from the Latin: from the Latin: - “Curriculum” (course)
- “Vitae” (of life)
Inform prospective employers of your qualifications and experience for a position Demonstrate your academic achievements for: - Division Head/Chair Annual Reviews
- Appointments and Promotions committees
- Funding agencies
- Award committees
“Inside” CV: “Inside” CV: - Promotions committees
- Institutional awards/recognition
“Outside” CV: - Job searches
- Application/nomination for national positions/awards
Keep it simple, readable, succinct Keep it simple, readable, succinct Don’t embellish! Don’t pad! Don’t repeat! Consider eliminating CV “relics” - Marital status; name of spouse; children/birthdates
- Hobbies & Other Interests
For internal CV: Use UWSOM Format!! For internal CV: Use UWSOM Format!! Use consistent style, formatting - Chronological order? Reverse chronological?
- Include a header with your name and page number on each page
- Times Roman; 11 or 12 point font; 1 inch margins
- Bold your name (?1-2 font sizes bigger than rest)
For external CV, don’t use acronyms; spell out institutional words (e.g. UWMC; SCH; RRF) For external CV, don’t use acronyms; spell out institutional words (e.g. UWMC; SCH; RRF) Print a copy regularly & check for irregularities - e.g., avoid new headings at bottom of page
- Include date last revised on front page
- Add new events/items as they happen
Use available resources Use available resources - UW Center for Career Services
- AAMC [www.aamc.org]
- Chronicle of Higher Education [http://chronicle.com]
- Colleagues’ CVs
Get feedback from colleagues, mentors, career advisors on both content and presentation
Avoid big blocks of wordy, descriptive text Avoid big blocks of wordy, descriptive text Split any long lists into subcategories e.g., Teaching activities When sending paper CV, do not print on both sides of the paper (backside might be overlooked when copied for distribution)
No Social Security number! No Social Security number! Consider eliminating CV relics (marital status; spouse’s name; names and birth dates of kids) Contact information - Be concise (no embellishments) & be accurate
- Consider including e-mail address
Time to leave high school behind Time to leave high school behind Spell out full name of degree and university and note year of graduation If currently working on a degree, put the word “candidate” after name of degree and note expected year of graduation
OK to put internship together with your residency training, if done in the same institution OK to put internship together with your residency training, if done in the same institution If there’s a gap, consider adding an explanatory phrase: - 1988-90: Pediatric Residency (PL-1,2) Case Western
- **1990-91: Solo swim across the Atlantic Ocean
- 1991-92: Pediatric Residency (PL-3). Case Western
Place and Date Place and Date These include: - Acting/Instructor positions
- Assistant, Associate, Full Professor
- May include academic “track” (e.g. Clinician-Educator)
- Division or Department faculty administrative roles
- Examples: Division Head; Vice-Chair; Associate Dean; Residency Program Director (?)
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Places and Dates Places and Dates Clinical Program direction goes here Committee membership can go under Special Local Responsibilities Do not duplicate Postgraduate Training
Leave high school behind Leave high school behind Include non-academic honors/awards, if noteworthy/appropriate: - 1980: Photographer of the Year, Life Magazine
- 1990: Olympic gold medal, US Bobsled team
Spell out certifying Board(s) and be accurate! Spell out certifying Board(s) and be accurate! - American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Include date of certificate and recertification (or “engaged in maintenance of certification”) Provide accurate information regarding all medical licenses (including inactive ones) Remember that all Certification and Licensure information is in the public domain!
Note if membership is elected : Note if membership is elected : Include offices held: - 1990-present. Member, American Medical Association (President, 1999-2000)
Can include non-academic organizations here too, if appropriate - 2005-present. Member, Board of Directors, Gates Foundation
Purpose: Highlight your national recognition Purpose: Highlight your national recognition Physician-Scientists/Scientists - Study sections; advisory councils
- Research society leadership roles
Clinician-Educators - Educational or clinical task forces; program director organizations; legislative/policy work
- Leadership in clinical organizations (e.g. AAP, AHA)
University and Hospital Committees (but do not duplicate teaching committees listed under Teaching Responsibilities) University and Hospital Committees (but do not duplicate teaching committees listed under Teaching Responsibilities) - Consider grouping University and Hospital activities separately if you do too much!
Community Service work (or can list under “Other” at end)
Limit descriptive text here (Appendix?) Limit descriptive text here (Appendix?) List courses taught or lecture series organized (not your specific lectures—that comes later) List any teaching committees (& your role) Usually list any training program direction here List your trainees here (and current institution) - Consider adding the dates of your involvement
Generally reserved for journal Editorial Board memberships but… Generally reserved for journal Editorial Board memberships but… OK to list journal article reviewer: - Ad Hoc Journal Article Reviewer for:
- New England Journal of Medical
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
- The Lancet
Be comprehensive and use consistent format: Be comprehensive and use consistent format: - Title; project number; your role (PI, co-investigator); source; dates; annual direct costs
Include ALL funding, internal and external - Active
- Inactive
- Pending
- Planned?
Divide into UWSOM designated sections Divide into UWSOM designated sections - Manuscripts in Refereed Journals (include “in press” and list name of journal)
- Book Chapters
- Published books, videos, software
- Other publications
- OK (in my opinion) to list Manuscripts Submitted but DO NOT list Manuscripts “in preparation”
Number each publication within each section Number each publication within each section Use consistent format throughout Bold your name and consider higher font for it - Gleason CA, Smith JD, Jones MD.
Check for duplications, redundancies, typos
Purpose(s): Purpose(s): - Tell about current work in progress (but not published yet)
- Illustrate your participation at national meetings
- Can illustrate whether and how you presented the abstract (poster; platform, etc.)
Consider limiting the number of abstracts especially if there are far fewer manuscripts! - “Recent Abstracts Presented (2005 to present)”
Use consistent format Use consistent format - Title; Venue (Conference title; location); Year
Do not list every talk ever given to housestaff, medical students, etc. Do list local Grand Rounds, regional outreach education talks, national/international lectures Note if you were Visiting Professor
Languages (and proficiency level) Languages (and proficiency level) Community Service Other (serious) employment history Hobbies; special interests (depends what these are—not generally recommended) For job searches (“outside CV”), provide separate page of References (3), including contact information and relationship to you
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