Necessary to include short term position on CV

[unsure1]

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After residency took a position that only lasted a few months, since then I have moved on to another position. It was short term but I'm now considering applying to a fellowship in that same field. Do I need to list it on my cv? As feel then would need to explain it and can only raise red flags.

When searching online I saw employment less than 6 months can be left out if it doesn't add much but just figured should get more insight about it.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Include it. You’ll need to list everywhere you’ve had privileges in the past on new licensing applications

 

[unsure1]

Include it. You’ll need to list everywhere you’ve had privileges in the past on new licensing applications

Can it be left out but then for credentialing mentioned as I thought I saw something like that

 

[gutonc]

Can it be left out but then for credentialing mentioned as I thought I saw something like that

So you're asking if you can lie to get the job and then tell the truth once you've secured it?

I can tell you, as someone who interviews and hires physicians, that I will question any gap in employment. Not necessarily in a negative context, but if your employment history has a 6 month gap with no explanation, many people will assume jail or rehab and have even more questions, or more likely, thank you for your time and move on.

Being in a job for 6 months isn't necessarily a negative. It happens. People take jobs that aren't right for them or have circumstances that change, or get bait and switched. In your case, you can easily craft a narrative that frames this as a positive. But leaving it off is likely to cause you problems now and in the future.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Can it be left out but then for credentialing mentioned as I thought I saw something like that

Agree with gutonc. It would seem like a bait and switch and would raise more questions about why you thought you needed to hide the job in the first place

 

[LucidSplash]

Agree with everyone. Leaving it out makes it look like you’re hiding something even if you aren’t.

 

[mistafab]

Everywhere you've worked since being an MD should be on your CV.

 

[HemeOncHopeful19]

OP did the position last only a few months because you got fired or because you quit?

Maybe I’m just an older jaded poster these days but your reluctance to put it on your CV makes me wonder if there’s more to this story

 

[LucidSplash]

OP did the position last only a few months because you got fired or because you quit?

Maybe I’m just an older jaded poster these days but your reluctance to put it on your CV makes me wonder if there’s more to this story

Either way it doesn’t matter. They have to put it in the CV.

 

[michaelrack]

Everywhere you've worked since being an MD should be on your CV.

agree, especially early in your career. ALL w2 work needs to be listed. My CV is complex and has become disorganized. Right now I round on a daily basis at 3 psych hospitals ( will soon be 2 with occasional weekend coverage through a third). Most of this is billed or invoiced through a psychiatric group practice I belong to. I also do a little bit of work at a sleep lab through my solo private practice. In the past I have done locum tenens work, mainly weekend coverage for a psych hospital. I try to account for everything in some manner - at least by listing the hospital under my hospital privileges section. Sometimes I will also list it under "professional experience" as Psychiatrist (or whatever) at a facility.

For a doc doing one W2 job after another, LIST EVERYTHING

 

[unsure1]

agree, especially early in your career. ALL w2 work needs to be listed. My CV is complex and has become disorganized. Right now I round on a daily basis at 3 psych hospitals ( will soon be 2 with occasional weekend coverage through a third). Most of this is billed or invoiced through a psychiatric group practice I belong to. I also do a little bit of work at a sleep lab through my solo private practice. In the past I have done locum tenens work, mainly weekend coverage for a psych hospital. I try to account for everything in some manner - at least by listing the hospital under my hospital privileges section. Sometimes I will also list it under "professional experience" as Psychiatrist (or whatever) at a facility.

For a doc doing one W2 job after another, LIST EVERYTHING

Thanks. So if was a 1099 not?

 

[gutonc]

Thanks. So if was a 1099 not?

I'm not sure how much more clearly we can state this. Yes. List it. Work is work. The end.

Not accounting for a period of time longer than a month or 2 is a red flag. List it and, if asked, say you left for personal/life circumstance reasons. Nobody will care at that point. Leave it off and you might not get the chance to explain.

 

[michaelrack]

Thanks. So if was a 1099 not?

If you are in residency or recently graduated, include it. If you are an attending physician, and the 1099 activity is your main/only position at that time, include it. If you have been practicing 20 years, and it is just a side gig, you may be able to leave it out

 

[mistafab]

When I apply for jobs and they spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out if there are gaps on my resume. I assume it is silly because why would people bother hiding a job? If you got fired, so what? It's not for sleeping with a patient, right? No way people try to get away with some unscrupulous activity by obviously trying to hide a job they worked...

...But then we see this thread.

 

[gutonc]

When I apply for jobs and they spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out if there are gaps on my resume. I assume it is silly because why would people bother hiding a job? If you got fired, so what? It's not for sleeping with a patient, right? No way people try to get away with some unscrupulous activity by obviously trying to hide a job they worked...

...But then we see this thread.

And this is why we do it.

I can tell you that we don't spend an inordinate amount of time on it. You submit a CV (or fill out some stupid online form), we scan through your work history for 30 seconds, make sure it's all reasonable (or, in the OP's case, questionable) and move on.

Just for completeness sake, there are definitely legit situations (not jail) where there would be a break longer than 30-60 days in a work history. If that's the case, just putting it on there ("June - October 2023: FMLA and moving to city X for spouse's new job") is more than sufficient. No employer or credentialing committee will bat an eye at that. A 5 month completely blank spot in the work history OTOH will raise at least yellow, if not red, flags.