Medical managers appreciate concise, clear resumes.
Employers in conservative industries -- such as those managing banks, law firms and health care facilities -- prefer that applicants follow a chronological resume format, according to Quint Careers. However, there is more to creating an effective medical resume than simply following one format. The information you include in your medical resume will depend on the type of job you are applying for, though resumes for doctors, nurses, health care managers, medical billers and coders and other medical workers do share a few common traits.
Instructions
1. Create a document with a header that includes your name, current job title (if applicable), address, phone number and email address.
2. Create an "Objective" section if you are applying for an entry or mid-level position, or a "Summary of Experience" section if you are applying for an upper level position. For example, medical billers and nursing aides would write an objective, which is a short statement that explains which type of job they are seeking. A surgeon or chief nursing officer, meanwhile, would write a summary of experience, which is one to two paragraphs that explain the highlights of their career thus far and how they wish to use their experience in this new position.
3. Write the "Education" section. Lead with your most current degree and include the degree type, the institution from which you graduated and your date of graduation. Include your GPA (if above 3.5) and any honors you were awarded. For example, "Johns Hopkins University, Doctor of Pediatrics, May 2004, GPA: 3.75, Dean's List."
4. Write the "Experience" section. Lead with your most current job and include your job title, company name, dates of employment and a short list, consisting of three to five points, of duties and responsibilities. According to Rasmussen College, human resource managers take between two and four minutes to review a resume. Use incomplete, concise sentences that get straight to the point. For example, rather than "I helped implement a new coding system for the geriatrics department," write "implemented new geriatrics coding system."
5. Write the "Skills" section, which should also feature incomplete, concise sentences. List any skills you have that are relevant to the job you are applying for that were not included in your "Experience" section.
6. Write a "Professional Associations" section, and include any memberships you possess, such as membership with the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Managers or the American Academy of Professional Coders.
7. Write an "Activities and Interests" section, and list any volunteer work or community activities you participate in. Managers of smaller practices in particular appreciate medical workers who take an active interest in their community.
