Curriculum Vitae Standard Format Guidelines
General Guidelines:
These are guidelines, not a template (a sample CV follows after the guidelines) dont use bullets, indent when needed
The SECTIONS of the CV should follow this specific order
(if sections are not applicable the heading should be omitted)
Use subheadings wherever necessary to make key information easier to identify
Use one standard typeface, style and a consistent font size throughout document
Use margins (1 inch is recommended)
Use a page header/footer with Name and page # on every page except the first one
List all information in chronological (oldest to newest) order within each section
Be consistent with format keep all dates aligned on the left margin, keep text
aligned within sections, no gaps of space, etc
Use legal first and last names
may use middle initial
instead of full middle name
Or current institution
Curriculum Vitae
Name (legal), degree
Current Rank, Department
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Date (Month, Day, Year)
Contact Information
Include only this information
here. Membership in institutes,
centers & programs should be
listed under academic
appointments or an affiliation
subsection
Date of this version (not more than 3
months before the packet is
submitted to OAA. Date on CV
verification must be this date or later
Do not include personal information
Business Address
(home address, social security number,
Business Phone Number
birth date, etc)
Fax Number
Email
Foreign Languages (native, fluent, proficient, or working knowledge)
Education
List chronologically all undergraduate and graduate education.
Include name of degree, year awarded, name of institution, and major (may also state title of
Thesis and Thesis Advisor).
Post Graduate Education and Training
It is the Schools Policy to use
the name of the degree as it
was awarded (MBBS, DSc,
MB,BCh, MDMC, etc).
Do not repeat them under employment
List chronologically all training positions (internships, residencies, post doctoral fellowships,
etc...).
Include years, institution, and mentor (if applicable) for each position.
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Certifications (If applicable)
List all board and/or specialty certifications with years received.
Medical Licensures (If applicable)
Do NOT include the
certificate number
Do NOT include the
license number
List all medical and/or other state/federal licensures with year issued and status (active or
inactive).
Military Service (If applicable)
Provide rank, location of service and dates.
If currently employed by a non-academic
institution, include equivalent academic rank
Employment History
Academic Appointments
Please note that UMSOM faculty appointments
must be attributed only to the University of
Maryland School of Medicine not the VA,
UMH, UMMC, UMMS, UMCC, etc
Other Employment
Separate faculty appointments from other administrative, hospital or industry
appointments and program affiliations
List chronologically the years (beginning and end), title, department and institution for all
part-time and full-time positions attained by appointment, promotion and/or change.
If tenured, give year when tenure was received.
Professional Society Memberships
Report years and type of membership for each professional society to which you currently
belong or belonged to in the past.
Honors and Awards
List chronologically: year awarded, name of award and/or awarding institution, and nature
of award if not apparent
Clinical Activities (If applicable)
Keep details brief and in lists
instead of paragraphs of text
Include years where applicable
Describe clinical expertise (include description of any specific clinical techniques)
Describe scope of clinical practice:
Site of primary practice and size (Hospital, VA, affiliated hospital, etc)
Total number of patients/procedures conducted in a given time period
Number of referrals received
Responsibilities with practice (leadership/administrative roles)
Total time spent in clinical duties
Describe innovative techniques that have changed or influenced practice.
Describe any modifications to clinical enterprise
Describe development of any clinical programs
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Administrative Service
Institutional Service
For institutional service list years, committees serviced or chaired; including: department
committees, SOM committees, hospital committees, VA committees, special
assignments, etc
For Associate Professor and Professor
Include a subsection for each institution if there are
ranks only when listing major
administrative roles, it is helpful to include a
multiple activities at several institutions
brief statement listing any outcomes that
List significant administrative roles.
were a result of your efforts.
For example:
2006 Medical Director, Generic Health Clinic, University of Maryland Medical Center
**Oversees staff of 20 and budget of $4.2 million. Provides oversight to quality of
care, seeing over 50,000 patient visits per year
Local and National Service
Italicize journal names if
Separate local service from national service.
you were a reviewer or
on an editorial board.
List years of service and name of organization.
