Albany Medical College

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Albany Medical College

Established:	1839
Type:	Private
Students:	500?
Location:	Albany, NY, USA
Campus:	Urban and Suburban
Website:	www.amc.edu

Albany Medical College (AMC) is a medical school located in Albany, New York, United States. It was founded in 1839. The college is part of the Albany Medical Center, which includes the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Approximately 500 students are presently enrolled in the college.

There are multiple courses of study at the College, with tracks that end in an MD degree, as well as a Graduate Studies program with the following departments:

Center for Physician Assistant Studies, where the students earn an MS in Physician Assistant Studies
Center for Nurse Anesthesiology, where the students earn an MS in Nurse Anesthesiology
Alden March Bioethics Institute, where students earn an MS in Bioethics
Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field
Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field
Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field
Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field

Also available at AMC are residencies in Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine; Internal Medicine; Medicine/Pediatrics; Neurology; Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Ophthalmology; Pathology; Pediatrics; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Psychiatry; Radiology; General Surgery; Neurosurgery; Orthopaedic Surgery; Otolaryngology; Plastic Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; and Urological Surgery. Fellowships are available in Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematopathology, Neonatology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rheumatology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, and Vascular Surgery.

In addition to the traditional medical school application process, Albany Medical College reserves up to 50 places in its first year class for participants in combined-degree programs. Students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College and Siena College complete certain undergraduate requirements prior to matriculation at Albany Medical College, then finish their undergraduate degrees at Albany Medical school while concurrently earning their MDs. Programs range from a total of six to eight years. TV personality Dr. Tim Johnson graduated from Albany Medical College.

1 Physician Assistant Studies
2 Center for Nurse Anesthesiology
3 Alden March Bioethics Institute
4 Center for Cardiovascular Sciences
5 Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research
6 Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease
7 Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience
8 External links

[edit] Physician Assistant Studies

The AMC Physician Assistant Program was established in 1972,in collaboration with Hudson Valley Community College. Its graduates received from HVCC the A.A.S. in Physician Assistant Studies, and a certificate of completion from AMC. Since 2005, the program has granted a Master of Science in PA studies.

[edit] Center for Nurse Anesthesiology

[edit] Alden March Bioethics Institute

The Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) is a multi-institutional bioethics research organization based at the Albany Medical College in New York. 26 faculty originate first-rate scholarship with the support of more than $3 million in federal and foundation grants. The Institute produces The American Journal of Bioethics and bioethics.net. Its faculty direct a number of graduate programs including those offering the M.S. and Ph.D.