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FIRST AND LAST NAME

Email: your.email@email.com

Phone: (123) 456-7891

Address: Street, City, State

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yourprofile

Education

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM)
Baltimore, Maryland
M.D. expected 05/2022

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
B.S. in Biology and Spanish, 2018
Dean’s List for 8 semesters

Neurology Research

JHUSOM, Department of Neurology
Research Assistant, 09/2021 – Present
Advisor: Dr. Gloria Hua
Project: Interaction of FUS protein and RNA in ALS patients

  • Performed electrophoretic mobility shift assays using FUS and RNA variants
  • Measured tendency for phase separation of FUS mutants in vivo and in vitro

JHUSOM, Department of Neurology
Research Assistant, 07/2018 – 06/2021
Advisor: Dr. Agatha Cristian
Project: Clinical outcomes of cenobamate for treatment of epilepsy

  • Administered cenobamate for phase II clinical trial
  • Recorded and analyzed data using the statistical software R

University of Washington, Department of Biology 
Student Researcher, 08/2014 – 05/2018
Advisor: Dr. John Charcot
Project: Signaling pathways as drug targets for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)

  • Designed experiments to measure MAPK activity during various stages and types of MS
  • Managed a team of 4 undergraduates to identify potential targets in the MAPK pathway

Honors, Awards, Grants

Henry Strong Denison Outstanding Student Research Award, 2022
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Award for best research out of podium presenters at the Medical Student Research Symposium

Dean’s Year of Research, 2021
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
12-month graduate student stipend for medical students to conduct full-time laboratory research

Dr. Donald Kelts Family Scholarship, 2017
University of Washington
$1,500 for tuition and other educational expenses for juniors and seniors pursuing medicine

Publications

Luz, A., Han, T., Goldberg, S. et al. Characterization of secondary structure of FUS-binding RNAs in familial and sporadic ALS. XXX Journal. 2021; 000(1): 221-230. PMID: XXXXXXXX

Myerson, A., McNally, W., Luz, A. et al. A long-term safety study of orally-administered cenobamate in epilepsy patients. XXX Journal. 2019; 111(1): 90-101. PMID: XXXXXXXX

Luz, A., Chan, A., Reggie, K., et al. Role of increased MAPK signaling in myelin thickening. XXX Journal. 2019; 222(7): 150-174. PMID: XXXXXXXX

Presentations

Luz, A. Characterization of secondary structure of FUS-binding RNAs in ALS. Presented at JHUSOM Medical Student Research Symposium, Baltimore, MD, May 2021.

Luz, A. Optimization of cenobamate administration for reduced side-effects in epilepsy patients. Presented at International Conference of Neurology and Brain Disorders, Paris, France, June 2019.

Luz, A. Novel targeting of MAPK signaling for the treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Poster presented at West Coast Biological Science Undergraduate Research Conference, Moraga, CA, April 2018.

Relevant Work Experience

STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES), Instructional Coach
Baltimore, MD
2018 – 2020

ScribeAmerica, Medical Scribe
Seattle, Washington
2015 – 2018

Relevant Volunteer Experience

JHUSOM
Vaccine Drive Intake Coordinator, 2021 – present

  • Checked in patients for monthly vaccine drives
  • Prepared doses and administered vaccines

Jones Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Center
Physical Therapy Aid, 2018 – 2019

  • Directed recovering stroke victims through physical therapy
  • Performed calisthenic tests to regularly assess physical therapy regime for ~100 patients

Grey Matters (UW Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal)
Editor, 2017 – 2018

  • Reviewed submissions for publication four times a year (~40 submissions per edition)
  • Performed final content and copy editing for accepted submissions
  • Oversaw layout and design

Professional Associations

JHU-UMB SACNAS Chapter
American Neurological Association (ANA)
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)

Interests

Spanish (advanced): Comfortable translating medical information and giving diagnoses in Spanish
Tennis: 10 years playing, volunteer coach at the Y in Baltimore City
Guitar: Lead guitarist in medical student-led band The Axons

How to write a medical student CV

A medical student curriculum vitae is required when applying for fellowships, awards, and  residency programs. Often called a medical student resume or a residency CV, your medical student CV is integral for matching with a residency program and allowing you to finally practice medicine.

Follow these five tips to write an outstanding medical student CV:

1. Remember that CV stands for ‘curriculum vitae’, or ‘course of life’

Not sure what the benefits are of writing a CV vs resume? A CV provides a more complete overview of your background. By writing a medical student CV, you’ll give residency programs and people writing your letters of recommendation a fuller picture of your accomplishments.

However, your CV is also for you. Creating a master CV that contains all of your experiences will help you to accurately benchmark your achievements over time.

While you don’t want to “pad” your CV, you want to convey how each year of med school is shaping you as a doctor. If you find one area of your CV is lacking, it may be a sign that you need to get more experience to prepare for residency.

2. Make a version of your CV specifically for ERAS

The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) requires you to fill in your CV information directly on the site rather than uploading a document.

Submit your best CV by working on your ERAS CV in a separate Word or Google Docs file before copying it into the portal.

Since ERAS has character limits for each section, create a concise version of your CV from your master version. Choose only relevant experiences for your shortened CV, and describe those experiences succinctly.

While there are space constraints, avoid just listing information. Give your readers context and specifics. For example, rather than just naming an award you received, also add what it was for (“best presentation of clinical research”) and how competitive it was (“out of 300 presenters”).

3. Tailor your CV to the residency type

In ERAS, you should not list the exact same work, research, or volunteer experience when applying to a residency in family medicine as in pathology. Create separate documents for each specialty.

For your CV versions outside of ERAS, you can also use unique headers to highlight your specialty choice. Perhaps you aspire to be an oncologist with a strong teaching component. You may choose to highlight your oncology experience under a special header titled “Medical Education Experience.”

Other potential headers are:

  • Leadership Experience
  • Public or Community Health Experience
  • Entrepreneurship

4. Do not include outdated or personal information on your CV

Generally, you should avoid including experiences or accomplishments from high school or earlier. However, use your judgment for what to include in your CV on a case-by-case basis. If an early experience influenced you to choose a particular field of medicine, it may be worth putting on your CV.

If you want to share personal information pertinent to your study and practice of medicine (e.g. you’re a minority in medicine or have a family member afflicted with a certain disease), do so in your residency personal statement rather than your CV.

However, you should include your interests on your medical student CV, with ERAS even having a designated section. Not only can your interests act as talking points during interviews, they can also showcase your:

  • Soft skills
  • Dedication
  • Personality (what you would be like to work with)

Keep it professional when discussing your interests. Only include important hobbies that you’ve invested extensive time or effort in, not something you dabbled in.

5. Be accurate – don’t exaggerate

While you don’t want to be among the ~10% of graduating medical students who don’t match into a residency, never misrepresent yourself. Inaccuracies in your CV will ultimately harm your application. Expect that you will be asked in an interview about anything that you put on your CV.

To avoid errors, you should:

  • Update your CV regularly so you’re prepared to apply for residencies and jobs in the future
  • Use numbers to describe your achievements
  • Read the definitions carefully in ERAS (for example, ERAS clearly outlines what “advanced” means for language proficiency)
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