Clearly identify any key conferences that you organized.
Include estimated number of reviews per year after each journal. Ex: (2x/yr)
For example:
2000 Member, Membership Committee, American Board of Physicians
2001 Editorial Board Member, Journal of Neuroscience
2002 Member, Alcohol and Toxicology Study Section, NIH
2003 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Biological Chemistry (2x/yr)
2004 Examiner, American Board of Internal Medicine
2005 Convener, Gordon Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
Teaching Service
List chronologically all current and past teaching responsibilities, keeping basic sciences
separate from clinical sciences.
Separate student teaching from resident teaching
Quantify/detail teaching responsibilities by including course numbers, hours/week spent in
the classroom number of students in course.
List significant mentoring activities (especially if no formal teaching experience) and detail
number of students/fellows/residents supervised and time spent with each
Include role and nature of responsibilities if not self-evident.
For clinical duties outline major clinical activities including attending, rounds, clinics etc
For example:
2005 Attending Physician In-patient Service, 1 resident, 2 interns, 2 jr. students, 1 fellow
8 hours/day, 2 months/year
For example:
2006 Lecturer, Cardiovascular Physiology
Integrative Physiology Course (MPHY501.601)
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150, 1st year medical students 3 contact hours/yr
Grant Support
Active Grants
List grants chronologically by start date in separate sections for active, submitted or
completed.
Pending Grants
**For Associate Professor and Professor promotions only if a grant
proposal is pending, the pink sheets or reviewers comments may be
submitted together with any assessment of likelihood of funding
Include only grants that
actually been submitted, including date the grant was submitted
have
Completed Grants
List all extramural and intramural grants.
Separate contracts from grants
For every grant or contract listed you must provide the following information:
o Effective dates: mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy (beginning & end)
o Role and % Effort in each project (be very specific and give precise role designated
on approved grant; principal investigator, co-investigator or collaborator, etc)
o Name of PI if other than you
The percent effort
o Project title
on all active
grants should not
o Type of grant and/or contract (e.g., R01, collaborative projects,
add to more than
multi-center trials, contract, private foundation, etc)
99% total (unless
VA grants are
o Funding agency (note whether or not grant is peer-reviewed)
involved)
o Date submitted if grant is pending
o Include the costs and indicate if they are direct or indirect costs and if they are for the
current year and/or for the total grant period (provide costs for your portion of grant if
applicable)
o If not PI, include a one line explanation of role
For example:
02/01/98 06/30/02
(PI, 20%)
Effects of Aspirin on Hypertension
VA Merit Review Award
Annual Direct Costs: $137,500
Total Direct Costs: $550,000
For example:
07/01/07 06/30/11
(Co-Inv, 10%; PI - [Link])
Effects of Aspirin on Hypertension
NIH/NIA R01 AB12345
Annual Direct Costs: $100,000
Total Direct Costs: $500,000
*If not PI, a one line explanation of role should be included here
Patents, Inventions and Copyrights (If applicable)
List all patents, inventions and/or copyrights issued.
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Only include patents that have received a number.
Publications
Publications should be numbered within each section; single spaced (even between
listings) and listed in chronological (oldest to newest) order. Single space between the
publications to save space.
Separate publications according to the following headings (you may use additional
subsection headings as you deem necessary):
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Be sure to separate all
non-refereed articles from
peer-reviewed articles.
Submitted or In-Revision Peer-reviewed journal articles
(Articles that are being prepared for initial submission, but not yet submitted, should not be included on the CV)
Non-peer-reviewed journal articles
Web based journal articles
Books
Book Chapters
Abstracts and/or Proceedings
Other Brief communications (letters to editor, etc)
Published Multimedia (including software, audio, videotapes, etc)
For all publications in all sections:
Include last names and initials of all authors and underline or bold own name in each
reference
It is the Schools general practice that the FIRST AUTHOR is the PRIMARY AUTHOR
(person who had primary responsibility for the day-to-day activities of the project) and the
LAST AUTHOR is the SENIOR AUTHOR (person who is the overall director of the
research project) If this is not the case then mark as such:
o denote the primary author with an asterisk (*)
o denote the senior author with a pound symbol (#)
o Note if official co-first authorship was on the title page of the publication
Provide complete bibliographic information (title, name of source, volume, page numbers,
year, etc).
