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Headings to Include
What Is a Physician CV?
A curriculum vitae (CV) is similar to a resume in that it documents your educational and professional accomplishments. Unlike a resume, it's typically more detailed and can be used to highlight personal interests and activities. Including such information is optional, but doing so can help distinguish you as a candidate.
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Physicians looking for their first job after residency or fellowship training will benefit from highlighting leadership positions, educational activities, and memberships near the top of their CV. See how to present your training and what details to include.
New Physician CV Template
Have a variety of professional roles and accomplishments to organize and highlight? This easy-to-review template includes several headings to help you...
Experienced Practicing Physician CV Template
Ensure you include thorough information about your scholarly and educational achievements in a relevant and organized way.
Academic Physician CV Template
AAFP members can download free custom templates created for family physicians by hiring and recruitment experts.
When developing your CV, it's important to think about what your prospective organization is looking for in a candidate, and then try to present your competencies and experiences in a way that speaks to those needs.
The following headings are typically found in a CV. Depending on the stage of your career, some of the headings may not yet apply.
New physician, experienced physician, and academic physician members of the AAFP can download FREE custom CV templates to fit their experience.
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Formatting Tips
Because your CV is typically your first, and often your only, chance to make a good impression, it’s important to ensure that it is error-free and uncluttered. Ask others to proofread it several times to ensure it is free of grammar, spelling, or other errors. Download member-exclusive CV templates to build a professional CV with ease.
Leave plenty of white space.
Use a simple, professional font such as Times New Roman or Arial.
Include a name header and page number on all pages.
Use parallelism: Keep the structure of your phrases and/or sentences consistent throughout your document.
Place job title, organization name, and duties on the left side and dates on the right.
Choose a format and stick to it. Layout, spacing and structure should be consistent.
Position
Organization name and address
Dates of employment
Short description of duties
Professional experience
06
For publications, include complete bibliographic citations. For presentations
and other activities, include titles or event names, as well as dates and locations.
Publications, presentations, and other activities
07
Include full names of organizations, years of membership, and leadership positions held, if applicable. For awards and honors, include the name of the honor or award, the location, and the date received.
Professional memberships, awards, and honors
08
Although this information is not required, it can help the person reading your CV learn more about who you are and whether you are a good fit for the organization. Try to show how your activities helped you develop skills such as leadership, supervision, communication, or collaboration, if possible.
Extracurricular activities and interests (optional)
09
Include your full name, address, phone number, and email address at the top of the CV. If you have a LinkedIn profile or relevant personal webpage, include this information as well.
Contact and personal information
01
Limit your objective statement to one or two sentences, tailored for your prospective organization. If you choose not to include an objective in your CV, you can include it in your cover letter.
Objective statement (optional)
02
List schools attended (medical school, graduate education, and undergraduate education) in reverse chronological order, with the most recent listed first. Include the school name, degree completed, and graduation date for each.
Education
03
Include the name of the organization, the location, your specialty, and leadership roles, if applicable.
Internships, residencies, fellowships
04
Do not include license numbers.
Board certification, specialty, and states in which you are licensed
05
List experiences that are relevant to medicine or that show your range of experience. Be sure to include the following in the order listed:
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Leave plenty of white space.
Use a simple, professional font such as Times New Roman or Arial.
Include a name header and page number on all pages.
Leave plenty of white space.
Use a simple, professional font such as Times New Roman or Arial.
Prepare for Contract Negotiations
Review Your Employment Contract
How to Choose a Lawyer
Next: Negotiate Your Employment Contract
Download
Ensure you include thorough information about your scholarly and educational achievements in a relevant and organized way.
Academic Physician CV Template
Download
Have a variety of professional roles and accomplishments to organize and highlight? This easy-to-review template includes several headings to help you...
Experienced Practicing Physician CV Template
Download
Physicians looking for their first job after residency or fellowship training will benefit from highlighting leadership positions, educational activities, and memberships near the top of their CV. See how to present your training and what details to include.
New Physician CV Template
AAFP members can download free custom templates created for family physicians by hiring and recruitment experts.
Free Physician CV Templates
Use parallelism: Keep the structure of your phrases and/or sentences consistent throughout your document.
Choose a format and stick to it. Layout, spacing and structure should be consistent.
Place job title, organization name, and duties on the left side and dates on the right.
Include a name header and page number on all pages.
Use a simple, professional font such as Times New Roman or Arial.
Leave plenty of white space.
Because your CV is typically your first, and often your only, chance to make a good impression, it’s important to ensure that it is error-free and uncluttered. Ask others to proofread it several times to ensure it is free of grammar, spelling, or other errors. Download member-exclusive CV templates to build a professional CV with ease.
Formatting Tips
Although this information is not required, it can help the person reading your CV learn more about who you are and whether you are a good fit for the organization. Try to show how your activities helped you develop skills such as leadership, supervision, communication, or collaboration, if possible.
Extracurricular activities and interests (optional)
09
Include full names of organizations, years of membership, and leadership positions held, if applicable. For awards and honors, include the name of the honor or award, the location, and the date received.
Professional memberships, awards, and honors
08
For publications, include complete bibliographic citations. For presentations and other activities, include titles or event names, as well as dates and locations.
Publications, presentations, and other activities
07
Position
Organization name and address
Dates of employment
Short description of duties
List experiences that are relevant to medicine or that show your range of experience. Be sure to include the following in the order listed:
Professional experience
06
Do not include license numbers.
Board certification, specialty, and states in which you are licensed
05
Include the name of the organization, the location, your specialty, and leadership roles, if applicable.
Internships, residencies, fellowships
04
List schools attended (medical school, graduate education, and undergraduate education) in reverse chronological order, with the most recent listed first. Include the school name, degree completed, and graduation date for each.
Education
03
Limit your objective statement to one or two sentences, tailored for your prospective organization. If you choose not to include an objective in your CV, you can include it in your cover letter.
Objective statement (optional)
02
Include your full name, address, phone number, and email address at the top of the CV. If you have a LinkedIn profile or relevant personal webpage, include this information as well.
Contact and personal information
01
The following headings are typically found in a CV. Depending on the stage of your career, some of the headings may not yet apply.
New physician, experienced physician, and academic physician members of the AAFP can download FREE custom CV templates to fit their experience.
Headings to Include
When developing your CV, it's important to think about what your prospective organization is looking for in a candidate, and then try to present your competencies and experiences in a way that speaks to those needs.
A curriculum vitae (CV) is similar to a resume in that it documents your educational and professional accomplishments. Unlike a resume, it's typically more detailed and can be used to highlight personal interests and activities. Including such information is optional, but doing so can help distinguish you as a candidate.
What Is a Physician CV?
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Find a job with AAFP CareerLink!
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AAFP members can download free custom templates created for family physicians by hiring and recruitment experts.
Want more support? AAFP CareerLink offers a free CV critique service that puts your CV in front of professional writers. Within days of uploading your CV, you’ll receive an evaluation listing your strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions to give you the best chance of landing an interview.
Free Physician CV Templates
AAFP members can download free custom templates created for family physicians by hiring and recruitment experts.
Want more support? AAFP CareerLink offers a free CV critique service that puts your CV in front of professional writers. Within days of uploading your CV, you’ll receive an evaluation listing your strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions to give you the best chance of landing an interview.
Free Physician CV Templates
AAFP members can download free custom templates created for family physicians by hiring and recruitment experts.
Want more support? AAFP CareerLink offers a free CV critique service that puts your CV in front of professional writers. Within days of uploading your CV, you’ll receive an evaluation listing your strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions to give you the best chance of landing an interview.
Free Physician CV Templates