• Windows XP or later or Mac OS 10 or later
• the latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari
• Microsoft Office 2003 or later
• Latest versions of Adobe Reader and Java
• A laptop computer with CD drive to bring to the sessions, configured as above.  

ELAM emphasizes technological proficiency ("e-leadership") as one of its core competencies, although we do not expect that everyone will be fully proficient when they enter the program. If you want to apply to ELAM and do not have a basic familiarity with the Internet or Microsoft Office, we strongly recommend that you take a class at your institution. ELAM staff are available to provide technological support and, if necessary, will work with fellows and their IT departments to problem solve. It is recommended that fellows bring their laptops to the sessions, so that they can more easily access the ELAM learning site and other resources.

Applying to ELAM

Can I apply if I do not have a medical or dental degree?
Yes. If you have a full-time faculty appointment as Associate Professor or Professor at a medical, dental or public health school and a Ph.D., Ed.D., MPH or similar degree, you are eligible to apply.

Can I apply if I am not at the level of associate professor?
To be considered for the ELAM program, candidates must hold at least a rank of associate professor or higher, and have some significant administrative experience. We suggest the AAMC Women in Medicine programs, the ADEA Leadership Institute, and other similar programs for less senior women.

Can I apply if my appointment is not in the medical, dental or public health schools?
Occasionally, an applicant has held a primary appointment outside the medical, dental or public health school and a secondary appointment within one of these schools. In this case the Admissions Committee considers the applicant's goals as they relate to seeking leadership within academic medicine, dentistry or public health.

Do you accept applications from osteopathic schools?
The current position of the ELAM Program Advisory Committee is to maintain the recruiting focus on increasing women leaders at allopathic medical, dental and public health schools. However, applications from osteopathic schools are not excluded. ELAM has had fellows with D.O. degrees who were either on the faculty of an allopathic medical school, or at an osteopathic school.

As part of my application, should I submit an article that I have written?
Yes, preferably one that is peer-reviewed. This article must be submitted electronically with your application, preferably a PDF file of the article as it appeared in the publication.

Do all the application materials have to be submitted together?
Your application, C.V. and journal article must all be submitted together online. Letters of support are submitted separately online by your dean and recommenders.

Can letters of support be faxed?
Because we send all application materials electronically to our Admissions Committee, letters of support must be submitted to ELAM in electronic form, using the online nomination/recommendation forms on this website. In rare cases of technical difficulties, we have accepted e-mail recommendations if they answer the same questions and in the same format as the online form.

May I have a couple of days' extension to submit my application materials?
All materials, including nomination/recommendation letters, must be received in our office by the due date. If there is an emergency, please contact the ELAM office.

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.