Organizing & Organizing & Preparing Your Preparing Your

Curriculum VitaeCurriculum VitaeChristine A. Gleason, M.D.Christine A. Gleason, M.D.

Curriculum VitaeCurriculum Vitae

from the Latin:from the Latin:““Curriculum” (course)Curriculum” (course)““Vitae” (of life)Vitae” (of life)

Purposes of your CV Purposes of your CV

Inform prospective employers of your Inform prospective employers of your qualifications and experience for a qualifications and experience for a positionposition

Demonstrate your academic Demonstrate your academic achievements for:achievements for: Division Head/Chair Annual ReviewsDivision Head/Chair Annual Reviews Appointments and Promotions committeesAppointments and Promotions committees Funding agenciesFunding agencies Award committeesAward committees

Inside/Outside CV?Inside/Outside CV?

““Inside” CV: Institutional formatInside” CV: Institutional format Promotions committeesPromotions committees Division/Department reviewsDivision/Department reviews Institutional awards/recognitionInstitutional awards/recognition

““Outside” CV: Generic formatOutside” CV: Generic format Job searchesJob searches Application/nomination for Application/nomination for

national positions/awardsnational positions/awards

CV: Basic TipsCV: Basic Tips

Content Content andand presentation are both presentation are both importantimportant

Keep it simple, readable, succinctKeep it simple, readable, succinct Avoid long descriptive text Avoid long descriptive text

Make (and keep) it error-proofMake (and keep) it error-proof Information should be easy to findInformation should be easy to find Don’t embellish! Don’t pad! Don’t Don’t embellish! Don’t pad! Don’t

repeat!repeat!

Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATABirthdate: March 12, 1953Birthplace: Long Beach, California

CONTACT INFORMATIONUniversity of Washington, School of MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics/Division of NeonatologySeattle, WA 98195-6320Tel (206) 543-3200, Fax (206) 543-8926e-mail address: cgleason@uw.edu

EDUCATION1971-1975 Sc.B. Brown University1975-1979 M.D. University of Rochester

CV: Basic TipsCV: Basic Tips

Use consistent style, formattingUse consistent style, formatting Dates: Chronological order? Reverse Dates: Chronological order? Reverse

chronological?chronological? Font: Times Roman; 12 point font; 1 inch Font: Times Roman; 12 point font; 1 inch

marginsmargins Headings: Bold, Caps?Headings: Bold, Caps? BoldBold your name in bibliography, grants your name in bibliography, grants Date last revised—top right hand corner, 1Date last revised—top right hand corner, 1stst

pagepage Header with your name/page number on each Header with your name/page number on each

pagepage

CV: Basic TipsCV: Basic Tips

For your external CV, don’t use acronymsFor your external CV, don’t use acronyms Print a copy regularly; check for Print a copy regularly; check for

irregularitiesirregularities No heading “orphans” at the bottom of a page!No heading “orphans” at the bottom of a page!

Keep up-to-date; date last revised on front Keep up-to-date; date last revised on front pagepage Add new events/items as they happenAdd new events/items as they happen

Get feedback from colleagues, mentors, Get feedback from colleagues, mentors, career advisors on both content and career advisors on both content and presentationpresentation

CV: Basic TipsCV: Basic Tips

Avoid big blocks of wordy, descriptive Avoid big blocks of wordy, descriptive texttext

Split any long lists into subcategoriesSplit any long lists into subcategories

Teaching activitiesTeaching activities Students; Residents; Fellows; Students; Residents; Fellows;

Community/CMECommunity/CME When sending paper CV, print on one When sending paper CV, print on one

side only (backside might be side only (backside might be overlooked when copied)overlooked when copied)

Personal DataPersonal Data

No Social Security number!No Social Security number! DO include citizenship/visa statusDO include citizenship/visa status Consider eliminating CV relicsConsider eliminating CV relics

Marital status; spouse’s name; kids Marital status; spouse’s name; kids names/birthdatesnames/birthdates

Contact informationContact information Be concise (no embellishments) Be concise (no embellishments) Let readers know how you Let readers know how you wantwant to be to be

contactedcontacted

CONTACT INFORMATIONChristine A. Gleason, M.D.W. Alan Hodson Endowed Chair in PediatricsProfessor of Pediatrics; Adjunct Professor of Global HealthVice-Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of PediatricsHead, Division of NeonatologyProgram Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship

Training ProgramMedical Director, UWMC Neonatal Intensive Care UnitUniversity of Washington School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Division of NeonatologyHealth Sciences Building (HSB) Room 5261959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356320Seattle, WA 98195-6320Tel (206) 543-3200—office; (206) 356-5432—lab; (206) 598-

2200—hospital

CONTACT INFORMATIONChristine A. Gleason, M.D.Head, Division of NeonatologyUniversity of WashingtonDepartment of Pediatrics, Box 3563201959 NE Pacific StreetSeattle, WA 98195-6320Office phone: (206) 543-3200E-mail address: cgleason@uw.edu

