Academic CV format
Penn Perelman School of Medicine CV Format
Lay out your CV in the order of the sample FEDS CV of Penn's Perelman School of Medicine, export it to Word, and enter it in FEDS.
Packet use
A draft to enter in FEDS
Penn’s guidance: “CVs must be maintained in FEDS”.
Enter each item once. ScienceDex prints it under this format’s headings.
Some of what Penn’s guidance asks for is not in the Word file. It is listed below, for you to add in Word.
Headings in order
What the Word file prints
1. Education
2. Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments
3. Faculty Appointments
4. Hospital and/or Administrative Appointments
5. Specialty Certification
6. Licensure
7. Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies
8. Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies and Other Professional ActivitiesInternationalNationalLocal
9. Editorial Positions
10. Academic and Institutional Committees
11. Major Academic and Clinical Teaching Responsibilities
12. Lectures by Invitation (Last 5 years)Prints the last 5 years. Older entries stay in your record.
13. BibliographyResearch Publications, peer reviewed (print or other media)Research Publications, peer-reviewed reviewsContributions to peer-reviewed research publications, participation cited but not by authorshipResearch Publications, non-peer reviewedAbstractsEditorials, Reviews, Chapters, including participation in committee reports (print or other media)BooksAlternative MediaPatents
Not printed
What to add in Word
Nothing in your ScienceDex record prints under these.
Visa type, if you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Military Service
Other Appointments: graduate group, center or institute affiliations
Organizing Roles in Scientific Meetings
Grants pages, a separate document
Source
Penn guidance this format follows
Read on November 4, 2026.
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