Career and Life Planning Guidebook for Medical Residents

While the CV is not the place to list infractions against the law, it is important to maintain honesty and integrity in all materials. Chances are that the physician recruiter will do a background check once they receive your CV and cover letter. First things first, they will do a Google search on you and then check other databases to see if any red flags appear. Do your homework and search yourself to see what someone may find so that you are prepared to discuss any issues that arise. Candidates can expect to submit paperwork authorizing a criminal background check. Most applications provide some area to list criminal offenses; make sure you’re forthcoming with this information at the appropriate time. The time you peed in the bushes outside the student union will probably not bar you from an interview or even the job, but remember, some institutions have policies in which the intentional omission of criminal offenses, regardless of the severity, your candidacy is automatically denied. your candidacy. Be prepared to answer the following questions if they apply to you… Do you have any gaps/program changes in your training? Please explain. Do you have any gaps/changes in your work history? Please explain. Do you have any malpractice cases past, present or pending? Do you have any history of disciplinary suits, actions, or litigation, past or present? Has you license or hospital privileges ever be suspended or revoked? Haveyoubeen reported to theNationalPractitioner Data Base? Please explain. Addressing CV Gaps Employers are looking for consistency within your timeline and if there are any time gaps they will wonder why. If you took time off between undergrad andmedical school and pursued another career, then you can easily show this in a previous employment section, separate from your experience section. Knowing what you did during that time frame eliminates the gap. If there is a situation that you are unable to address on your CV, you will want to explain it in your cover letter. This can be done by including a one-liner such as, “As you can see on my attached CV, I took time off between medical school SECTION II: T MINUS TWO YEARS CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING GUIDEBOOK FOR MEDICAL RESIDENTS 190