Do not list publications that are in preparation
In Press or Accepted articles For APT level reviews only: Include in the appointment
or promotion packet, a letter or email of acceptance from the journal editor indicating the
specific article has been accepted for publication.
Submitted or In Revision articles For APT level reviews only: Include in the
appointment or promotion packet, a letter or email from the journal editor indicating the
specific article has been submitted or is in revision.
If not first or senior author on a publication but made a significant contribution, include a
one line description of the role.
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Major Invited Speeches
Separate and chronologically list all local, national and international invited lectures. Specify
title of presentation, inviting organization (Medical school, hospital, local or national society,
etc), location, and date (year). Number them (and single space between them).
Proffered Communications
List chronologically oral or poster presentations that were not by special invitation and did not
result in published abstracts. Number them (and single space between them).
Most Common CV Mistakes:
Using large margins, bullets, borders, or including personal information
Omitting information (dates, teaching details, grant details, service details, pending grants)
Not putting items in chronological order (oldest to newest)
Not separating information into subheadings
University of Maryland Medical School instead of University of Maryland School of
Medicine
Including license numbers (these are confidential and should NOT be included)
Pagination errors heading at the bottom of one page, the section beginning on the next
page
Not underlining or putting name in bold in publications
Incomplete citation information for publications
Publications listed more than once
Incorrect numbering of publications (skipping numbers or using the same number for two)
Including in preparation publications (In Press, Accepted, Submitted, and In Revision
articles can be included if the letter or email from the editor is submitted with the CV for
APT level reviews only)
Not proof-reading to catch these mistakes
***Sample CV follows on next page
Revised 8/19/15
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SAMPLE CV
Curriculum Vitae
Name, degrees
Assistant Professor, Department of (official department name)
University of Maryland School of Medicine (or current institution)
Date
August 1, 2015
Contact Information
Business Address:
Business Phone Number:
Fax:
Email:
Foreign Languages:
Department of xxxxx
Street address, Room number
City, State zip code
(410) 999-9999
(410) 999-9999
email address
French (working knowledge)
Education
1999
2000
2001
2002
B.S., Biology, Princeton University (Magna Cum Laude)
M.D., University of Arizona School of Medicine
Ph.D., Neuroscience, Columbia University, Thesis Advisor name
Title of thesis (optional)
M.P.H., Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Epidemiology
Post Graduate Education and Training
9999 - 9999
9999 - 9999
9999 - 9999
Internship, Institution Name
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Institution Name
Fellowship, Neurology, Institution name
Certifications
9999
9999
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Medical Licensures
Inactive
Inactive
Active
California
New York
Maryland
Name
Employment History
Academic Appointments
2002-2005
Clinical Instructor, Neurology, UNC School of Medicine
2005-present Assistant Professor, Neurology, UMSOM
Professional Society Membership
9999-9999
General Member, American Psychiatric Association
9999-present General Member, American Public Health Association
9999-present Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Honors And Awards
9999
9999
John Doe Award, University of Texas School of Medicine, awarded for distinguished performance
in medicine
Jane Doe Award, University of California, awarded for distinguished clinical performance as an
intern
Clinical Activities
Clinical Expertise
Board certified neurologist
Additional board certification in the sub-specialty of multiple sclerosis
Clinical and research focus are in the area of infectious diseases and psychiatry
Scope of Clinical Practice:
9999-present
John Doe Clinic (type of clinic)
~180 patients per year
leadership/administrative role
35% FTE
