title: The curriculum vitae: gateway to academia.
abstract: A CV serves as formal documentation of the applicant’s career path and provides necessary demographic and historical information for career change or advancement. Therefore, each section of the CV should be a thorough accounting of the applicant’s academic, work, and professional responsibilities and attainments. The guidelines in this column also are relevant for nurse educators applying for positions in schools of nursing.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Tom L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Christenbery
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002568:Certification; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015399:Nursing Research