Doctor's CV sample (medical CV)

For doctors applying for senior resident, registrar, consultant or fellowship posts. A medical CV must show registration, the sequence of training without gaps, clinical experience by posting, and what the doctor can do independently.

The sample

Dr Kavya Menon, MBBS, MD (General Medicine)

[Address] | [Phone] | [Email]
Registration: [State Medical Council], No. [number], [year]; additional qualification registered [year]

Present post

Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, [Hospital and Medical College], [City], since August 2025.

Education and training

MD, General Medicine, [Medical College, University], 2025
Thesis: "Clinical profile of acute kidney injury in a medical intensive care unit"

MBBS, [Medical College, University], 2020; compulsory rotating internship completed March 2021

Clinical experience

Aug 2025 to present: Senior Resident, General Medicine, [Hospital], 900 beds. Ward and outpatient duties; medical ICU rota; supervise four junior residents.

Jun 2022 to May 2025: Junior Resident (MD trainee), General Medicine, [Medical College]. Rotations: general wards, medical ICU (6 months), cardiology (3 months), nephrology (2 months), neurology (2 months), emergency medicine (3 months).

Apr 2021 to May 2022: Medical Officer, [Community Health Centre], [District]. Outpatient clinic, emergency care, national programme duties.

Procedures

Performed independently: central venous line insertion, lumbar puncture, pleural and ascitic tap, endotracheal intubation, arterial line.
Assisted or under supervision: haemodialysis catheter insertion, bedside echocardiography, bone marrow aspiration.

Publications and presentations

Menon, K., [Co-authors] (2025). Outcomes of acute kidney injury in a medical ICU. [Journal name], 14(2), 88-94.
"An unusual cause of hyponatraemia", case presentation, State Chapter Conference of [Association], 2024. Second prize.

Audit and quality work

Audit of hand hygiene compliance in the medical ICU, 2024: compliance rose from 58% to 81% after training and reminders; presented at the departmental meeting.

Teaching

Bedside clinics for third year MBBS students, twice weekly, since 2023. Seminars for interns on fluid and electrolyte management.

Courses

Basic and advanced cardiac life support provider course, [year], valid to [year]. Workshop on research methodology, [College], 2023.

Memberships

[Professional association], life member.

Referees

Prof. [Name], Head, Department of General Medicine, [Medical College]. [Official email, phone]
Dr [Name], Professor and thesis guide. [Official email, phone]

Every name, institution, journal and paper in this sample is invented. Square brackets mark where your own real details go.

Why it is set out this way

Registration details sit under the name, where every medical employer looks first.
Training and posts run in an unbroken sequence with months, so that no period is unaccounted for.
Rotations are listed with durations, and procedures are divided into those done independently and those assisted. This honesty protects patients and the doctor.
An audit with before and after figures shows interest in quality, which hospitals value.
Life support certification shows its validity period.

Adapting it for yourself

Give your own registration body, number and year exactly as on the certificate.
List only procedures you can truly perform at the stated level; you may be asked to demonstrate.
Add fellowships, examinations of professional colleges, and case numbers where your speciality expects them.
For posts abroad, each country's medical regulator sets its own registration and examination requirements; check its official website.
Never include patient-identifying details in case presentations or audits.

Questions people ask

Should a doctor's CV include a photograph?

Only if the hospital or the application form asks for one.

How do I show a gap between internship and postgraduate entry?

Account for it honestly in the sequence: for example a medical officer post, or preparation for the entrance examination, with dates.

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General guidance. This page gives general suggestions, reviewed in November 2026. If an institution, employer or country gives its own form, format or instruction, follow that. Every person, institution and publication in our examples is invented. Nothing here is legal, immigration or professional advice.