ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE

'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 a 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.
Along with Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany Law School, the Dudley Observatory, the Graduate College of Union University, and Union College, it is one of the constituent entities of Union University.

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★ Albany Medical College

★ Union College's description of Union University