Overview of Academic Programs
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 Anesthesia, 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 seven to eight years.
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