Resume Boot Camp October 19, 2010 Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM Peter S. Cahn, PhD

BU Format  Academic Training  Postdoctoral Training  Academic Appointments  Hospital Appointments  Honors  Licenses and Certification  Departmental and University Committees  Teaching Experience and Responsibilities  Major Administrative Responsibilities  Professional Societies: Memberships, Offices, and Committee Assignments  Editorial Boards  Major Committee Assignments Federal Government Federal Government Private/Foundation Private/Foundation Study Sections Study Sections State State  Current Other Support  Past Other Support  Invited Lectures and Presentations  Original, Peer Reviewed Articles  Proceedings of Meetings and Invited Papers  Editorials and Critical Reviews  Textbook Chapters  Case Reports  Textbooks and Monographs  Congressional Testimony

Additional Categories  Professional Development  Seminars Conducted  Community Service  Volunteer Experience  Advocacy  Web-based Content  Media Appearances  Consultancies  Ad hoc Reviewer  Mini-fellowships  Curricula Published  Research Employment  Abstracts  Patents  Requests for Teaching Materials  Mentoring

Sample Mentoring Table Mentee Name Dates Training Position Current Position Comments Comments* Maria Lopez MD Resident Fellow, Oncology, BUSM Case Report Publication Tom Nguyen MD MSc Fellow Asst. Prof, Case Western 2 Publications K08 award Brenda Webster BA 2007 Medical Student Resident, BMC Student poster Award Victor Martinez MPH student PhD student Awarded Minority Supplement * If you have published with them, consider adding endnote references

Fill in the missing pieces 1. Credentials 2. Health care experience or specialty 3. Community contributions 4. Accomplishments 5. University service 6. Professional development 7. Writings and presentations

Content  Omit Sex, age, race and martial status Sex, age, race and martial status Social security or DEA numbers Social security or DEA numbers High school information High school information  Include Name on all pages as header or footer Name on all pages as header or footer Page number on pages two and up Page number on pages two and up Each experience entry includes organization, position, city, state, dates (months and years) Each experience entry includes organization, position, city, state, dates (months and years)

Grammar  Date formats consistent 11/98 or 11/98 or November 1998 November 1998  Seasons capitalized with dates Spring 2005 Spring 2005  No commas between month and year  Periods at end of descriptions or not at all

Format  Margins one inch on all sides one inch on all sides  Font size 11 point or larger 11 point or larger  Spacing between categories  Use of tabs, tables  White space  Bold your name in author lists  Avoid orphans E.g. heading one page, text next E.g. heading one page, text next

Peer review  Legible?  Content appropriate?  Anything missing? Important categories unique to individual Important categories unique to individual  Descriptions unclear?  Formatting consistent?

Keeping Your CV Fit  Maintain three folders  Quarterly updates  Consult Outlook calendar  Use the annual review process  Version control using Dropbox.com