1. Career Development Series: CV and Personal Statements
Tanya O’Grady
Career Development Specialist
Angela Bacon
Director of Student Services

2. CVs and Personal Statements
Why do I need one?
As requested
To transfer to ERAS application
Externships
Scholarships
Rotations
Letters of Recommendation requests to physicians

3. Today’s Agenda (1 Hour) Examples of templates Looking for errors
Questions to answer on Personal Statement
Who do I contact to edit documents?
Questions?

4. CVs and Personal Statement are Important
You will finalize your CV and Personal Statement (required for 3rd year)
Create a CV in 1st or 2nd year.
Create Personal Statement after a few rotations to speak from experience (in 3rd year).
Can create multiple copies of CVs and PS

5. Why do I need one? CV Tips to Remember Create in MS Word or equivalent
Do not use pre-made templates
1 page preferable
5-8 seconds to view
Fill valuable space with information (not more space)
Times New Roman, Calibri (11-12 point font)
Add page numbers if 2 pages

6. CVs examples: CV Examples I Wanna B. ADoctor example
Learning to edit: CV with errors
Maddie Medical (example of 1 page)

7. Personal Statement Tips to Remember
Why do I need one?
Required for ERAS application
As requested – scholarships or rotations
1 page preferable
Hook paragraph
Narrative 3-5 paragraphs
Correct grammar and capitalization
Times New Roman, Calibri (11-12 point font)
Indent or Not-Indent (be consistent)

8. Personal Statement examples:
Personal Statement questions
Writing a Winning Personal Statement
Brainstorming ideas

9. Editing Documents Email me your CV now-2nd year
Personal Statement can be written in 2nd year or beginning of 3rd year
Update and polish in 3rd year
If making an appointment or request- send a rough draft first

10. Meet future rotations and residencies!

11. Words of Wisdom: Do not procrastinate especially your CV
The hardest part is starting
Personal Statement – 1 page: who you are, why you want the specialty, what makes you different (without being graphic) – NO OVERSHARING to strangers
Edit and Proof Read EVERYTHING!

12. Contacts
Tanya O’Grady
24-48 hours turnaround for most documents (can be up to 2 weeks)
Send reminder if no response after 2 weeks

13. Questions?
Thank You!