordinary or applicable to health care Volunteer Service Activities

13. Research • List all your major and medically related research projects • Add a few sentences or title describing each project and your role on the project • Include the research mentor’s name and professional title as well as the location and dates where/when you completed your research.

14. Presentations • List any research, professional, or poster presentations from conferences, lectures, symposiums, and specialty association meetings • Include the title of the presentation, authors, audience, and any other relevant details • This section may be easily combined with publications to create a single, more attractive section

15. Publications • List all published articles in which you are included as an author • If an article has been accepted for publication but not yet published, use the notation "in press" and omit a publication year • Use medical bibliographic reference style and be consistent throughout your CV • http://guides.library.unr.edu/EndnoteWeb

16. Misc. Sections Professional MembershipsLanguage Skills – included written, verbal, fluencyPersonal Interests – this section is often used to keep interviews conversational. It is optional later in your career.

17. Formatting – Goal is to be easy to read • Set margins at a minimum of 0.5 inch • Chose the font carefully - 11 or 12 point • Ensure consistent style, size, and formatting of headings • Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Calibri • Use bold, italics, capitalization, and bullets to organize your CV — but use sparingly • Length - Two pages will be a good start for most students

18. Chronological or Reverse Chronological Order? • All sections should be in reverse chronological order • The exception is presentations/publications

19. Resources • Careers in Medicine • https://students-residents.aamc.org/training-residency-fellowship/article/preparing-your-curriculum-vitae/ • UNR Med Admissions and Student Affairs • http://med.unr.edu/student-affairs/career-development/curriculum-vitae • http://med.unr.edu/student-affairs/career-development

20. What is next? • Create/Revise your CV over the Summer • Use the UNR Med CV template if desired. • Schedule a required meeting with Dr. Singer or Dr. Etezadi to review prior to or at the beginning of Year 2

21. Questions??? • Nut & Bolts of Applying to Residency for MS3s • 5-7pm tonight