Thank you for your interest in ELAM. The application cycle begins in early November for the next program year. All applications must be received by 10:00am Eastern time on February 1 of the year the program begins (or 10:00am Eastern time on the first working day after February 1st if February 1st falls on a weekend).

• 2009-20010 Brochure (provides basic information about ELAM program and candidate selection criteria)
• FAQs (provides answers to many commonly asked questions)
• Program Benefits (describes value of program to participant and sponsoring institution) 
  

   
• PDF Preview Copy of Applicant's Form (Includes screen shots of each page of the online form, including the questions that we ask you to answer.)
• Candidate Selection Criteria

  Also available for review:

• PDF Preview Copy of Nominator's (Dean's) Form
• PDF Preview Copy of Recommender's Form

1. Ensure that your institution will support your application to ELAM. In order to apply, you must be nominated by the Dean of your school or the CEO of the larger organization (e.g., university, health sciences center, teaching hospital). Check with your Dean/CEO or whoever has decision-making authority for candidate selection and secure approval for your application before you begin.

2. Identify your recommenders, one of whom must be your direct supervisor, and ensure that they will submit a letter of support. If your direct supervisor is your Dean/CEO, then you will need to secure recommendations from two other people in addition to your Dean/CEO, one of whom, preferably, is senior to you. (See FAQs for answers to other application questions).

3. Provide your Dean/CEO and recommenders with the address of the ELAM web site and ask them to submit their letters of support online, being sure to answer the specific questions asked. Your application will be evaluated based on their responses to these questions. Letters of support may be submitted prior to your completing your application and will be kept on file.

4. Submit your application online, including all attachments. Submission triggers the application notification process. You will receive notifications from ELAM when the following events occur:

• Your application has been received.
• Your letters of support have been received.
• Your application is complete.

ELAM is a core program of the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. The Institute continues the legacy of advancing women in medicine that began in 1850 with the founding of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, the nation's first women's medical school and a predecessor of today's Drexel University College of Medicine.