[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-235260-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":80,"doc-detail-235260-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":73,"head_meta":75,"extra_data":77,"updated_unix":79},105,"en","resident-cv-tips-april-2022","Resident CV Tips - April 2022","","Resident CV tips focused on creating a clean, consistent, and reader-friendly Curriculum Vitae for medical residency applications. Guidance covers layout and typography choices (margins, font, size), PDF submission without tracked changes, and page numbering from page 2. It emphasizes structured sections such as Education, Licensing and Honors, and Research Experience, including date formatting consistency, selective inclusion of personal details, and clear entry formatting. It also advises listing only relevant medical school information and detailing research roles, mentors, duties, and presentations.",{"@graph":14,"@context":72},[15,34,55],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/","Template",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/resumes/","Resumes",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/resident-cv-tips-april-2022/235260/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/resident-cv-tips-april-2022/235260.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Putri","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-02","2026-09-11",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":30},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",{"@type":56,"mainEntity":57},"FAQPage",[58,64,68],{"name":59,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":61},"What general formatting rules should residents follow for a CV?","Question",{"text":62,"@type":63},"Use a wide, clean 1-inch margin, a common readable font (Arial, Helvetica, or Times New Roman), and 11 or 12 pt text. Send the CV as a PDF without tracked changes and add page numbers starting on page 2.","Answer",{"name":65,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":66},"What information should be included or avoided in the CV header and personal details?",{"text":67,"@type":63},"Use the title \"Curriculum Vitae\" and your full legal name. It is okay to list an email address and preferred phone, but avoid birthdate, birthplace, and home or work postal addresses, as well as portraits and anything before medical school (except possibly relevant undergraduate activities).",{"name":69,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":70},"How should residents structure research experience and fellowship-related entries?",{"text":71,"@type":63},"Always note the mentor or PI with exact academic titles and affiliations, specify the role (e.g., Investigator/Research Assistant), describe duties using active voice, and include project dates. Also list presentations of results and any manuscripts or meetings where applicable.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":74,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":76,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":78,"site_id":7},235260,1790488008,{"code":4,"msg":81,"data":82},"success",[83,88,92,97,102,107,112,117,122],{"id":84,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":89,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},12,80,"resumes",{"id":93,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":94,"show_sort_weight":95,"slug":96},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":98,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":103,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":108,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":113,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":118,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":123,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":125},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":81,"data":127},{"doc_id":78,"user_id":128,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":22,"category_id":89,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":30,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":135,"language":136,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":140,"read_time":141},962085571259,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","Resident CVs  \nCV Template  \n• CCOM template  \n• Download from Design Center website  \n• [https://designcenter.uiowa.edu/editing](https://designcenter.uiowa.edu/editing)services/cv-tips-residents  \nGeneral Formatting  \n• Keep a wide, clean margin on the entire document: 1” all around  \n• Use a common font  \n• Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman are easy to read and are not likely to be transposed into other fonts on someone else’s computer  \n• 11 or 12 pt  \n• Always send your CV as a PDF file without any tracked changes  \n• Add page numbers starting on page 2 (already set up in downloadable template)  \nGeneral Formatting   \n• Use italic, bold or underline font very sparingly  \n• Microsoft Word can be tricky – there are lots of default settings and automatic formatting  \n• If those defaults drive you crazy, Google how to override them (or email Kris Greiner!)  \n• Learn to use page breaks – don’t hit the “return”key a bunch of times until you get to the next page  \n• Insert a page break to separate sections appropriately  \n• Learn how to set tabs and indents  \nConsistency is Key   \n• BE CONSISTENT in everything  \n• Overall formatting  \n• Date format: if you use “2018-2019,” then don’t switch to “2018-19” in another line or section  \n• Capitalizations  \n• Headings and subheadings  \n• Punctuation  \n• Add the same details to each entry in the same section and overall  \n• Example: city, state, country  \nStarting at the top…  \nUse the title “Curriculum Vitae”so the document is instantly  \nIt’s best put  \nand  \nranges the left they easier identify  \n\n|  recognized as being a CV\u003Cbr>This date is optional –\u003Cbr>either keep it set to  CURRICULUM VITAE Use your full legal name,\u003Cbr>current month/year so as well as all advanced\u003Cbr>readebeenrrs knoecentw the CVly updatedh,as Anna M. Physician, MD  degreesdegrees)(no undergrad\u003Cbr>or don’t use at all  April 2022\u003Cbr>Education |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| to dates date \u003Cbr>to -\u003Cbr>are to | Higher Education\u003Cbr>2011-2015 BA, Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Magna\u003Cbr>cum laude\u003Cbr>2015-2019 MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |\n| Postgraduate Education\u003Cbr>2019-2022 Residency, Internal Medicine, Department of Internal\u003Cbr>Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |  |\n\nStarting at the top…  \nEducation  \nHigher Education  \n2011-2015 BA, Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Magna  \ncum laude  \n2015-2019 MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI  \nPostgraduate Education  \n2019-2022 Residency, Internal Medicine, Department of Internal  \nMedicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA  \nStarting at the top…   \n• Ok to list email address, preferred phone for contact info  \n• Do not include birthdate, birthplace, or home or work postal addresses  \n• Do not include a portrait of yourself  \n• Do not include anything from before medical school  \n• Except (possibly) undergrad activities directly relevant to medical career, e.g. , volunteer work in alab or community clinic  \nLicensing and  \nHonors  \nLook up med number [exp. date:](exp. date:)[ ](exp. date:)Iowa Board Medicine license lookup.  \n\n| Licensure and Advanced Certifications\u003Cbr>2019- Iowa Board of Medicine, \\#12345, renewal 8/1/22 |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| of 2020 ACLS/BLS Certification, renewal 8/2/21\u003Cbr>Honors/Awards/Recognitions/Outstanding Achievements | |\n| 2018 Best Basic Science Presentation, Medical Student\u003Cbr>Research Day, University of Iowa, City, IA 2020 Best Poster, General Internal Medicine Section,\u003Cbr>American College of Internists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL |  |\n\nyour license  \nand  \nUse only two of words to this section, all of them! Select the or two best for  \none or these head  \nnot  \none that work  \nyou.  \n• List all licenses and certifications, including BLS, ALS, etc.  \n• DO NOT list DEA license or number  \n• If you don’t have any honors, leave out this section: don’t note the heading and then list “none”  \nFor Fellowship Apps  \nResearch Experience  \nComplications of Heart Transplant in Children  \nMentor/PI: Marco Ricci, MD, P","cbCaik21FpXjhXJl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik21FpXjhXJl","pdf",783973,26,"English","# General Formatting\n## Consistency is Key\n# Starting at the Top\n## Education\n## Licensing and Honors\n# For Fellowship Apps\n## Research Experience","[{\"question\":\"What general formatting rules should residents follow for a CV?\",\"answer\":\"Use a wide, clean 1-inch margin, a common readable font (Arial, Helvetica, or Times New Roman), and 11 or 12 pt text. Send the CV as a PDF without tracked changes and add page numbers starting on page 2.\"},{\"question\":\"What information should be included or avoided in the CV header and personal details?\",\"answer\":\"Use the title \\\"Curriculum Vitae\\\" and your full legal name. It is okay to list an email address and preferred phone, but avoid birthdate, birthplace, and home or work postal addresses, as well as portraits and anything before medical school (except possibly relevant undergraduate activities).\"},{\"question\":\"How should residents structure research experience and fellowship-related entries?\",\"answer\":\"Always note the mentor or PI with exact academic titles and affiliations, specify the role (e.g., Investigator/Research Assistant), describe duties using active voice, and include project dates. Also list presentations of results and any manuscripts or meetings where applicable.\"}]","Resident CV Tips - April 2022 | PDF",1789096220,9]