Hi, my name is Dr. Aubrey Ann Jackson. I am currently a psychiatry resident physician at Drexel University/Tower Health in Philadelphia, PA and the host of First Line, a medical education podcast. I have several years of experience helping medical students apply to residency. I’ve worked with hundreds of individuals, so I know what it takes to craft a strong CV. My clients have had amazing results, and I created this course to make my proven framework more accessible.

I am originally from Montgomery County outside of Philadelphia. Since I was a child, I have been very type A and would describe myself as a grammar nerd and perfectionist. (I am an Enneagram 1.) In high school, I competed in Academic Decathlon at the national level, which gave me a strong foundation in essay writing, interviewing, and delivering speeches. 

I attended Northeastern University in Boston, MA where I majored in biology and political science. I also worked as a professional writer and editor for several companies, including DemiDec and Decademy. I took advantage of many professional development, networking, and leadership opportunities, while getting involved in student government, grassroots activism, and the co-op program, which provided me with a well-rounded experience and an understanding about how to market oneself in the best possible light. I was always the person my friends would ask to review their CVs and application essays for jobs or graduate school. 

Weeks after I married my husband in 2019, I moved to Virginia to attend Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, my first-choice medical school. While there, I started First Line to speak about my experiences as a medical student. My most listened-to episodes have been about my experience applying to away rotations and residency. As a fourth-year student, I returned to my editing roots by offering to review CVs for students from my medical school, and their successes encouraged me to launch freelancing editing services on fiverr. As I started psychiatry residency, I quickly gained traction with my side-gig, which grew into a multi-5-figure business thanks to the overwhelming positive reviews and high referral rate.

After working with hundreds of students, I noticed patterns and common pitfalls. I realized that students need a framework to craft a CV from the front end. This was my inspiration to launch this course, and I am so excited to provide my expertise to even more students than I could ever work with one-on-one. I am so happy you are here; I am so confident that my course is going to set you up for success for medical school, residency applications, and beyond.