This is an example of how to write a simple, straight-to-the-point CV. This CV got me my first job as a Senior House Officer in a British hospital as a non-British trained doctor. Try to put yourself in a position of a recruiter or employer with a big hip of papers in front of you, and you had to go through them and filter through, in the least possible time.
what would you do?
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Names Surname
Born on 27.06.2009
Nationality: Country
GMC Reg. No.: 0000000
CONTACT DETAILS 498 your Address
C0005L, Essex
0740000000/ 010000000
vyuuioo@yahoo.com
PERSONAL STATEMENTI am a highly motivated, disciplined, and confident German physician with GMC full registration and license. With extensive experience in hospital, clinical, and research settings. I am known by my previous employers for my competence, broad understanding of basic and clinical medicine, critical thinking, problem-solving, exceptional professionalism, and interpersonal skill in working with a complete health care team. I am very enthusiastic about joining the NHS team in building a patient-oriented, stable, and solid hospital working environment.
WORK EXPERIENCE - London Hospital NHS; Cardiology department: Clinical Attachment SHO Grade
27. March 2014 - 10. April 2014
- London Hospital NHS; Emergency Department: Clinical attachment SHO Grade.
13. April 2014 - 26. April 2014
- Better Hospital Heidelberg, Germany; Department of internal and acute medicine:
Resident doctor
Sep. 2012 - Aug 2014
In this post I was fully responsible for an average of 18-20 Patients/ day including 4 Isolation rooms. Patients with advanced, complex, acute and chronic diseases including Acute Coronary Syndromes, Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, COPD, Pneumonia, Acute and/on Chronic Kidney Diseases, Acid-base disturbance, Ascites, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Anaemia, Syncope, Acute mental status change/Delirium, Dementia, etc. Both Inpatient as well as Ambulatory patients.
My daily duties included making daily ward rounds; obtaining and maintaining an efficient patient's record; performing and recording a complete physical examination with History; making appropriate use and interpretation of laboratory tests; performing and reading ECGs and Ultrasonography as well assisting in minimally invasive procedures like Gastroscopy, OGD and Colonoscopy; reading and identifying normal and abnormal radiographs, CTs and MRTs (Pulmonary infiltrates, Oedema, Effusion, Tumours, etc).
working closely with the consultants as well as other members of the health care team; communicating with other health care providers, social and community health workers outside the hospital; ensuring proper follow up for acute and chronic conditions; managing patient contact between visits, and making sub-specialty referrals.
- University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumonology: Resident Doctor/Clinical research fellow
July 2011 - Sep 2013
Supplementary to my role as a resident doctor, I was also a doctoral research candidate at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumonology.
During my doctoral research, I acquired countless laboratory experimental skills in Cell Biology, Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Proteomics, and animal testing including PCR Amplification, Antibody biology, Transfection, Electrophoresis and Blotting, Cell Imaging, Cell Culture, and Counting, Liquid Handling & Pipetting, Nucleic Acid Extraction & Purification, Protein Sample Preparation, Protein Interaction Analysis, and Sample Quantitation among others.
I was awarded a scholarship for my doctoral research project which was sponsored by the Deutsche the German Heart Association. An article was also published about the project in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation. A cropped copy of the article is attached below. The Thesis has been submitted to the faculty and I am currently awaiting the call for the award of doctor of medicine.
- Medical Internships (Sure Hospital Heidelberg, Germany)
Nov. 2011 – Feb. 2012: Department of urology, paediatric urology and urological oncology
July – October, 2011: Department of general surgery
March – July, 2011: Department of internal medicine
- Elective medical internships; 2008 - 2010
University of Heidelberg: General Surgery
Kurpfalz Klinik Heidelberg: Internal Medicine
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder München : Internal Medicine
Marien hospital Stuttgart : Emergency Department
- Non medical Work Experience: Biology teacher
Institute for Continuing Education Beijing China
Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2004
EDUCATION AND TRAINING- University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumonology.
Medical doctoral thesis (PhD)
July 2012- 2014
- Medical licence of practice obtained
Registered member of the Landesärztekammer Baden- Württemberg Germany.
July 2011
- University of Heidelberg, Germany
Human medicine
2005- 2011
- University of Heidelberg, Germany
German language higher certificate (DSH)
September, 2005
Bachelors of Science degrees in Biology
1999 - 2002
SCHOLARSHIPDoctoral research scholarship for cardiology: 2012-2013
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English : Excellent, verbal and written
Spanish: Excellent, verbal and written
German: Excellent, verbal and written
French: Excellent, verbal and written
REFEREES
1) Prof. Dr. Who Ever
University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumonology.
2) Prof. Dr. Some Body
Better Hospital Heidelberg, Germany; Department of internal and acute medicine.
And finally, back up your CV with all the relevant documents including your academics or work-related certificates, publications, any special training, articles, just about everything to boost your chances.
Remember you are trying to make an impression to stand out among so many others so do not try to be modest rather present your very best.
Good Luck!