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Preparing A CV For Pra-Bc: Profile/Professional Objective (Optional)

The document provides guidance on preparing a curriculum vitae (CV) for application to the Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia (PRA-BC) program. It recommends including contact details, qualifications, examinations, practice ready assessment attempts or eligibility, clinical work experience, and other optional sections on teaching experience, research, honors/awards, publications, presentations, skills, languages, and interests. The CV demonstrates eligibility for the PRA-BC program.

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Preparing A CV For Pra-Bc: Profile/Professional Objective (Optional)

The document provides guidance on preparing a curriculum vitae (CV) for application to the Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia (PRA-BC) program. It recommends including contact details, qualifications, examinations, practice ready assessment attempts or eligibility, clinical work experience, and other optional sections on teaching experience, research, honors/awards, publications, presentations, skills, languages, and interests. The CV demonstrates eligibility for the PRA-BC program.

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PREPARING A CV FOR PRA-BC

When applying for the Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia (PRA-BC) program, your curriculum
vitae (CV) demonstrates your eligibility for the program.

Start by listing your contact details: your full name (make sure it matches your registration name);
address (street, city, province, postal code); telephone and/or mobile phone; and email address.

PROFILE/PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE (OPTIONAL)

 This section conveys your clinical, research, teaching, or academic ambitions.


 You can: mention any special interests that you are interested in developing; list service
development that you want to become involved in; your academic ambitions (research projects,
teaching involvement, and at what level); and your managerial goals.

DEGREES, QUALIFICATIONS, & POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

 Write a concise list of your qualifications, starting with your undergraduate degree, medical
degree, and postgraduate training (rotations completed; institution, city, country; exact dates).
 List your licenses and/or registrations in any jurisdictions (Canadian or international).
 For a complete list of PRA-BC eligibility requirements, please visit http://www.prabc.ca/prabc-
prescreening-requirements.

EXAMINATIONS

 List all examinations and/or certifications (i.e. MCCQE1, LMCC, ATLS, PALS, etc.) with their
respective completion dates.
 If applicable, list your exam scores. PRA-BC requires your IELTS-Academic and NAC OSCE scores
(i.e. NAC-OSCE, Sept 2017, score 416). IELTS-Academic results must include component scores.

PRACTICE READY ASSESSMENT (PRA) ATTEMPTS AND/OR ELIGIBILITY

 If you completed a PRA attempt, indicate the dates, jurisdiction, and result of that attempt.
 If you hold eligibility for a PRA program in a different Canadian jurisdiction, indicate here.

WORK EXPERIENCE - CLINICAL

 For all work experience, list the following:


o Dates (month and year)
o Job title
o Specialty/subspecialty
o Hospital/employer name/group practice
o Name of supervisor (if postgraduate/residency/internship training post or elective)
 Under each heading, describe your experience and proficiency.
 Please ensure that your work experience is listed in either chronological or reverse chronological
order.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (OPTIONAL)

 Include all formal and informal teaching.


 Mention the type of audiences that you have taught (e.g., peers, nurses, GPs, etc.) as well as
some of the key topics. List any formal training received and courses attended.
 If patient education is a large part of your job, include it in this section of your CV.

SCIENTIFIC OR ACADEMIC RESEARCH, LABORATORY EXPERIENCE, & RELATED SKILLS (OPTIONAL)

 Indicate the year of each project, the title of your research, and a short description of your role.

EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS (OPTIONAL)

 Include the date of the awards, the granting organization, and the reason you were recognized.

PUBLICATIONS (OPTIONAL)

 The list should start with the title, authors (note your ranking on the authors’ list), and date.
 Place the year in the left margin and the rest of the information on the right; or present each
element on a different line for maximum readability. You could also separate your publications
by category (e.g., peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, case reports, etc.).
 If you have many publications – books, papers, thesis/dissertation – consider skipping some of
the less relevant papers, abstracts, or cases. Your CV is designed to demonstrate how you meet
the PRA-BC requirements. It is not a complete biography.

ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (OPTIONAL)

 List the year and the month of the publication, the title, and the authors
 Prizes or awards should be included under this heading
 If you have made many presentations, list them by type such as international, national, and
provincial.

TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIZED COMPUTER SKILLS (OPTIONAL)

 Include relevant software programs such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint


 Do not mention skills that you have limited experience with
 Include specialist software such as electronic medical record (EMR) software

LANGUAGES (OPTIONAL)

 List all languages that you speak & write as well as fluency (e.g., German - basic, French – fluent)
 If you speak several dialects, refer to them as a group such as “fluent in seven Indian dialects.”

INTERESTS (OPTIONAL)

 Keep this section short and only include information that supports your career objective.
 Mention volunteer work and list your hobbies/extracurricular activities
 Include your community involvement and mention travel/cultural experiences.

Not sure where to start? Please see below for a sample PRA-BC curriculum vitae.

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