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The C.V. Doctor: C.V. For an Administrator
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This candidate asked for help in revising a C.V. to a document more appropriate for an administrative position. The most obvious problem was that the candidate did not include a career objective at the top of the C.V. The objective can vary, of course, from one application to the next, but including one helps the reader know through what lens to view the rest of the material. For purposes of this critique, we won't be tailoring the vita in any particular direction beyond the general one of an administrative position that draws on the candidate's strengths in scientific research, teaching, and administration. An example of a career objective that someone with this background might have would be: "administrative position offering an opportunity to strengthen science education."
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EDUCATION: 4
POST-GRADUATE TRAINING Post-doctoral fellowship in Endocrinology: University of Nevada School of Medicine 1981-1984 HERS Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration: Bryn Mawr College 19996 RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:7,8 Eisenhower Program Coordinator, University and Community College System of Nevada 1999-present Executive Director, Western Student Medical Research Forum 1992-present Faculty Fellow & K-16 Coordinator, University and Community College System of Nevada 1998-2000 Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Physiology & Cell Biology 1992-2000 Director, Student Research & M.D./Ph.D. Program University of Nevada School of Medicine9 1992-2000 Scientific Director, Howard Hughes Medical Institute High School Science Impact Program 1994-1998 Assistant Professor, Departments of Physiology & Cell Biology and Internal Medicine 1986-1992 Research Assistant Professor, Departments of Physiology and Internal Medicine University of Nevada, School of Medicine 1984-1986 Research Assistant, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada, School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 1983-1984 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada, School of Medicine 1981-1983 Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, University of Nevada, College of Agriculture 1978-1981 Teaching Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, University of Nevada, College of Agriculture 1977-1978 Research Associate, University of Nevada, Reno, Desert Research Institute, Pyramid Lake Research Team 1976 Research Associate, University of Nevada, Reno, Getchell Library Virgin River Drainage Basin Study 1975 Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno 1973-1975 Laboratory Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno, Desert Research Institute, Water Resources Laboratory 1969-1973 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Fellow of the American College of Nutrition American Association for the Advancement of Science New York Academy of Science Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science American Federation for Medical Research American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology HONORS:10 Excellence in Teaching Program - 1999 Fulbright Foundation Fellow/Alternate - 1996 Kroc Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship 1981-1983 Max C. Fleischman Pre-Veterinary Scholarship 1968-1973 FORMAL COURSE INSTRUCTION:11 Medical Physiology (Med 602) - Spring semester, Endocrine block - 1985-2000 Neuroscience (Med 605) - Spring semester - 1997 Clinical Problem Solving I (Med 603) - Spring & Fall semester - 1995-1999 Science Partners (multiple course titles) - 1998-present INSTITUTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY:12 Medical School Admission Committee - 1997-2000 Radiation Safety Advisory Board - 1992-present M.D./Ph.D. Steering Committee Chair - 1992-2000 Medical Education Committee - 1997-1998 Student Development Committee - 1988-1994 Problem Based Learning Planning Committee - 1995 Biomedical Hazards Committee - 1992 HIV OutReach Committee - 1991-1992 Senior Women Faculty Committee - 1993-1994 ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY: 13
Public OutReach Presentations - During each academic year, presentations are given to various groups which have included the Mensa Group, Lyons, Galena High School Science Club, Sigma Xi, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Seminar. This year's talk is entitled "Immune to a Plague: Immunity to the HIV virus?". The Shark Team - This is a program of lectures and shark dissections in 5th-7th grade in Washoe County Schools. This program is designed to increase the visibility of University professors and medical students and to help the students understand where clinical treatments come from. The lecture attempts to discuss how basic science research in diving mammals is translated into treatment for head trauma and cold water drowning victims. The shark dissection that follows is designed to, among other things, show the students how much fun and how much easier it is to learn in a hands-on setting like dissection. In 1998 and 1999, the team of UNSOM personnel and medical students addressed over 1700 students. The program continues to grow and provide outreach opportunities for UNSOM medical students and University of Nevada, Reno & Truckee Meadows Community College undergraduates. Science Faculty of the Medical Scholars Program - This program hosts outstanding disadvantaged high school scholars at the School of Medicine. During the week program, the students take part in a multitude of activities that includes laboratory research and a final presentation. Multiple Recruitment Programs for Science Careers - These programs are designed for students from high school to college age, especially targeting medical careers, minority students, and young women.
