Medical CV Guidance

It is important to keep your CV clear, concise and in a logical order for any job applications and whatever registration authority you are applying to. When applying for a medical position, the initial shortlisting process may be as little as 15 seconds and the individual shortlisting will want to establish your work rights, qualifications, medical registration, and clinical experience. Its important that your CV clearly highlights experience relevant to the positions applied for.

We recommend following this simple layout to maximise your CV’s impact

Personal Details

Full Name and letters if applicable

Full Residential Address

Phone number

Professional Email Address

Work rights status/Nationality

Medical Registration --Medical Licence details for each country registered in

Education and Qualifications – starting with highest qualification first e.g., postgraduate followed by undergraduate

Post Graduate qualifications – qualification, year, Institute

Medical degree – qualification, year, Institute

EG:	Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, MBBS, 2015

Royal College

Dublin, Ireland

Non-Medical degree if applicable

Additional coursers – ALS, ACLS etc

English language test results --- if Applicable

Clinical Work History in reverse order – most recent positions → intern position.

Account for any gaps longer than three months – e.g.: career break, study leave etc

Dates of position: full dates or as a minimum month and year must be shown e.g., March 2020 to March 2021

Level of the role: SHO, Registrar, Medical Officer etc

Medical Department/Speciality – Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Surgery, General Practice

Name of hospital/institution and city and country:

Clinical Duties: Core clinical duties and any leadership/management/teaching involved in the role if applicable

Example

July 2022 to Present: Registrar, Emergency Medicine

Marys Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Clinical Duties:

Worked as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of medical care to patients

diagnosed and treat patients

ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a manner that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of patients

assess patients on admission and/or discharge as required and write detailed reports in the case notes

ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests followed by initiating and monitoring treatment

participated in multi-disciplinary clinical audit and proactive risk management

July 2021 to June 2022: SHO, Emergency Medicine

Marys Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Clinical Duties:

•	Worked as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of medical care to patients

•	diagnosed and treat patients

•	ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a manner that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of patients

•	ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests

Non-Clinical work history if applicable

If you had a career before medicine, please include here

Research and publications

Outline research experience if applicable

Clinical Audit if applicable

Links to publications if applicable

Professional Development

Courses and Conferences attended

Personal Achievements/Interests

Interests outside of medicine, voluntary activity etc

Referee Details