How to write a C.

V
Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MSc,
FACFAS

Curriculum Vitae
the story of your life
Resume
one or two page summary of your skills,
experience and education
concise

CV
a longer, more detailed synopsis of your
background and skills

Curriculum Vitae
Includes the following (if applicable)

Name
Contact info
Education / academic background
Honors / Awards / Certificates
Publications
Professional organizations
Activities
Work experience
Volunteer experience
References

Name
Use your official name
the one that matches your social security
number

Put your preferred name in brackets

Contact Information
Address

list the one that you will receive mail in for the next
year or two
not the temporary place that you will move out of in a
couple of months

Phone number

list a home or a cell (or both) or the best number to

get a hold of you
once a number is listed on your CV and youve sent it
out, try not to change the number
If you list someone elses number (ie. Friend/relative)
make sure they are expecting phone calls from
programs

Contact Information
E-mail address
use one that you check often
dont get rid of an e-mail account after youve sent out the CV

Once your CV gets mailed out, it is difficult to change the

contents
Avoid changing addresses, phone numbers, e-mails.

Keep things consistent

The contact information for your application, CV, or whatever
else goes to residency programs should match.
Different contact information could lead to delays because
correspondences got sent to the wrong address.

Education / Academic Background

Include
podiatric education
graduate level education (if any)
college/university level education

Education / Academic Background

Professional:
Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine,
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North
Chicago, IL
Expected Date of Graduation: June, 2017
Graduating GPA: 4.0/4.0 index (optional)
Undergraduate:
University of Toronto, Toronto Canada
Bachelor of Science, 2014
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry

Honors / Awards / Certificates

place them together or separately depending on
how much you have to list
If youve received more than 3 awards and honors,
you may wish to list them in a separate category.
If not, you may wish to group them together.

Dont forget to list that youve passed Boards

part I
If you are ACLS/BLS certified, you may wish to
list that as well

Honors / Awards / Certificates

APMA Educational Foundation Scholar
2013-2014
Scholl Merit Scholar - 2013-2014
National Board of Podiatric Medical
Examiners Part I, 2014
BLS certified, 2013-2014
ACLS / PALS certified, 2013-2014
Eagle Scout, 2008

Publications
If you have any publications, list them. If
not, skip this section completely
List publications as you would a citation or
reference
Bold your name to make it easier for
identification

Professional Organizations
List your position, name of the
organization, followed by year(s) of
involvement
List the ones with leadership roles first
followed by the ones were youre just a
member.
Hint: Join 3-4 organizations as soon as
you can. You do not want to leave this
section blank.

Professional Organizations
Vice President of Academics, Class of 2018 2013-2014
Member, Durlacher Honor Society - 2014present
Member, American Academy of Podiatric Sports
Medicine - 2013-present
Member, American Podiatric Medical Student
Association - 2013-present
Member, Illinois Podiatric Medical Student
Association - 2013-present

Activities
List any activities you may have
participated in.
This is to demonstrate your well
roundedness.
For example:
SNPMA Basketball Tournament 2013
IU Recreational Basketball Tournaments
2013-2014

Work Experience
List your work experiences for the past 5
years.
Include doctors offices that youve worked
at, tutor experience.
If youve never worked, then leave skip
this section.

Work Experience
Dr. Stephanie Wus Podiatry Office, Park
City, IL - 2013-present
Student Podiatric Medical Assistant

Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric

Medicine - 2014
Tutor, Physiology

Volunteer Experience
List all your volunteer experiences.
You want to have at least 3-4 volunteer
experiences.

Volunteer Experience
Kids First Health Fair, East Middle School,
Waukegan, IL 2013
Foot screenings, Whittier School,
Waukegan, IL - 2013
Foot screenings, Manav Seva Mandir,
Bensenville, IL - 2014
Chicago Marathon 2013

References
You may list your references or just write
available upon request
If you choose to list references, provide
name, title, contact information
List at least 2, preferably 3
Make sure your references are aware

Questions
How long should your CV be?
Font size?
Spacing?
Is one page better than two pages?
What type of paper?
Should one include a photograph?