EducationEducation

Time to leave high school (and some Time to leave high school (and some college activities!) behindcollege activities!) behind

Spell out full name of institutionsSpell out full name of institutions Make information easy to locateMake information easy to locate

Year(s)----Degree----InstitutionYear(s)----Degree----Institution If currently working on a degree, put If currently working on a degree, put

the word “candidate” after name of the word “candidate” after name of degree and note degree and note expectedexpected year of year of graduation graduation

Education

EDUCATION 1971-1975 Sc.B. Brown University 1975-1979 M.D. University of

Rochester1990-1992 M.P.H. Harvard University

If foreign degree, note US equivalent Example:

MBBS [UK equivalent to MD in US]

Postgraduate TrainingPostgraduate Training

OK to put internship and residency training OK to put internship and residency training together, if done at the same institutiontogether, if done at the same institution

If there’s a gap, consider adding an If there’s a gap, consider adding an explanationexplanation

1988-90:1988-90: Pediatric Residency (PL 1-2), Case Pediatric Residency (PL 1-2), Case WesternWestern

*1990-91:*1990-91: Solo swim across the Atlantic Solo swim across the Atlantic OceanOcean

1991-92:1991-92: Pediatric Residency (PL-3), Case Pediatric Residency (PL-3), Case WesternWestern

Faculty Positions Faculty Positions

Include:Include: Every faculty appointment and rank heldEvery faculty appointment and rank held

Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Full Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Full ProfessorProfessor

Adjunct or joint appointmentsAdjunct or joint appointments Division or Department administrative Division or Department administrative

rolesroles Training program director or assistantTraining program director or assistant Associate Division HeadAssociate Division Head

Hospital Positions Hospital Positions

Medical staff positionsMedical staff positions Clinical Program direction goes hereClinical Program direction goes here Committee membership can go here Committee membership can go here

or under Special Local or under Special Local Responsibilities Responsibilities

Do not duplicate Postgraduate Do not duplicate Postgraduate TrainingTraining

Do not duplicate Faculty Positions Do not duplicate Faculty Positions HeldHeld

Honors/AwardsHonors/Awards

Leave high school behindLeave high school behind Avoid excessive verbiage explaining Avoid excessive verbiage explaining

the awardthe award Include non-academic honors/awards, Include non-academic honors/awards,

if appropriate:if appropriate: 1980: Photographer of the Year, 1980: Photographer of the Year, Life Life

MagazineMagazine 1990: Olympic gold medal, US 1990: Olympic gold medal, US

Bobsled teamBobsled team

Board Board Certification/LicensureCertification/Licensure

Spell out certifying Board(s) and be accurate!Spell out certifying Board(s) and be accurate! American Board of Pediatrics—General PediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics—General Pediatrics

Include date of certificate and recertification Include date of certificate and recertification (or “engaged in maintenance of certification”)(or “engaged in maintenance of certification”)

Provide accurate information regarding all Provide accurate information regarding all medical licenses (including inactive ones)medical licenses (including inactive ones)

Remember that all Certification and Licensure Remember that all Certification and Licensure information is in the public domain!information is in the public domain!

Professional Professional OrganizationsOrganizations

Note if membership is Note if membership is elected elected :: 1990- Member (elected) Society of Great 1990- Member (elected) Society of Great

DoctorsDoctors Include offices held:Include offices held:

1990- Member, American Medical 1990- Member, American Medical Association (President, 1999-2000)Association (President, 1999-2000)

Can include non-academic organizations Can include non-academic organizations here too, if relevant/appropriatehere too, if relevant/appropriate 2005-present. Member, Board of Directors, 2005-present. Member, Board of Directors,

Gates FoundationGates Foundation

National ResponsibilitiesNational Responsibilities

Purpose: Highlight your national Purpose: Highlight your national recognitionrecognition

Physician-Scientists/Scientists Physician-Scientists/Scientists Study sections; advisory boards/councilsStudy sections; advisory boards/councils Research society leadership positionsResearch society leadership positions

Clinician-EducatorsClinician-Educators Educational or clinical task forces; program Educational or clinical task forces; program

director organizations; legislative/policy workdirector organizations; legislative/policy work Leadership in clinical organizations (e.g. AAP, Leadership in clinical organizations (e.g. AAP,

AHA)AHA)

Local/Regional Local/Regional ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

University and Hospital Committees University and Hospital Committees (but do not duplicate teaching (but do not duplicate teaching committees listed under Teaching committees listed under Teaching Responsibilities)Responsibilities) Consider separate grouping of Consider separate grouping of

University and Hospital activities if you University and Hospital activities if you do too much!do too much!

Community Service work (or can be Community Service work (or can be listed under “Other” at end)listed under “Other” at end)

Teaching Teaching ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Limit descriptive text here (Appendix?)Limit descriptive text here (Appendix?) List courses taught or lecture series List courses taught or lecture series

organized (not your own lectures—that organized (not your own lectures—that comes later)comes later)

List any teaching committees (& your role)List any teaching committees (& your role) Training program direction? Training program direction? List regional/national teaching roles hereList regional/national teaching roles here List your List your traineestrainees here (and current here (and current

institution)institution)

Editorial ResponsibilitiesEditorial Responsibilities

Generally reserved for membership Generally reserved for membership on an Editorial Board but…on an Editorial Board but…

OK to list journal article reviewer:OK to list journal article reviewer: Ad Hoc Journal Article Reviewer for:Ad Hoc Journal Article Reviewer for:

New England Journal of MedicalNew England Journal of Medical Journal of the American Medical AssociationJournal of the American Medical Association Proceedings of the National Academy of Proceedings of the National Academy of

ScienceScience The LancetThe Lancet

Research FundingResearch Funding

Be comprehensive and use consistent Be comprehensive and use consistent format:format: Title; project number; your role (PI, co-Title; project number; your role (PI, co-

investigator); source; dates; annual direct investigator); source; dates; annual direct costscosts

Include ALL funding, internal and Include ALL funding, internal and externalexternal ActiveActive InactiveInactive PendingPending

RESEARCH FUNDINGActive Annual Direct Costs9/1/11—8/31/16 NIH-NICHD #RO1 $450,000“Risk Factors for Acute and Residual Bilirubin Encephalopathy” Richard Wennberg, M.D. PI, Christine Gleason, M.D. Co-Invest (5%)

Pending7/1/12—6/30/17 NIH-NICHD #T32 $250,000“Global Maternal and Newborn Health Research Training Program”Christine Gleason, MD, PI (10%)

Completed (or Inactive)9/15/07—8/31/10 NIH NIDA #R21 DA 022573

$250,000“Long-term behavioral effects of neonatal pain and morphine treatment in

mice”Christine A. Gleason, M.D., PI (15%)

BibliographyBibliography

Divide into designated sectionsDivide into designated sections Manuscripts in Refereed Journals Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

(include “in press” and list name of (include “in press” and list name of journal)journal)

Book chaptersBook chapters Published books, videos, softwarePublished books, videos, software Other publicationsOther publications Manuscripts Manuscripts submittedsubmitted (do NOT list (do NOT list

“in preparation”)“in preparation”)

BibliographyBibliography

Number each work within each Number each work within each sectionsection

Use consistent format throughoutUse consistent format throughout BoldBold your name and consider higher your name and consider higher

fontfont Check for duplications, Check for duplications,

redundancies, typosredundancies, typos

Bibliography

Manuscripts in Peer-Reviewed Journals Gleason CA, Martin RJ, Anderson JV,

Carlos WA, Sanniti K and Fanaroff AA. (1983) Optimal position for spinal tap in preterm infants. Pediatrics 71: 31-35.

Gleason CA and Rudolph AM (1985) Gluconeogenesis by the fetal sheep liver in vivo. J Develop Physiol 7: 177-183.

Gleason CA, Rudolph C, Itskovitz J, Bristow J and Rudolph AM (1985) Lactate uptake by the fetal sheep liver. J Devel Physiol 7: 185-194.

AbstractsAbstracts

Purpose(s):Purpose(s): Tells about current work in progress (but not Tells about current work in progress (but not

published yet)published yet) Illustrates your participation at national Illustrates your participation at national

meetingsmeetings Can illustrate whether and how you Can illustrate whether and how you presentedpresented

the abstract (poster; platform, etc.)the abstract (poster; platform, etc.)

Consider limiting the number of abstractsConsider limiting the number of abstracts ““Recent Abstracts Presented (2005 to Recent Abstracts Presented (2005 to

present)” present)”

Invited LecturesInvited Lectures

Use consistent formatUse consistent format Title; Venue (Conference title; location); Title; Venue (Conference title; location);

YearYear Do notDo not list every talk ever given to list every talk ever given to

housestaff, medical students, etc. housestaff, medical students, etc. DoDo list local Grand Rounds, regional list local Grand Rounds, regional

outreach education talks, outreach education talks, national/international lecturesnational/international lectures

Note if you were Visiting ProfessorNote if you were Visiting Professor

OtherOther

Languages (and proficiency level)Languages (and proficiency level) Community ServiceCommunity Service Other (serious) employment historyOther (serious) employment history Hobbies; special interests (not generally Hobbies; special interests (not generally

recommended—but depends what they recommended—but depends what they are!)are!)

For job searches (“outside CV”), provide For job searches (“outside CV”), provide separate page of References (3), including separate page of References (3), including contact information and relationship to contact information and relationship to youyou