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

2. What is a curriculum vitae? 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.

3. What to include? 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?

4. Getting Started Preparation CV Workshop AAMC CiM website Review other CVs Information Gather your facts Correct dates Keep a running list of activities and achievements Organization Select categories Sort to emphasize relevance Order to accentuate the best, first Creation Format & design Action words First draft review Proofread Revise

5. Suggested Content Contact Information Education Honors and Awards Work Experience (Clinical & Teaching Experience) Extracurricular and Service Activities Research Presentations & Publications Professional Memberships Language Skills, Hobbies & Interests

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

7. Education 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 May 201X  Include any scholarly concentrations  Undergraduate degree(s), title of thesis, if applicable  Postgraduate training (residencies and fellowships), academic appointments, and certification and licensure

8. Honors and Awards Include any awards and scholarships you received during medical school Honors in Clerkships, USMLE scores (optional) Only the most important undergraduate awards and scholarships

9. Work Experience – Clinical & Teaching Experience List all major or medically related work experiences, including your position title, name of employer, location, and dates of employment. Add a brief description of your responsibilities and achievements as well as the competencies you gained. Be specific, skill-focused, and relevant OPTIONAL: You may want to break this up into two sections for Clinical Experience and Teaching Experience

10. Clinical Experience 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

11. Teaching Experience 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

12. Extracurricular and Service Volunteer Activities 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 OPTIONAL: You may want to have a separate section for Leadership Experience

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 & Publications 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. Professional Memberships May be combined with national student organizations OPTIONAL: Language Skills Written, verbal, fluency Hobbies & Interests This section often used to keep interviews conversational

17. Formatting – Goal is to be easy to read! Set margins at 1 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. Getting Started Preparation CV Workshop CiM website Review others’ CVs Information Gather your facts Correct dates Keep a running list of activities and achievements Organization Select categories Sort to emphasize relevance Order to accentuate the best, first Creation Format & design Action words First draft review Proofread Revise

19. Resources Careers in Medicine https://students- residents.aamc.org/training-residency- fellowship/article/preparing-your-curriculum-vitae/https://students- residents.aamc.org/training-residency- fellowship/article/preparing-your-curriculum-vitae/ UNSOM Admissions and Student Affairs http://www.http://medicine.nevada.edu/student- affairs/career-development/curriculum-vitaehttp://www.http://medicine.nevada.edu/student- affairs/career-development/curriculum-vitae