Unpublished (Research in Progress) Work on CV

[sudo]

Hey guys, so I'm a third year medical student involved with about three different research projects in the field. None of it is completed yet, but I'm wondering how acceptable it is to list these on my CV as share my CV to attendings when I ask for LORs.

And if it is acceptable, how should it be listed on the CV....is there a particular format you all would recommend?

As always, thanks for the help!

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[Robert Rasmussen]

Seems reasonable to list it under a work/research experiences section with a very brief project description.

 

[TCOM12]

I don’t think it should be on the CV. You can potentially write a cover letter that could explain some of that. I had a few things in the works when applying to fellowship that was advised to leave off the CV.

There are some out there that would advocate that you put everything you’ve ever done on a CV. If you’re looking for an academic job in the future, probably a decent idea.

I would say that if you’ve submitted something and awaiting publication, then list it as so. But if you’re still crunching numbers and data, then no real worth to it yet.

When applying, build yourself up, but don’t forget that app reviewers have to read a lot of these. The easier they can get to the meat of what your experience is, the better (IMO). One of the best med students apps I read listed the experience and then put 3-4 basic bullet points about what they got from it. During interview, the person easily elaborated and was very personable.

Basically, leave the fluff out.

Good luck

 

[sudo]

When applying, build yourself up, but don’t forget that app reviewers have to read a lot of these. The easier they can get to the meat of what your experience is, the better (IMO). One of the best med students apps I read listed the experience and then put 3-4 basic bullet points about what they got from it.

I appreciate your input. This is another thing I've been debating recently. It seems that CVs traditionally only list activities and don't really have any elaboration of what's listed. However, I find it worthwhile to at least have a blurb under less well-known accomplishments to write a quick sentence about what I did/received from the accomplishment. I feel like 3-4 bullet points may be too much (especially if you do that for most of your accomplishments...that would triple the length of my CV, at least). But at the same time it's useful to include a blurb.

Thanks for the help, @TCOM12

 

[TCOM12]

I appreciate your input. This is another thing I've been debating recently. It seems that CVs traditionally only list activities and don't really have any elaboration of what's listed. However, I find it worthwhile to at least have a blurb under less well-known accomplishments to write a quick sentence about what I did/received from the accomplishment. I feel like 3-4 bullet points may be too much (especially if you do that for most of your accomplishments...that would triple the length of my CV, at least). But at the same time it's useful to include a blurb.

Thanks for the help, @TCOM12

Sorry if that didn’t translate well. That was reading through AMCAS apps for med school where you have to talk about your experience with every activity. The most I would put on a CV is a single line and only in regards to ambiguous activities that you do that may be CV worthy (teaching... maybe you taught the MCAT during moments in med school or did peer to peer tutoring).

 

[JoshSt]

Whenever you get access to ERAS, look at their format and fill it out; it has 'research experience' sections where you can give a smidge of detail. I do agree with @TCOM12 that it should be super abbreviated on a generated CV for LORs. Anyways, the ERAS format has different categories and you can go into more detail than you would on a traditional CV and use that ERAS template to craft out a more abbreviated and polished CV.

 

[Subsegmental]

Whenever you get access to ERAS, look at their format and fill it out; it has 'research experience' sections where you can give a smidge of detail. I do agree with @TCOM12 that it should be super abbreviated on a generated CV for LORs. Anyways, the ERAS format has different categories and you can go into more detail than you would on a traditional CV and use that ERAS template to craft out a more abbreviated and polished CV.

To build on this. So you’re saying that ERAS has a specific CV format that you can expound on experiences, but that a CV, for say VSAS/VSLO or other things, it would be better to be more brief?