How to describe your residency on a CV?

[marginCall]

So I'm applying for a job now and tweaking my CV.

Should I just list where I did my residency? Or should I go into specifics like 2yrs outpatient psychiatry, 6 months of inpatient psychiatry and 6 months of inpatient geriatric psychiatry, etc to highlight my experiences?

I think I should only mention any highlights, i.e. chief residency. But a friend thinks that I should give a quick summary to highlight my work experience.

Any thoughts?

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[Doctor Bagel]

We've gotten feedback from our chair regarding our CVs, and he recommends breaking down all the specific details of your training. It's tedious and makes your CV way longer than you think it should be, but I'm assuming he knows more than I would.

I'd be curious to know if other people have heard differently.

 

[notdeadyet]

We've gotten feedback from our chair regarding our CVs, and he recommends breaking down all the specific details of your training. It's tedious and makes your CV way longer than you think it should be, but I'm assuming he knows more than I would.

That's a great strategy for very early career CVs. You'll drop most of this bullet points and whatnot after you've had a few jobs. At that point, residency becomes a one or two liner.

 

[Shikima]

I just mention when and where I've done my internship, residency training and fellowship and include the dates.

 

[michaelrack]

We've gotten feedback from our chair regarding our CVs, and he recommends breaking down all the specific details of your training. It's tedious and makes your CV way longer than you think it should be, but I'm assuming he knows more than I would.

I'd be curious to know if other people have heard differently.

Your chief may know something about applying for academic jobs, but I don't think that is good advice for a private practice job

 

[twright]

Also, keep in mind that you can write an informative cover letter, e.g., if you want to describe specific areas of expertise or interest.

 

[billypilgrim37]

If anything, a line or two about specific areas of focuses or unique skill sets might be reasonable, but more than that is more likely to alienate than to reflect well.