Medical CV & Resume Advice - Early Career

[@Naxhus2]

Hi Andrew, video came out at the perfect time - my friends and I used this video when applying for internships. Great advice! Something else that might be valuable to talk about at some point is what sorts of things you can do in your placement years that will help you stand out - given that (A) a lot of medical students come straight from high school (have no past work history, etc) and (B) medical school takes up a lot of your resources, it can be tricky to know exactly what kinds of extracurriculars are worth including if any.

[@mededwithandrew]

Thanks! Excellent points and I talked in more detail about this a few years ago here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmmqhWWlo6usj7ssi=SSTSJGyQp8Ki_Qhm Publications are definitely valuable, formal courses/qulifications also, ALS1 can be done in final year medicine and is both practical & good for your CV, audit/QI projects or unpublished research are worth including. Membership in student societies, attending conferences (but not presenting) are not usually adding value

[@wolfymilk]

Thanks for the advice! Would it be better or worse to include photo in my resume or CV?

[@mededwithandrew]

Great question. I recommend not because it can introduce unconscious bias