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Medical CV
Are you looking for a sample medical CV? We have loads of information on how to write a medical CV here… and one or two medical CV samples that you will fancy, as well as likely to land you a short listing. Even if you want to hire professional CV writers to draft your CV, it will be a great idea to know what is expected. Medical CV is usually presented in a different format from general CVs. We shall discuss in dept how to write a medical CV, and then present medical sample CV. Just now, let’s briefly go through some general house keeping guides to help you not only to write a medical CV that stands out, but more importantly that gets you the job. You may have come across these in the how to write a good CV section. Medical CVs - PreparationPreparation is the key to success in most things in life. This is even more so if you are planning to write a medical CV.Never have a single "fit all employment" CV. Always remember to think of experiences you have that will better suit the post you are applying for, say as a care of the elderly SHO or FY2 doctor as different from wanting to work as an A&E or accident and emergency doctor. Jot these down. Be prepared to lay out your CV in a pristine, concise and professional way. Use a large font, preferably size 12 text font when typing, double line spacing, broad margins on both sides of the page, say 2.5 to 3.5 cm (1 – 1.5 inches) and your word text format in Times New Romans or Lucida Sans. Serif Fonts are also very brilliant. For headings, try Sans Serif. Do not use more than two types of text fonts. Do not underline any text or heading. Select the paper you will use for printing too. It is important to present your CV in a pristine manner. An 80grams or preferably 100grams weight white A4 paper should do. You could use a cream coloured paper too, but to be safe, it is better to stick with white paper. Your taste of colour may offend the one reading your CV (or may make your CV stand out if you risk it!). The use of a laser jet instead of an ink jet printer is highly advised. Once finished, do not forget to get a trusted friend or mentor to go through your CV to proof read it for typos and any other error. Medical CV – The FormatIt should include your personal details, GMC registration status, membership of a medical defence union, education and membership diplomas if any, additional qualifications and courses attended in the last two – four years, present employment, then previous employments in archaeological order, level of experience or proficiency in the particular field you are applying to, audit experience, research, teaching experience, management experience if any, publications, career plan and goal, hobbies, and additional information like possession of full UK driving license, immigration status (possession of HSMP for example if you are not UK or EU candidate may mean getting short listed or not). Do not forget to include referees at the end. Be careful on how to pick referees. The following is the general format for UK medical doctor CV.
This off course includes your name, correspondence address, telephone (landline and mobile), email and possibly immigration status. You may leave the later to the additional information section. This information can be presented in various lay out style. The simpler the style, the better. See the sample medical CV for an example.
Some include an introductory paragraph which summaries their profile, strong points, and career goal. This is equivalent to having a 20 seconds slot on prime time television to sell your self to the person reading your CV. Be concise. Be sharp. Mention specific achievements if any. Use the third person. It is important you read the job description and persons specification to get an idea of the type of individual needed to fill the post, and twist your profile to suit that. A sample profile is also included in the medical sample CV below.
Qualifications are best written in a reversed chronological order, with the latest qualification coming on first, and the last, last. Some will put their medical degree first, details of awarding institution, year of qualification and if any prize, then create a next paragraph with heading of additional qualification, featuring medical diplomas like MRCP and any higher degrees like intercalated BSc. The choice is yours. Our featured sample medical CV shows the first example.
All prospective employers want to know if you are registered with the GMC or eligible once you have passed your PLAB test. If you have registered with the GMC, do not forget to state that it is a provisional, limited, or full registration.
It is often a good idea to join a medical defence union, despite having some automatic level of medical indemnity insurance from the crown once you work in the NHS. You may score extra points during short listing for having one. Those applying for G.P VTS training definitely need one. Apart from these incidental advantages, you will be able to get access to medical legal advice 24 hours of the day, should you find yourself in any situation you that needs such direction, and also be covered for indemnities not covered by the crown indemnity like good Samaritan works.
Start with your current job. If you are presently unemployed, say so. Then in a reverse chronological order, present the job you have done since leaving medical school. If you have undertaking a locum appointment lasting more than two weeks, include this as well. It is a good idea including the name of the consultant you worked with in those posts. You may get short listed just because you have worked with Professor Ellis as an Anatomy demonstrator in your FY2 job at St Bart London! This feature was left out in the sample medical CV presented, but is a great twist to include to boost your chances of being selected if you have worked with some remarkable senior colleagues (who said your last consultant is not remarkable…he may belong to a powerful "old boys club" to which the short listing consultant belongs!). Finally on this point, do not forget to account for any gap of unemployment in your CV. If you were writing exams, say so (e.g. studying for PLAB or for MRCS part 1). If you took off time to travel, say so. Your prospective employer may wonder if you were in jail during an unaccounted time in your CV.
Clinical proficiency, experience or competence is an additional optional section of medical CV that highlights skills and competences you have acquired from your previous jobs. Many employers will like this, as it gives them an idea of what you can do. As stated on the UK CV format section, it is best to go through the advertised persons specifications and job description page and adapt your proficiency to what is required for that job. Never inflate or include things you can not do. You may be asked during the interview to describe such procedure, and fail out rightly if you can not. You could decide to list these in bullet point format like in the featured sample medical CV, or present them in a column by each of the jobs in the employment history section.
Do you have any formal or informal teaching experience? Include it. You may have taught medical students, or student nurses informally during work or ward rounds. That is good enough.
With the advent of Clinical Governance, and NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) committees pushing forward the borders of expected excellence in standard of care, it now behoves every medical personnel to regularly compare the local standard of care with the national bench marks, or best care available. Participating in clinical audits, apart from being a contractual requirement now, will be very nice on your CV. Most short listing panels will score you a point or two under this heading. So to get a medical UK job, participate in a clinical audit, and include it on your CV.
Have you been involved in any form of research? Was it published? Then include it here. Whether in a local or international journal, do not hesitate to add any published work. You need to know the order in which to present your research or published works. The usual order is: • Books • Chapters in Books • Referred papers • Reviewed Articles • Invited Editorials • Published Abstracts and communications to learned societies • Published correspondence • Poster presentations • Non-medical Publications
If you are applying for a more senior post, say a SpR or Consultant job, management experience would be expected of you.
Always align your career goal to fit with the job you are applying for on your Medical CV. Clearly state where you are coming from, why you are applying for this job, and how it will fit into helping you meet your career ambition.
Medical career could be very stressful. Employers want to know what you do to "switch off" from the day to day medical stress. Do you enjoy taking walks down the woods with your loved one? Running for Charity? Or do you have a special skill like playing in a band? I have Cray-fishing on my CV as an hobby, and that has caught the attention of some of those on interview panels, leading to my been asked to explain what it is … what a way to relax during an interview!
Selecting your referees is also a very important part of your CV building. Do not leave it to chance. It may mean your been short listed or not. Approach a potential referee long before you need to apply for a job and ask if he or she will be willing to give you a good reference for a job. Do not feel you are too pushy by doing so... you need to be pushy anyway. Once that is done, also ensure you include more than the requested number of referees on your CV… just in case one is not contactable. So if you are asked to include three referees, make it four. By the time you have neatly drawn your medical CV as outlined above, you should be confident you have met the requirement of what is expected in a medical doctor CV. Please see the featured examples of medical CV at the Sample Medical CV page.
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