Development of any Clinical Programs:
Detail brief and in list, giving years when applicable
Administrative Service
Institutional Service
9999-9999
9999-Present
9999-Present
9999-Present
UMSOM Institutional Review Board
Representative, School of Medicine Council
Director of special service
Interviewer, UMSOM Admissions Committee
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Name
Local and National Service
National Service
9999-Present
9999-Present
9999
9999-Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal name (2x/yr), journal name (4x/yr), journal name (1x/yr)
Abstract Reviewer, Association name
Member, NIH Study Section, Name of study section
Ad Hoc Reviewer, journal name (3x/yr), journal name (1x/yr), journal name (2x/yr),
journal name (1x/yr), journal name (4x/yr)
Local Service
9999
Consultant, Maryland Advisory Board on Neurology
9999- present Reviewer, State of Maryland Community Association
Teaching Service
Undergraduate Student Teaching
9999
Mentor, Summer Research Training Program
1 undergraduate, daily contact for the summer
Medical Student Teaching
9999-9999
Small Group Discussion Leader, Name of course (course number)
5-7, 2nd year medical students - 3-4 contacts hours/year
9999-present Mentor for Medical Student
1, regular (no less than quarterly) meetings with medical student
Resident and Fellow Teaching
9999-present Name of course (course number)
4-8, 2nd year residents - 48 contact hours/year
9999-present Name of course (course number)
2-3, Infectious disease residents and fellows - 1 contact hour/year
Post-Graduate Teaching
9999-present Research Mentor
1, post-graduate, 6 hours per week
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Name
Grant Support
Active Grants:
mm/dd/yy - mm/dd/yy
(PI: 75%)
Title of grant
National Institute of Drug Abuse, K23 DA999999
Annual Direct Costs: $999,999
Total Direct Costs: $9,999,999
mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy
(Co-Investigator 10%) PI: J. Doe
Title of grant
NIH R01 MH99999
Annual Direct Costs: $99,999
Total Direct Costs: $999,999
describe specific role on grant since not the PI
mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy
(Site-PI, 5%)
PI: J. Doe
Title of grant
Center for Disease Control
Annual Direct Costs: $999,999
Total Direct Costs: $999,999
describe specific role on grant since not the PI
Completed Grants:
2004-2007
(PI, 25%)
Title of grant
University of Maryland Intramural Grant
Annual Direct Costs: $99,999
Total Direct Costs: $99,999
2005-2007
(Co-investigator 20%) PI: J. Doe
Title of grant
NIH, NIMH, R01MH 999999-99
Annual Direct Costs: $999,999
Total Direct Costs: $999,999
describe specific role on grant since not the PI
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
1. Smith, AA, Jones S, Doe NJ, Yang NG, Johnson DC. Title of Article. Journal Name. 1995 Jul;96:148150. (determined analytic method, ran analyses, provided statistical interpretation)
2. Jones S, Taylor SF, Goldman RS, Thompson R. Title of Article. Journal Name. 1996 Feb 1;39(3):227229.
3. Jones, S., Lester, J., Goldner, R., Doe J., Smith L, Johnson DC. Title of Article. Journal Name. 2008
(In Press).
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Name
Submitted or In-Revision Peer-reviewed journal articles
1.
Jones, S., Smith, J., Goldman, S., Doe J., Smith L, Johnson MJ. Title of Article. Journal Name.
2015 (Submitted).
Non-peer reviewed journal articles
1. Jones, S. Title of article. Journal Name.1998:13(2):13
2. Jones, S, Smith, O. Title of Article. Name of Journal.2000:20(2):149-162.
Book Chapters
1. Jones S, Power N, Doe NJ, et al: Title of Chapter, Name of Book, Edited by Smith J, Doe J, New
York, Haworth Press, 2007.
Major Invited Speeches (number entire section continuously, through each subsection)
Local
1. Jones, S., Title of speech, Inviting organization, Location, 2005
2. Jones, S., Title of speech, Inviting organization, Location, 2006
National
3. Jones, S., Title of speech, Inviting organization, Location, 2006
International
4. Jones, S., Title of speech, Inviting organization, Location, 2007
Proffered Communications
National
1. Jones, S. Doe, G., Title, Organization, Location, type of presentation, 2002
2. Jones, S. Doe, G., Title, Organization, Location, type of presentation, 2004
3. Jones, S. Doe, G., Title, Organization, Location, type of presentation, 2007
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