PDWS QuickStart Card

ERAS 2011 Program Director’s Workstation (PDWS) QuickStart Card

Secure these instructions to prevent unauthorized installation of the PDWS software. Contact the ERAS HelpDesk
if you have any questions at (202) 828-0413 or erashelp@aamc.org.

Installing the PDWS software for the first time

1. Double-click on the setupful.exe file that you downloaded. This file is also found on the CD-ROM if one
was requested.
2. Select I Agree to the License Agreement.
3. Select whether you will install the software locally on your C:\ drive or on a network drive for multiple users
to access. Click Next to continue.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Enter the following:
Login ID: brigwhcd
Validation Code: yriqurtecf
Program Name: Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Disease
Select Yes or No to allow this workstation to send and receive electronic files.
1. Accept the Defaults for the Program Group screen.
3. When the Destination Directory window appears:
- Always use the c:\drive for the client (this would be the eraspdw.k11 folder).
- Normally a network drive should be used for the server installation (this would be the
erasserv.k11 folder).

Note: All Unit IDs are eight characters (aamc__im for example has two underscores).

Installing the software when another specialty is already installed

1. Follow the instructions above.
2. For your Program Name, enter the name of the institution and the specialty.
3. When the Destination Directory window appears, indicate the same erasserv.k11 folder where the other
Unit ID is installed.

Note: Please ensure that the Destination Directory for the server path only lists the erasserv.k11 folder once.

Starting the PDWS Software

1. Click StartProgramsERAS 2011ERAS Program Director’s Workstation 2011.
2. Select either your program or the AAMC Test Program (for practice only) by clicking on the drop-down
arrow next to Program Unit.
3. You will be prompted to provide a User Name and Password. Note: The following User Name and
Password are for the ERAS PDWS software only. Admin is the default user name & aamc is the default
password (for security reasons, change as soon as possible).

Note: Passwords are case sensitive. AAMC and aamc are different passwords.

Getting your Applications

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1. Please refer to your application cycle timeline on the ERAS Web site (www.aamc.org/eras) to determine
the ERAS PostOffice start date for your specialty.
2. Log into the ERAS 2011 PDWS.
3. Click on the System menu and click Contact the ERAS PostOffice.
4. Once the files have been downloaded, click Quit and follow the system prompts to complete the update
process.

Note: You are only able to download applications after the ERAS PostOffice has opened for your specialty.

Detailed instructions are contained in the ERAS 2011 Program Director’s Workstation (PDWS) User Guide.

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