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CURRICULUM VITAE

Elizabeth Sebranek Evans, PharmD, BCPS, CGP

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

September 15, 2011

Resume Versus

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Includes educational

background and brief

summary of relevant

experiences or skills

Usually limited to

one to two pages

Living document of professional achievements and experiences

Typically required when applying for professional (pharmacy) positions

Not limited by a specific page length

Resume CV

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Benefits of a Well-Prepared CV

Track professional

development over

the span of a career

Celebrate successes

Identify gaps

compared to peers

Career opportunities

Job interviews

Collaboration with

peers on projects or

presentations

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General Comments 4

Use traditional fonts and formatting

Use traditional paper colors

Organize sections clearly

List items in reverse chronological order

Include brief descriptions of activities

Do not use abbreviations

Proofread, proofread, proofread!

CV Structure: “The Don’t List”

Marital status

Children

Social security number

Age or birthdate

Religious preference

Hobbies or outside interests

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CV Structure: “The Do List”

Contact Information

Education and Training

Specialized Training/Professional

Licensure/Certification

Professional Experience

Teaching Experience

Research Activities

Presentations

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CV Structure: “The Do List”

Publications

Professional Activities

Leadership, Honors, and Awards

Community Service

Special Skills or Expertise

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Contact Information

Include full name and title

May indicate common nickname

in parentheses

Avoid using confusing or unprofessional

email addresses

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Education and Training 9

List type of degree, institution granting

degree, city/state, date

Include anticipated graduation date from

pharmacy school

Do not include education prior to college

Specialized Training / Professional

Licensure / Certification

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Include skills which may be considered essential for desired position State licensure to practice in pharmacy

BLS Training

Immunization training

Include unique skills different than other candidate with similar education State licensure/certifications in other areas

than pharmacy

ACLS Training

Professional Experience 11

List paid pharmacy intern hours

List other relevant work experiences,

especially if pharmacy is a second career

Other healthcare background

Informatics

Include a section for IPPE experiences

Add a section for APPE experiences during

P3 year

Professional Experience 12

List business name and city/state

Include time frame of experiences

Include hours/week or hours/time

period achieved

List supervisor/preceptor with

full credentials

Include a brief description of

responsibilities using action verbs

Professional Experience

Received new prescriptions from patients and

refills from healthcare professionals

Dispensed medications

Compounded specialty topical and oral

medications

Repackaged medications for unit-of-use

Performed inventory control and saved pharmacy

$10,000 year in inventory expenses

Trained and supervised pharmacy technicians

Mentored new pharmacy interns

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Professional Experience

Resolved third party adjudication claims

Counseled patients on prescription and

OTC medications

Provided asthma education as part of MTM

services

Performed blood pressure and glucose checks

Immunized eligible adult patients against

vaccine-preventable diseases

Created patient education brochure on new

hypertension guidelines

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Professional Experience

Researched and answered pharmacist and other

health practitioner medication questions

Reviewed patient profiles for potential drug-

related problems

Monitored for drug-drug, drug-food and drug-

disease state interactions

Obtained patient medication history and

reconciled medications

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Professional Experience

Calculated patient-specific pharmacokinetic

parameters and designed patient-specific

medication treatment plan

Researched disease state guidelines and

recommended evidence-based

pharmacotherapeutic treatment plans to

healthcare providers

Developed standard operating protocol for

heparin administration

Presented journal club critique to preceptors

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Teaching Experience and

Research Activities 17

Teaching Experience

Paid or unpaid teaching assistant

Research Experience

Laboratory (bench) work

Medical research

Teaching Experience and

Research Activities 18

Describe type of setting, location, time

frame, and activities completed

Presentations and Publications 19

The basics:

Case presentations to faculty, preceptors,

and/or pharmacy students

Journal clubs to faculty, preceptors, and/or

pharmacy students

Development of institution-specific

newsletters, medication protocols, or

educational resources

Drug monographs and medication-use

evaluations

Presentations and Publications 20

Advanced skills:

Poster presentations at local, state, and / or

national meetings

Speaking opportunities at local, state, and / or

national meetings

IRB-approved research

Publication of research, case reports,

therapeutic reviews in peer-reviews journals

Professional Activities

This is often used by future employers to

verify if candidate views pharmacy as a

career instead of simply a job

May include a separate section with

“Professional Meetings Attended”

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Leadership, Honors, and Awards 22

Scholarships and research grants

Leadership positions held, date of service,

and description of accomplishments

Pharmacy organizations

Outside organizations may be included

University or College of Pharmacy

committees

Awards

Community Service 23

Community health fairs, educational

seminars, volunteer experiences, etc.

List name of organization, type of event

and date(s) activities completed

Avoid too much discussion about activities

not relevant to pharmacy

Special Skills or Expertise

Fluency in foreign languages

Reader will assume candidate has fluency in

reading, speaking and writing in English

Include if fluency is other language is in

reading, speaking, and/or writing

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Special Skills or Expertise

Informatics and technology skills

Include computer software or information

technology skills beyond Microsoft Office

May include other skills if truly unique or

special accomplishment

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Resources for Student CV

Development

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Discussion