This Forum, the largest medical student research forum in the nation, is held in conjunction with the American Federation for Clinical Research Society, Western Section. Student research fellows from all of the western United States and Canada take part in this forum, where the predominate number of students present their research in the scientific subspecialty sections, and the rest in a student forum. This allows almost all applicants the opportunity to present their work in a scientific arena. The students also interact with others from all over the West Coast, and attend programs designed to foster their interest in medical research. Current plans are to develop a parallel program for residents and fellows. Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society: 1981-present, Secretary, Nevada Chapter 1989-1991
ACTIVITIES IN OBTAINING RESEARCH SUPPORT:14 AWARDED EXTRAMURAL Role of -3 fatty acids on insulin secretion and sensitivity: Veterans Administration Merit Review Research Project, 1985, Job Candidate, Co-investigator: $49,000. The effect of micronase and -3 fatty acids on insulin action in skeletal muscle and adipocyte cell lines: The Upjohn Company, 1987, Job Candidate, Co-investigator: $9,680. Eleven other grants are listed. INTRAMURAL Quantitation of Inositol Trisphosphate in pancreatic beta cells and proximal canine colon: General Faculty Research Award, 1988, Job Candidate, Principal investigator, $4,000. SUBMITTED:15 EXTRAMURAL The role of gastric factors in postprandial insulin receptor changes: National Science Foundation ROW, Job Candidate, Principal investigator, 1985: $189,186. Omega 3 fatty acids and carbohydrate metabolism: International Life Sciences Institute Research Foundation, Job Candidate, Principal investigator, 1986: $88,000. Twelve other grants are listed. INTRAMURAL Identification of gastric inhibitory polypeptide as a receptor-mediated portion of the enteroinsular axis: General Faculty Research Award, University of Nevada, Job Candidate, Principal investigator, 1989: $9,930. GRANTS UNDER SUBMISSION Pew Charitable Trusts: Merging the senior high school and freshman college years: A new model to increase retention and reduce remediation. University and Community College System of Nevada, Job Candidate, Principal Investigator and Program Director, $900,000. PUBLICATIONS:16 1. Author, Co-author. (1980). Simultaneous inhibition of guinea pig brain 2'3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphohydrolase and myelin protein synthesis by 2'-adenosine monophosphate. Life Sciences. 27:657-572. 2. Author, Co-author. (1980). Effects of chronic ethanol ingestion on the fatty acids and phospholipids of spinal cord. Toxicology Letters 4:1-5. Twenty-three additional publications are listed. Submitted for Publication: 26. Author, Co-authors. The relationship of calcium, arginine, and glucose to gastric inhibitory polypeptide augmentation of insulin secretion. American Journal of Physiology. 27. Author, Co-author. The Effect of Sub-Maximal Exercise Stress on Plasma B-Lipotropin and B-Endorphin Levels in Humans. Research Quatrterly for Exercise and Sport. Four additional submissions are listed. Abstracts: 1. Author, Co-author. (1977). The role of 2'3' CNP in brain protein synthesis. Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science. 12:42. 2. Author, Co-author. (1980). Isolation and partial characterization of chromium complex from alfalfa. Division of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, Second Chemical Congress of the North American Continent, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 25-29, 1980. AGFD-104. Ninety-six additional abstracts are listed. UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE STUDENTS AND MEDICAL STUDENT FELLOWS SUPERVISED:17 Student, M.S. (1984-1992) - B-Endorphin and B-lipotropin levels in aerobically trained athletes under heat, cold, and dehydrating stress. Student, M.D. (1984-1986) - Arginine transport and stimulation of insulin by primary beta cell cultures. Forty-eight other students are listed. |
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1.) There's no need to label the document. It can simply begin with the candidate's name. 2.) No address or other contact information is provided. It should definitely be there. 3.) Here is a good place for the candidate to include a career objective. 4.) Omit colons after all the headings. 5.) Education should be listed in reverse chronological order, instead of in its current order. Note that the candidate has not included the title of her dissertation or her adviser's name. This is appropriate, given the interest in an administrative, rather than a research, position. Since the candidate completed a final postdoc in 1984, education could drop down below the major "Experience" section. 6.) One item in the "Education" section reinforces the candidate's interest in administration. The HERS Institute could be listed separately under a heading like "Management Development." 7.) Teaching, research and administrative experience should be unbundled for this C.V. The descriptions of what was done in particular roles, however, should be integrated with the positions themselves. This makes it much easier for the reader to figure out at a glance what the candidate was doing where and when. Given the candidate's goals, we'd suggest that the administrative experience come first, followed by teaching and research. 8.) In discussing administrative experience, it's important to provide detail about each position. If one initiates a major program, it makes sense to give more detail about the program itself. If one steps into the management of an existing program, then talking about how the program was changed, enhanced or expanded is a good focus. 9.) If the institution is listed before the positions, it's not necessary to repeat so much. For example, the University of Nevada could be listed once, and under it, each of the three separate teaching roles could be noted. Given the candidate's current administrative interests, it's a good idea to give a brief description of each major teaching role, stressing the range of courses taught and the kinds of students. 10.) Both "Honors" and "Professional Societies" should drop down to near the end of the C.V. 11.) The courses listed under "Formal Course Instruction" should be included with the corresponding teaching position already discussed above in footnote nine. We're assuming here that the candidate is referring to courses taught, rather than taken, although the heading is a bit ambiguous. 12.) This section on "Institutional Assignments for the University" should be part of the candidate's "Administrative Experience." It could be a more effective section if it contained a selective listing of the most significant assignments and included descriptions of the work done. This is a good place to highlight some relevant experience. 14.) Change the heading here to either "Research Grants Awarded" or simply "Grants." Given the candidate's career aspirations in administration, rather than dividing this section into "Extramural" and "Intramural" portions, it would be effective to instead organize the grants into those given for student training and those related to scientific research. Put them in reverse chronological order. 15.) The "Submitted" grants section, we assume, includes applications for grants which were not awarded. If they were awarded, they should be listed in the earlier category. Grant applications for which one has received a definite turndown should not be listed at all. A few that are pending can simply be listed in the regular grants section. 16.) The "Publications and Abstracts" sections are very long. For some administrative positions, it wouldn't be necessary to provide the complete lists. Instead, a phrase like "Selected Recent Publications" could be a heading for a very short, and selective, section. In the cover letter, the candidate could note that a full list was available. 17.) The listing of "Undergraduate/Graduate Students and Medical Student Fellows Supervised," while common in a C.V., could be omitted entirely for an administrative vita. However, the contents could be summarized in the teaching section, with a summary phrase such as "Supervised [number of] doctoral theses, [number of] undergraduate theses, and [number of] clinical rotations," or whatever would appropriately highlight quantity and variety of roles. | ||||||||||||||||