1. Tips for Writing a Curriculum Vitae for Residency Application

2. Be Concise Be Relevant Be Truthful Three Rules

3. What to Include Current Contact Information Education – all colleges and universities attended with degrees and dates Honors and Awards – Can be a separate section or included under Education

4. What to Include Work Experience in reverse chronological order. Can include employment during college Research – Any research that you’ve done Professional Memberships – AMSA, NMSA, AMA etc.

5. What to Include Extra-Curricular Activities – All medical school activities and volunteer work in which you participated. Most significant activities from college i.e. those in which you held leadership positions or are applicable to healthcare.

6. What to Include Publications – All published articles you have authored. If an article is accepted but not yet published, use the notation “in press” instead of the year.

7. What to Include Presentations – This section can be combined with Publications. Hobbies and Outside Interests – This section is optional and should be brief.

8. What Not to Include The university where you took organic chemistry during one summer The university in Rome where you spent a semester during your junior year in college

9. What Not to Include Your grades in each medical school course Activities that you did in college where you were casually involved. Activities in medical school in which you signed up but never participated

10. What Not to Include Anything that you wouldn’t want a faculty member to include in a letter of recommendation Anything that you wouldn’t feel comfortable discussing on an interview

11. Formatting Information shouldbe organized. CV should look professional and be easy to read. Sentences should be short. Fragments are fine to use. Proofread, Proofread, Proofread!!!!!

12. Help For questions and additional help, please contact Barbara Wagner Director of Student Affairs wagnerb@mail.med.upenn.edu 215-898-7190