I'm in the process of putting together my CV as a hopeful residency candidate before midyear. I was looking around online for CV formats from different sources (ACCP, ASHP) and came across different samples. I remember hearing in school that we're supposed to put everything we do during APPEs on our student CVs, but seeing these samples online, I'm no longer sure what the standard is.
Personally, I'm on the lighter side when it comes to community service, research, and "normal" with work exp, professional org involvement, etc. so I would want to highlight my APPEs the most because aside from the institutional and community practice management rotations, all my others were clinical clerkships- what would be the best way of highlighting that in a CV?
For example
Elective Clerkship in Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Institution Name, city, etc. Date
Preceptor + Credentials (is this even necessary?)
- Attended daily patient care rounds in a neurosurgical intensive care unit, presented medication lists and recommendations.
- Performed medication reconciliation for all patients admitted to unit.
- Presented weekly in-services for housestaff, pharmacy, and nursing staff. Topics included x, y, and z.
- Etc etc.
I've seen examples where the format is just bare-bones:
Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Institution Name, city, etc. Date
Presentations:
- x
The main reason I ask is if I do a more sparse, minimal format, my CV is less than half the length.
Was wondering if anyone could shed any light on what kind of format has worked for you as a residency candidate (namely in respect to how you formatted your APPEs).
Also, how long do you think should a student CV be capped at before it borders on too long?
Thanks, any insight would be great!
Personally, I'm on the lighter side when it comes to community service, research, and "normal" with work exp, professional org involvement, etc. so I would want to highlight my APPEs the most because aside from the institutional and community practice management rotations, all my others were clinical clerkships- what would be the best way of highlighting that in a CV?
For example
Elective Clerkship in Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Institution Name, city, etc. Date
Preceptor + Credentials (is this even necessary?)
- Attended daily patient care rounds in a neurosurgical intensive care unit, presented medication lists and recommendations.
- Performed medication reconciliation for all patients admitted to unit.
- Presented weekly in-services for housestaff, pharmacy, and nursing staff. Topics included x, y, and z.
- Etc etc.
I've seen examples where the format is just bare-bones:
Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Institution Name, city, etc. Date
Presentations:
- x
The main reason I ask is if I do a more sparse, minimal format, my CV is less than half the length.
Was wondering if anyone could shed any light on what kind of format has worked for you as a residency candidate (namely in respect to how you formatted your APPEs).
Also, how long do you think should a student CV be capped at before it borders on too long?
Thanks, any insight would be great!
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