Leadership & Professional Development Programs

Drexel University College of Medicine is committed to pioneering programs in medicine and science, to advance not only services and access to women's health care, but to support physicians as leaders in research, the delivery of care and teaching. For students, our efforts are directed toward long- and short-term change, resulting in future physicians that view women's health as a fundamental part of medical care that is more than reproductive health. Our supportive environment and caring faculty role models are the underpinning to our innovative and successful women's health education curriculum.

ELAM

The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM®) program is a year-long part-time fellowship for faculty in schools of medicine, dentistry, public health and pharmacy. ELAM's program develops the professional and personal skills required to lead in today's complex health care environment. More than 1,000 ELAM alumni (also known as ELUMs) hold leadership positions in institutions around the world.

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ELH

The Executive Leadership in Health Care program is a year-long, part-time fellowship intended for those in mid-career to senior-level leadership positions in U.S. and Canadian health systems who have administrative experience in personnel and budget matters, express a clear desire to attain an executive leadership position, embrace strategic career planning in their leadership development, and have an expressed commitment from their institution — through protected time, funding and sponsorship — to support their formal or informal advancement and opportunities for increased responsibility in the immediate to five-year range.

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ELATE

ELATE at Drexel® is a leadership development program for senior faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and related disciplines.

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Women's Health Education Program

The Women's Health Education Program (WHEP) is committed to integrating women's health issues into every aspect of our curriculum. Women's health includes topics related to public health, community outreach, health education, patient care and many others. WHEP has ongoing activities throughout the year that highlight these issues. We strive to bring focus to health concerns and education for female patients, as well as the medical community at large.

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IWHL 20th Anniversary Panel

Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership

Founded in 1993, the Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership was designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a vanguard National Center of Excellence in Women's Health in 1996. The Institute continues the medical school's over 160-year commitment to pioneering programs for women in medicine and beyond. The Institute functions as a department within the College of Medicine and is the only institute recognized in the medical school's faculty bylaws. Nancy Spector, MD, is the Betty A. Cohen Chair and executive director of the Institute and the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program.

Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership