An Overview

Recognizing the need for improved management capabilities and integration of systems, the and the Albany Medical Center entered into a new organizational structure known as Albany Medical Center in Albany Medical College 1983. The Center consolidated planning, finances, fund raising, and policy direction for the College and Hospital, Albany Medical College, one of the nation’s oldest private assuring that the two institutions pursue appropriately medical schools, prides itself in offering an intimate, collegial integrated and reinforced missions in health care, education, environment, which fosters humane values and genuine and biomedical research. This Institutional configuration has learning. The Albany Medical College enrolled its first allowed Albany Medical Center to become a well developed students in 1839, however, the impetus for this institution may academic medical center serving as a regional resource for be traced to 1821 when the founder of the college and first twenty-four counties in northeastern and west- Dean, Alden March, opened a one-room school and began central New England. offering courses in Anatomy. Every year from the mid-1820s until 1838, Dr. March submitted petitions to the New York The Medical Center is Albany’s largest non-governmental State Legislature to establish an Albany Medical College. In employer with approximately 6,000 employees. The Center is 1830, he delivered “A Lecture on the Expediency of at the hub of a health care network that includes 50 Establishing a Medical College and Hospital in the City of and more than 3,000 physicians in its 24-county service Albany.” Support from citizen committees and the City of region. The Center serves a population of two million people, Albany were instrumental in persuading the legislature to mostly in eastern New York, including adjacent areas in grant a charter to establish the institution. The Act of western Massachusetts and southern Vermont. Situated near Incorporation was signed on February 16, 1839. and working closely with Albany Medical College at its University Heights location are , Albany From 1838 until 1928, the Medical College was housed in the College of Pharmacy, the Samuel S. Stratton Department of Lancaster School Building, on the corner of Lancaster and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Wadsworth Center and Eagle Streets, which the City of Albany had donated to Dr. the Capital District Psychiatric Center. March. In 1899, the Albany Hospital moved to its present location. In 1928, the Medical College moved into a five-story building adjacent to the hospital. Major additions to the The Capital Region college facilities were added: the Neil Hellman Medical Research Building (1963); the Medical Education Building Albany, the capital of New York State, along with (1974); and the Administration Building (1985). A new Schenectady and Troy, form the Capital Region area, which Hospital Tower was completed in 1992. has a combined population of nearly 800,000. Fifteen colleges and universities in the Capital Region and Saratoga Springs Since its inception the school has been a private, cooperate with each other through the Hudson Mohawk nondenominational, coeducational institution. The Medical Association of Colleges and Universities. Culturally, the area School has approximately 128 students in each class. offers a wide array of events, places, and attractions. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Tanglewood, Jacob’s Pillow The mission of Albany Medical College is to: (Berkshire), the Glimmerglass Opera House, the State University of New York at Albany, the Empire State Plaza, • Educate medical students, all physicians, biomedical Albany Symphony, and the Lake George Opera provide scientists, and other health care professionals in order premier exposure to music and dance. Community orchestras, to meet the future primary and specialty health care players groups, preservation societies, and art groups offer needs of the region and nation. individuals an opportunity to pursue their own interests and • Foster biomedical research that leads to scientific lifestyles with others possessing similar tastes. There are advances and the improvement of the health of the thoroughbred races and world-renowned performing arts public. presentations in Saratoga, the Baseball Hall of Fame in • Provide a broad range of patient services to the Cooperstown, battlefield monuments in Schuylerville, people of eastern New York and western New museums in Albany, and reminders of our early American England, including illness prevention programs, heritage throughout the region. Lakes, mountains, and rivers comprehensive care, and the highly complex care offer outdoor enthusiasts unparalleled opportunities to fish, associated with academic medical centers. swim, camp, ski, sail, hike, drive, canoe or just enjoy the beauties of nature.

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE

Philosophy of Medical Education at Internships and Residencies

Albany Medical College Senior medical students at Albany Medical College select their internships and residencies through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), which is designed to The content of the undergraduate curriculum at Albany provide fairness and complete freedom to each applicant in Medical College is integrated over four years. The Basic procuring the graduate program of choice. As house officers, Sciences have been organized into conceptual or organ system Albany Medical College graduates find that they are well modules that are initiated in the first year. Year I deals with an prepared to assume the responsibilities and privileges of understanding of “normal” within a clinical context. In Year graduate training and patient care. Many graduates continue II, the modules focus on an understanding of “abnormal.” The their education at Albany Medical Center, while others select clinical clerkships during Year III emphasize ambulatory care internship and residency programs at other outstanding in varied settings: rural, urban, managed care, and private teaching hospitals throughout the country. practice. Year IV is hospital-based, preparing students for residency and practice. During Years III and IV, students revisit the basic science modules in the context of their own clinical experiences. The curriculum features longitudinal educational experiences spanning all years. Ethics, law, Faculty humanism, nutrition and evidenced-based medicine are stressed in this manner. Experiences in the clinical years The faculty of Albany Medical College is well suited to the provide students with an introduction to the major clinical school’s mission. Faculty members have achieved national subspecialties. recognition through their research contributions, while participating enthusiastically and productively in education and training at the College. The wide ranging and overlapping The Albany Medical College interests of the faculty provide the basis for integrated, Graduate interdisciplinary teaching programs. A full-time faculty, supplemented by voluntary faculty with special knowledge The Albany Medical College graduate combines knowledge and skill in both basic medical and clinical sciences, provides and skills with an understanding of the relationship between a diversity of learning opportunities. The resident staff and the needs of society and the needs of individuals. Graduates fellows at Albany Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals from Albany Medical College should have the ability to: provide superior clinical teaching in association with directly identify clinical problems; accumulate and interpret data; supervised patient care activities. assess the urgency of clinical situations; develop diagnostic strategies; develop management plans; document data, assessment and plans in the record; appreciate the cost of caring for patients; counsel patients; educate patients; promote wellness and preventive strategies; use the scientific method to initiate and evaluate research; teach others; demonstrate professional attitudes; demonstrate ethical imperatives; demonstrate an understanding and respect for cultural differences; function as a health care member; and become a lifelong learner. Albany Medical College graduates compete favorably for available training opportunities and upon completion of graduate training have achieved recognition for excellence in all areas of medicine including practice, research, teaching, and administration.

Ann Marie L’Hommedieu, MLS Susan Lahey, MLS Vilija Markunas, MALS Debra Wellspeak, MLS Mark Wolfe, MA, MLS

Resources in the five-story Schaffer Library of Health Sciences include over 145,000 volumes, 2,000 audiovisual programs, 100 curriculum related computer programs, 1,000 regularly received print journal titles, and 8,500 electronic journals, books, and databases.

Major services, including curriculum, reserve materials, interlibrary loans, reference, and public access computers, are located on the first floor. Reading areas and open stacks are on floors one through four. The third floor houses the history of medicine and Albany Medical College’s archival collections. The Independent Learning Center is located on Educational Facilities the fifth floor and integrates an extensive media collection, viewing rooms, and a computer teaching/learning lab. The The college buildings vary in age from the T. Smith building library’s web-based catalog, WEBCAT, is accessible from built in 1860 to the administrative building built in 1991. computers throughout the medical center, and inlcues the Approximately 29 thousand square feet of space is employed collections of Albany Medical College and Albany College of for undergraduate and graduate teaching within the college- Pharmacy. Electronic databases, and full-text books and owned buildings. This teaching space is a combination of journals are also accessible via the Internet. lecture halls, classrooms, and teaching laboratories. The library staff provides educations and assistance in: The seven-story Medical Education Building, (1972) contains locating basic information, preparing scholarly publications, four lecture halls with a combined capacity of about 700, as researching literature, and using information resourses. well as smaller conference-classrooms, student laboratories, Librarians offer educational programs and consultative faculty offices, and research laboratories. This building services for faculty, staff, and students in the use of connects to the five-story Neil Hellman Medical Research information systems and the application of information Building. The Neil Hellman Building, which has 75,000 technologies. Information research and informatics is square feet of floor space, houses research quarters and integrated into the curriculum throughout the education equipment. This building contains additional teaching continuum. facilities, as well as faculty and administrative offices.

The outpatient facility and the South Clinical Campus house the offices of faculty practice and provide base sites for Independent Learning Resources ambulatory care teaching. Multiple local and regional Center of Schaffer Library hospitals and ambulatory facilities add breadth to our clinical resources. The ILC (Independent Learning Center) on the fifth floor of

the library features equipment and materials to support self-

directed, multimedia, and informatics learning. A computer Schaffer Library of Health Sciences teaching/learning laboratory houses thirty-eight computers with Intra- and Internet access to a myriad of health and Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology / education materials. The range of multimedia formats reaches Assistant Professor beyond electronic resources and includes slides, audio/video Enid Geyer, MLS, MBA cassettes, X-rays, and models. The ILC also has an interactive Actronics machine for basic and advanced cardiac life support, Assistant Professors: as well as a six-headed microscope for group teaching. Gail Botta, MLS Elizabeth Irish, MLS New York State Department of

Instructors: Health Cynthia Koman, MLS

The geographic proximity of Albany Medical College, the maintains service to graduate medical teaching programs in New York State Department of Health (DOH) and the State most specialties. University of New York School of Public Health (SPH), has led to a close relationship with many instructional, research and community health activities. The Medical College and the Samuel S. Stratton Department of Division of Laboratories and Research of the New York State Veterans Affairs Medical Center DOH are located across the street from each other, and the Medical College and DOH staff work closely on many The Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs projects. There are ample opportunities for interchange of Medical Center, erected in 1951, is located across the street science information, instructions and cooperation on a variety from Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical of research projects. Faculty members of these nearby College. This modern hospital of 82 beds is a major teaching institutions take part in the instruction of graduate students in hospital with a wide variety of sophisticated equipment and laboratory and didactic settings. Conjoint courses, guest facilities. The staff is comprised of full-time physicians who lectures, and shared laboratory facilities all contribute to the have faculty appointments at Albany Medical College, who enhancement of training opportunities for students in each of are selected and approved by a Dean’s Committee of the the schools. The benefits of collaborative efforts between the Medical College, as well as clinical consulting and attending DOH and Albany Medical College take on increased physicians drawn from the faculty of the Medical College. significance in the fields of teaching, research, and service in Second-, third- and fourth-year medical students receive part the medical sciences as the respective programs of DOH and of their clinical instruction at this hospital. A close the College expands. relationship is maintained between the Veterans facility and the Medical College through the Dean’s Committee, which participates in the supervision of patient care and in the planning and supervision of the undergraduate and resident Clinical Facilities training programs. Albany Medical College Capital District Psychiatric Center To provide the breadth of clinical training required in modern medical education, a medical college must have available to Albany Medical College has cooperative agreements with the its students a wide variety of clinical experiences. Albany Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC), a facility of the Medical College provides extensive clinical experience New York State Office of Mental Health, located adjacent to through teaching affiliations with several nearby hospitals. In the College. The CDPC adds substantially to the teaching and making such arrangements, it was recognized that the type of research capabilities of the College in psychiatry and related experience provided by a tertiary medical center hospital fields. Many of the CDPC professional staff members hold should be supplemented by the establishment of programs faculty appointments at Albany Medical College. The 160- with neighboring primary and secondary care hospitals. bed Psychiatric Center serves as the state psychiatric hospital for Albany and its eight surrounding counties. It provides a clinical setting for research and education in psychiatry. The Albany Medical Center Hospital association between the College and the New York State Department of Mental Health increases the opportunities for Albany Medical Center Hospital was organized in 1849 by a advances in the discovery of new knowledge, the education of group of public-spirited citizens, some of whom had been physicians, and the provision of effective treatment to the instrumental in the establishment of Albany Medical College. mentally ill. Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical College formally joined together under the new name, Albany Medical Center, in 1982. Albany Medical Center Hospital has become St. Peter’s Hospital one of the largest general hospitals in New York, with 619 beds and an annual admission of 25,000 patients. It is the Clinical learning experiences, which include clerkships and principal clinical teaching unit, affording second-, third- and electives, are available at St. Peter’s Hospital, located one- fourth-year students an abundant and varied clinical teaching and-a-half miles west of Albany Medical College. This experience, both in the inpatient services and in the practices modern 447-bed community hospital provides students with a of full-time and volunteer faculty. Chairs of clinical broad clinical experience, closely supervised by both full- and departments in the College hold analogous positions in the part-time faculty from the College. service departments of the Hospital.

Albany Medical Center Hospital is responsible for providing modern, sophisticated health care to an area encompassing 24 counties and more than 2 million people. The Hospital

Other Hospital Sites

The Medical School also has affiliation agreements with other hospitals nearby areas of New York State: Albany Memorial Hospital, a 170-bed hospital (Albany); Samaritan Hospital, a 110-bed hospital (Troy); St. Mary’s Hospital, a 201-bed hospital (Troy); Ellis Hospital, a 347-bed hospital (Schenectady); St. Clare’s Hospital, a 150-bed hospital (Schenectady); Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, a 129-bed hospital (Cooperstown);. Saratoga Hospital, a 137-bed hospital (Saratoga); Glens Falls hospital, a 355-bed hospital (Glens Falls); A.O. Fox Hospital, a 128-bed hospital (Oneonta). The Medical school also has an affiliation agreement with Berkshire Medical Center, a 307-bed hospital, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Ambulatory Care Sites

Departments of the Medical College utilize a network of community physicians in the Albany, Schenectady and Troy area to serve the ambulatory care educational needs of the student body. Students also work with physicians in the surrounding counties and beyond for required and elective experiences.

A DMISSIONS POLICY

Albany Medical College is committed to the belief that Under exceptional circumstances, deferments of admission educational opportunities should be available to all qualified may be granted. Requests are considered on an individual case persons without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, basis. Further information may be obtained by contacting the sexual orientation, religion, marital status, handicap or Admissions Office. national origin. Admission policies and procedures reflect and support this belief. Our programs are approved by the New York State Education Department for the training of veterans General Preparation and other eligible persons. Medical students are likely to find that a broad-based Each year approximately 120 diverse and multitalented education best prepares them for the ever-changing demands students enroll in our freshman class, ready to begin an of today’s practice environment. Consequently, in preparing educational program leading to the degree of Doctor of for the study of medicine, premedical students are advised to Medicine. The selection of students is the responsibility of the choose a balanced program – particularly one that develops Admissions Committee. The procedures that the committee their own special talents and interests. Competence in the follows are designed to ensure that every applicant receives natural sciences may be demonstrated through coursework that fair and careful consideration. All completed applications are satisfies a major’s requirements or through electives. Majoring individually read by Admissions Committee members. in the sciences is not required. Our Admissions Committee is Admission is not restricted to New York State residents. more concerned with an applicant’s achievement, aptitude, Instead, the admissions process attempts to attract the best and motivation rather than the specific major that he or she has qualified applicants, thus reflecting a wide geographic chosen. diversity. Preference is given to citizens, although exceptional applicants who are citizens of other Students admitted to the college with advanced placement countries are occasionally admitted. The academic record of (AP) credits should use the opportunity this provides to an applicant provides the basis for predicting potential success expand their academic background. When AP credits are used in medical school. Prior academic performance is evaluated to fulfill admission requirements, students are strongly with regard to specific schools attended, selection of courses, encouraged to take advanced-level courses in these areas. and course load. In addition, standardized tests provide a common measure by which to compare applicants. An applicant who has been away from formal academic coursework for a prolonged period is advised to complete Of equal importance are the personal characteristics of an traditional college-level courses before applying for admission applicant, such as motivation, maturity, compassion, and to Albany Medical College. fitness for a career in medicine. An applicant’s personal essay, extracurricular activities, and community involvement all The Admissions Committee finds it difficult to evaluate provide insight into his or her character and personality. In coursework at a foreign university. Thus, it is strongly addition, the Committee must rely on the thoughtful recommended that foreign nationals spend at least two years recommendations of premedical advisors and/or counselors enrolled in an American college or university before applying and college professors. In a sense, these individuals act as to Albany Medical College. members of the Admissions Committee, sharing our obligation to society and to the medical profession to select Applications from students with three years of undergraduate the most qualified and promising applicants. coursework should reflect a level of preparedness comparable to that of their four-year counterparts. A personal interview provides the College and the applicant an opportunity to learn more about each other. Unfortunately, it is not possible or practical to interview all applicants. Thus, invitations for interviews are extended at the discretion of the Admissions Committee. For those selected, a final decision concerning admission will be made after the benefit of an on- campus interview.

Albany Medical College reserves the right to change entrance requirements at the beginning of any academic year without formal published notice.

How to Apply

Albany Medical College participates in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Individuals applying to this school should do so by indicating their choice on the AMCAS application form. The application is available on The Association of American Medical Colleges’ website at www.aamc.org/amcas

All applicants must complete a school supplemental application that solicits information not provided through the AMCAS process. A supplemental application is made available to each applicant after a copy of the AMCAS application has been received by the Admissions Office. It is Requirements for Admission found on the school’s website, www.amc.edu. A processing fee of $100.00 is required upon submission of the Albany The requirements for admission to Albany Medical College’s Medical College application. Application fees are non- first-year class are as follows: refundable. • Successful completion of a minimum three years of college-level coursework (90 semester hours or 135 Opening and closing dates of the application period conform quarter hours of credit) completed in an accredited with the “Traffic Rules” established by the Association of college or university, preferably in this country or American Medical Colleges and are subject to change from Canada. year to year. Dates for the current year are found on the • Successful completion of one year of each of the AMCAS application form. following with related laboratory experience: - o General biology or zoology All inquiries or communications concerning admission to the o General chemistry Albany Medical College should be addressed to: o Organic chemistry o Physics Albany Medical College o (A minimum of six semester hours or nine Admissions Office quarter hours of credit constitute the usual 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-3 one-year course.) Albany, New York 12208-3479 • Submission of results of the Medical College (518) 262-5521 Admission Test (MCAT), sponsored by the (518) 262-5887 (fax) Association of American Medical Colleges and www.amc.edu administered by the American College Testing Program. Applicants pursuing a standard four-year Special Admission Programs BS/BA program should take this test the spring before applying to medical school, but no later than Albany Medical College reserves up to 50 places in its first- August of the year of application. year class for students matriculating via combined degree • Submission of letters of recommendation. The programs with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union Admissions Committee prefers a composite letter College, and Siena College. Each program has a unique focus, from a premedical advisor or committee. For students adding to the collective diversity, talent and skill of the attending schools that do not provide this service, Medical College’s student body. individual letters from faculty may be substituted. • Ability to meet the Minimum Technical Standards for Matriculation. Accelerated Physician-Scientist • Compliance with New York State and Occupational Program and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) immunization requirements.

For close to forty years the Albany Medical College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have partnered to offer a 110 8th Street Troy, New York 12180-3590 combined (BS/MD) program at an accelerated pace. This Phone: (518) 276-6216 highly successful endeavor – one of the first in the country – Fax: (518) 276-4072 has evolved over time, capitalizing on the strengths of each of Email: [email protected] the two schools. Graduates of this program today benefit from Web: http://admissions.rpi.edu intensive training in medical research, which prepares them to participate in research as well as to assume a leadership role in the understanding and delivery of technologically advanced Leadership in Medicine/Health medical care. The comprehensive nature of this program Systems Program provides end-to-end knowledge of both clinical research and patient care providing graduates with the proper background The Albany Medical College has offered a joint degree to become physician scientists. program with since 1976. Over time, this Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Medicine (BS/MD) program The Physician-Scientist Program is designed to be completed has been modified and enhanced to build on the strengths of in seven years. The first three years are spent enrolled at each school and to respond to the many challenges facing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and are followed by four American medicine in the twenty-first century. Graduates of years at the Albany Medical College. The emphasis on the Leadership in Medicine Program are uniquely prepared for scientific research is reflected in the curriculum at both the the managerial, moral, and multicultural challenges they will undergraduate and graduate levels. Along with didactic encounter in today’s practice environment. courses in the principals of research, laboratory research is initiated in the spring of the third year and continues through This eight-year continuum begins with an interdepartmental the summers prior to and following the first year of medical undergraduate major in Biology or Chemistry and Humanities school. In total, approximately eight months are spent in the or Social Sciences. Included in the curriculum is a special laboratory. At this point in the program, students are uniquely program in bioethics, supplemented by a health services positioned to continue working on research projects, using practicum and a term abroad or an international experience. their elective time, and graduate with an MD degree with Distinction in Research. Then, during the fourth year at Union College, students are The Medical College will reserve up to twenty places in its exclusively enrolled in advance level courses at Union’s freshman class for students enrolled in the Physician-Scientist Graduate Management Institute. Thus, in addition to earning a Program. Admission to this program is limited to students who BS degree, this combined educational program will lead to have just earned their high school diploma and have not either a Master of Science (MS) or Master of Business initiated full-time undergraduate study. Ordinarily, admission Administration (MBA) en route to earning the MD degree. is limited to citizens of the United States. Qualified applicants will have superior scholastic credentials. Equally important, is The Medical College will reserve up to twenty places in its evidence of the applicant’s motivation, maturity, and interest freshman class for students enrolled in the Leadership in in research and in helping others. Students selected for this Medicine/Health Systems Administration Program. program are expected to maintain a minimum 3.40 undergraduate grade point average each semester, both in the Admission to this program is limited to students who have just sciences and overall. Given the rigorous selection criteria and earned their high school diploma and have not initiated full- close oversight by faculty at both schools who review the time undergraduate study. Ordinarily admission is limited to progress of students enrolled in this program, the MCAT as a citizens of the United States. Qualified applicants will have prerequisite for admission to medical school is waived. superior scholastic credentials and leadership experience. Applicants are advised to contact the undergraduate school Equally important, is evidence of the applicant’s motivation, admissions office for specific information regarding maturity, and interest in helping others. Students selected for prerequisite course requirements, standardized testing and this program are expected to maintain a minimum 3.40 related deadlines. Application is made initially to the undergraduate grade point average each semester, both in the undergraduate school. Those applicants who meet the sciences and overall. Given the rigorous selection criteria and program standards at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are then close oversight by faculty at both schools who review the forwarded to the Albany Medical College for further review. progress of students enrolled in this program, the MCAT as a Interviews are offered at the discretion of the Admissions prerequisite for admission to medical school is waived. Committee. Applicants are advised to contact the undergraduate school Requests for further additional information should be admissions office for specific information regarding addressed to: prerequisite course requirements, standardized testing and related deadlines. Application is made initially to the Rensselaer Admissions undergraduate school. Those applicants who meet the program

standards at Union College are then forwarded to the Albany important is evidence of the applicant’s motivation and Medical College for further review. Interviews are offered at maturity. Students selected for this program are expected to the discretion of the Admissions Committee. Requests for maintain a minimum 3.40 undergraduate grade point average further additional information should be addressed to: each semester, both in the sciences and overall. Given the rigorous selection criteria and close oversight by faculty at Office of Admissions both schools who review the progress of students enrolled in Grant Hall this program, the MCAT as a prerequisite for admission to Union College medical school is waived. Schenectady, NY 12308-9968 Phone: (518) 388-6112 or 1-888-843-6688 Applicants are advised to contact the undergraduate school Email: [email protected] admissions office for specific information regarding Web: www.union.edu prerequisite course requirements, standardized testing and related deadlines. Application is made initially to the undergraduate school. Interviews are offered to a limited number of qualified applicants. Science, Humanities and Medicine Program Requests for further additional information should be addressed to: Responding to a report issued by the Association of American Medical Colleges that expressed concerns about the lack of Siena College emphasis on human values in American medical education, Director of Admissions Siena College and Albany Medical College joined forces in 515 Loudon Road 1986 to create the Science, Humanities and Medicine Loudonville, New York 12211-1462 Program. The first of its kind in the country, this highly Phone: (518) 783-2427 Phone: (888) AT-SIENA acclaimed eight-year program places a strong emphasis on Web: www.siena.edu humanities, ethics and social service. MD/PhD Program The undergraduate phase of the program offers an equal distribution of science and non-science courses. In addition to A combined program of study which leads to the awarding of the traditional science courses that provide a firm foundation both an MD and PhD degree is available to students who wish for the basic medical sciences, students take more humanities to pursue a career in research and academic medicine. Such courses at Siena than in traditional premedical programs. programs usually take seven years to complete. Students Included in the curriculum are courses in philosophy, ethics, complete the first two years of medical school followed by decision-making, social work, medical sociology and graduate study and thesis preparation. Students then return to metaphysics. This added emphasis in the humanities leads to a the medical school curriculum, completing the final two years Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Biology. of ambulatory and hospital-based clinical clerkships. Stipends are available to cover tuition and defray expenses during the The cornerstone of this program is a commitment to the years when a student is enrolled as a PhD candidate. underserved. In the summer between the Junior and Senior Application to this program is generally made during the years at Siena, students perform non-medical work with the sophomore year of medical school. For additional information, disadvantaged in settings such as urban ghettos, rural areas or contact the Graduate Studies Program Office at developing nations. The second summer of service follows the (518) 262-5253. sophomore year of medical school. At this point in their training, students will participate in medically oriented volunteer experiences either in this country or abroad. Grants are available to help defray any expenses associated with these Doctor of Medicine with periods of volunteer service. Distinction in Research The Medical College will reserve up to ten places in its freshman class for students enrolled in the Science, Research is an important component of medicine, and research Humanities and Medicine Program. Admission to this endeavors are highly valued aspects of medical training. program is limited to students who have just earned their high Students who are interested in research either in the basic school diploma and have not initiated full-time undergraduate sciences or clinical sciences can earn a Doctor of Medicine study. Ordinarily admission is limited to citizens of the United degree with Distinction in Research (MDDR). Completion of States. Qualified applicants will have superior scholastic a major research project, under the direction of a mentor and credentials and a history of community service. Equally Thesis Advisory Committee, culminates in the preparation and

defense of a thesis in the senior year. The MDDR distinction is awarded at commencement. Additional information is Additional Curricular Opportunities available by contacting the Graduate Studies Program Office at (518) 262-5253. The medical college is supportive of students who wish to expand the scope of their undergraduate medical education by pursuing complimentary areas of academic interest. Typically, Doctor of Medicine with students who delay their medical school graduation do so to pursue graduate degrees in public health, health care or Distinction in the Study of business administration, biomedical ethics or to engage in a Biomedical Ethics significant research endeavor.

The Scholars Program in Biomedical Ethics resulting in a Students who are in good standing may apply for an “extended Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in the Study of curriculum” opportunity after completing the first, second or Biomedical Ethics is designed for students who have a serious third year of medical school. Typically, their goals will be interest in the fields of medical ethics and bioethics, and, in accomplished in a one-year period, but a two-year program particular, the physician-patient relationship. The goal for may also be approved. Requests to enroll in another academic students is to develop this interest into a specialized program, thus extending the medical school graduation date, competency for future use in their medical career. Students must be detailed in writing, and submitted for administrative use the requirements in the Health, Care and Society (HCS) approval. Requests to pursue research must include a detailed longitudinal theme as the basis for receiving the equivalent of plan that covers purpose and methods as well as the lab and three graduate courses. These courses represent 1/4 of the mentor overseeing the work. required courses toward the Masters (MS) in Bioethics offered jointly by Albany Medical College and Union College. In A student who enrolls for courses at another school will be addition to the normal requirements expected of all medical placed on a leave of absence by the medical school until such students in HCS, students will have to do additional readings, time as they resume their medical school curriculum. A participate in focused discussion groups, do case write-ups, student who is taking time off to pursue research may register scholarly papers and examinations. By providing this to recieve academic credit upon completion of this research. opportunity for Albany Medical College students, we hope to This will be reflected on their Albany Medical College help generate future physicians who become leaders in an transcripts. expanding field with significant implications for society and all patients. Any student who participates in this program continues to be the concern and ultimate academic responsibility of Albany Medical College. The status of such students is that of “Leave of Absence.” Each student will have assigned an Albany Medical College faculty preceptor.

Further information about “extended curriculum” options is available through the Office of Student Services.

Transfer Admission Policy The Albany Medical College will consider an application for admission with advanced placement from the spouse or domestic partner of a current employee, student, resident or postdoctoral fellow at the Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center Hospital or Albany Medical Center. Upon submission of a required application, the Assistant Dean for Admissions and the Chair of the Admissions Committee will consider the academic appropriateness of the transfer and determine whether a personal interview will be granted. If admitted to the Albany Medical College, the Vice-Dean for Academic Administration (or designee) will determine the appropriate level of placement into the second or third-year medical school class. Admission to the fourth year is not possible. Students who enroll must have cumulatively and

successfully completed the entire curriculum of the class into An invitation for interview will be extended to qualified which they are placed. In some cases, additional course work applicants. may be required to ensure that the student has fulfilled all of Albany Medical College’s academic requirements for An applicant will be interviewed independently by two graduation. members of the Admissions Committee who will subsequently make a recommendation to the full committee based on academic standards, curricular compatibility, the likelihood of academic success, experiential background and personal characteristics, including professional judgment and overall Requirements for Transfer demeanor. In the presence of a quorum, a majority vote will Admission determine if the applicant is to be offered admission.

An applicant must be the spouse or domestic partner of a If an applicant is accepted for admission, the Vice-Dean for current employee, student, resident or postdoctoral fellow at Academic Administration (or the designee) will determine the the Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center Hospital appropriate level of placement. or Albany Medical Center.

• An applicant must have maintained a consistently and Other Educational Programs sufficiently high level of academic performance at the medical school from which credit will be Graduate Studies Program transferred. • Coursework for which transfer credit is to be granted The Graduate Studies Program at Albany Medical College must be comparable in content, depth and quality to (AMC) offers curricula leading to the Doctor of Philosophy that taught in our first or first and second year and Masters of Science degrees. The Medical College curriculum. provides a stimulating environment that fosters biomedical • Official transcripts from all schools attended (under research and critical thinking. Students are afforded the graduate, graduate and professional) must be opportunity to join in the excitement of discovery, to engage submitted in support of a transfer application. in the challenges of research, and to contribute meaningfully • Applicants who are seeking admission to the third to the scientific enterprise of the nation. Entering students year and who are completing or have completed the quickly become part of research teams that accept the second year of medical school must take and challenge of improving the health of the public through officially report a passing score for Step I of the scientific advancement. Upon completion of the program, USMLE. students become independent biomedical scientists equipped • Applicants who have taken the USMLE must with the scientific and technological expertise in their chosen officially report their scores even if they are seek ing field of specialization. admission to the second year. • A Dean’s letter and a letter of recommendation is The Graduate Studies Program is comprised of a Basic required from the medical school in which the Science and a Clinical Science Division. The Basic Science applicant is enrolled. Division is “interdisciplinary” in nature, designed to expose • Accepted applicants will be required to fulfill all the students to a broad range of choices for research admission requirements of newly admitted students specialization, while allowing them to develop a deep including documentation of health history, understanding of the principles of science coupled with immunization and health insurance coverage. technical expertise. The program is built upon four interdisciplinary research centers:

Cardiovascular Sciences Process Cell Biology & Cancer Research Immunology & Microbial Disease An application for admission may be obtained by contacting Neuropharmacology & Neuroscience the College Admissions Office. The applicant is responsible for meeting all applicable deadlines and for providing all The Clinical Science Division offers a Masters of Science required credentials. The application fee charged is the same Degree in Nurse Anesthesiology and a Masters of Science as that required of first-year applicants. Degree in Physician Assistant Studies.

The Assistant Dean for Admissions and the Chair of the The Nurse Anesthesiology program is designed to prepare Admissions Committee will screen completed applications. skilled nurse anesthesia practitioners who have sound

academic backgrounds and are capable of assuming leadership roles in the profession, to render competently all Nurse Anesthesia services.

The Physician Assistant Program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to perform as physician assistants in the variety of clinical, research, and educational settings employing Physician’s Assistants.

Admission to the Graduate Studies Program is open to students who have successfully completed the requirements for a bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent academic degree) and have demonstrated superior academic achievement.

Request for applications and inquires concerning admission to the Graduate Studies Program should be addressed to:

Graduate Studies Program, MC-16 Albany Medical College 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208-3479 Phone (518) 262-5253 Fax (518) 262-5183 Email: [email protected] Website: www.amc.edu/gradstu

STUDENT LIFE

Class Size

Classes at Albany Medical College are limited to approximately 128 students, small enough for close and informal associations with faculty and staff. The class, however, is large enough and diverse enough to provide students with a variety of opportunities for personal growth and an excellent educational experience.

Academic, Student and Minority Affairs Office

The Albany Medical College Academic, Student and Minority Affairs Office prides itself on providing a pleasant atmosphere During their junior and senior years, students have the where students can feel comfortable and confident in seeking opportunity to participate in the structure and sequence of their assistance. Students are free to bring questions or problems curriculum schedules. Informational sessions are conducted relating to College policies and resources, as well as any with the student body to provide information with regard to issues relating to daily life, to the Academic, Student and the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) and the Minority Affairs Office. The Office serves as a referral National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), as well as network and hub for many student activities. their curriculum schedules, Dean’s letters and letters of recommendation. AMC students seeking to do elective To facilitate students’ adjustment to the physical and experiences at other institutions as well as students from emotional demands of medical school, a two-day orientation is outside the institution seeking to do electives at AMC are provided for incoming first-year medical students. At served by this office. orientation, students are made aware of the people and resources at the College that will help them in their transition Occasionally, students encounter academic difficulty or may to life in pursuit of the M.D. degree. All of the Associate and require special attention. The Academic Affairs office serves Assistant Deans make it clear that they have an open door as a liaison between the administration, faculty members, staff policy to help students navigate the stresses and strains of and students in order to assist the student in reaching his or her medical school. During the orientation period, every student is goals. assigned a second year advisor. Acting as a guide, mentor and friend, the student advisors are important sources of ongoing The Assistant Dean for Student and Minority Affairs is support. responsible for developing and implementing programs that enhance the educational opportunities for minorities to enter The office organizes Student Appreciation Days and the medical and allied health professions. The Assistant Dean encourages health and fitness through the College’s fitness also coordinates the provision of academic, social and cultural room. It also subsidizes YMCA memberships so students can support services for matriculated minority students. join for a nominal fee. The Assistant Dean is involved in the recruitment of well- In an effort to best serve the individual needs and goals of qualified students to the College and is actively involved in each medical student, the Office of Academic Affairs provides the admissions process. The office is located in the guidance, information and assistance to help the student Administration Building. For more information, please determine a career path and ultimately, a career goal. For contact the office at (518) 262-5824. those who have not yet defined their goals, The Academic Affairs Office also provides an adequate assortment of The office also administers one high school program for information and services with which a student might explore underrepresented students. The Science Technology Entry career options. Program (STEP) is an academic career awareness, science enrichment and readiness program for high school students.

within 24-48 hours depending on student and counselor Advisory System availability.

Upon matriculation to the institution, each student is assigned Emergency level mental health counseling is provided at the an advisor who is either a basic scientist or clinician. There are Albany Medical Center Emergency Room or the Crisis Center opportunities for students to choose a specific advisor – for at Capital District Psychiatric Center. example, someone the student may know personally or have met through an interview. Soon after freshman orientation, a Housing breakfast is held for new students and their advisors. This event is the first opportunity for the student and advisor to interact with each other. We strongly encourage students and The Office of Student and Minority Affairs compiles listings advisors to arrange other activities and times for them to meet of available apartments in the area, and also maintains a outside of the academic setting. Advisors are sent academic roommate listing, both of which are available to incoming and information on their advisees. current students. Although College personnel collect these options, they are offered as a convenient starting point in the housing search. Students will need to inspect the apartment Career Counseling and neighborhood and meet with the landlord prior to signing a lease. The system for career and residency counseling at AMC has a multi-tiered approach. Incoming first-year students are Short-term housing (generally not more than two weeks) is assigned an advisor and meetings are set up to discuss the available for students with late acceptances who have little Careers in Medicine Program. They are also given information time to locate housing before classes begin. This housing is about the Glaxo Smith-Kline Pathway Program. The assigned provided by upperclassmen free of charge. advisor works with the student(s) on many issues and concerns. Students will often change advisors in order to better meet their career planning needs, especially if their interests change. This may occur anytime in the third or fourth Student Health Insurance years.

A required Orientation Clerkship is held for students entering The Albany Medical College Student Health Service provides their third year. The session addresses career advisement. routine and preventive health care, free of charge, to all Every student can also meet with the Associate Dean for students registered at the College. Academic and Student Affairs for career and residency counseling. Career specific advisors have been designated in It is required that all students be covered by a major medical all of the clinical specialties to provide specific advice. health insurance plan to cover the costs of hospitalization, accidents, certain outpatient diagnostic procedures, elective surgery, surgical procedures, and catastrophic illness, as they Personal Counseling are not provided by the College. The cost of this coverage is the responsibility of the individual student. Proof of such We provide a very accessible, completely confidential system coverage must be presented to the Student Affairs Office prior for personal counseling of students. The College utilizes a to the beginning of classes. team approach to provide for student needs. The Vice Dean for Academic Administration, Associate Dean for Medical Students who do not provide proof of coverage must enroll in Education, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs a College-approved program with the costs added as a fee to and the Assistant Dean for Student and Minority Affairs are their tuition. all available to see students either by appointment or on a walk-in basis five days per week. These sessions are often set up at the last minute around the students’ needs and seem to Immunization be a fairly effective way of dealing with both minor and major crises in a very timely and confidential way for the students. To comply with New York State Law, Occupational and The Deans also participate in a 24-hour on-call schedule Safety Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and published for students. This makes someone available at all policies of Albany Medial College, all students must provide times. If students need counseling by mental health proof of immunity to certain diseases and have an annual professionals, they can be referred to a psychologist who acts physical. These specific requirements are listed below and as a triage agent to determine what type of help/counseling the must be met prior to matriculation. student needs. Urgent cases are seen within hours, others Requirements

must be in the upper quarter of the class. The total number of Rubeola (Measles), Mumps and Rubella (German Measles) students elected to membership from a class cannot exceed For the purposes of the college immunization law, one-sixth of the total class number at graduation. physician-documented proof of immunity for measles, mumps and rubella shall mean the following: Student Government Measles: Birth date prior to 1957, serological evidence of Student government plays an important role in the medical immunity or two (2) doses of live measles vaccine school community. Students are involved in most of the after 1968 administered on or after the first birthday governance committees. The administration and at least 30 days apart. depends on the opinion and participation of students. Mumps: One dose of live mumps vaccine given on or after the first birthday, a physician-documented history of Class Officers disease or serological evidence of immunity. Rubella: Each class is represented in the Student Council by its elected One dose of live virus rubella vaccine given on or president, vice president, and three representatives. These after the first birthday or serological evidence of officers serve as the liaisons between the students, faculty, and immunity. A measles, mumps or rubella vaccine administration by coordinating intraclass matters such as (MMR) is recommended for all measles vaccine course evaluations and activities of the student curriculum doses to provide increased protection against all three committees, as well as addressing more general academic vaccine preventable diseases. class issues. Chicken Pox/Varicella In the absence of physician documentation of having had the disease, two (2) doses of varicella vaccine or serological evidence of immunity. Tuberculosis Skin Test(s) (PPD) annually. Hepatitis B Student Council Students must receive Hepatitis B vaccinations or sign a letter of declination. For those applicants not The Student Council represents the needs of the students to the previously immunized against Hepatitis B, Albany administration, faculty and the Board of Trustees. The Student Medical College offers vaccinations free of charge. Council organizes and funds student and student/faculty If, however, a student begins the Hepatitis B activities, both academic and social. Students are active on immunization series and fails to complete it, the most governing committees at the college. The Student student will be charged for the vaccinations received. Council President represents the student body on the Physical Examination Academic Governing Council, the main governance Required prior to matriculation. committee of the College and also participates on the Committee on College Affairs, a subcommittee of the Board Organizations of Trustees. In addition, students are represented as members or advisors on many committees, including the Undergraduate Chapters of the American Medical Student Association Education Council, the Student Advisory Committee, a (AMSA), American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), subcommittee of the Undergraduate Education Council, the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), and the Admissions Committee, Financial Aid Committee, Library, American Medical Association/Medical Student Section of and Student Health Committees. Students meet with the Dean New York (AMA/MSSNY) are active on campus. Students and Vice Dean on a regular basis. elect representatives to the Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) of the Association of American Colleges. Numerous other organizations are available for Activities participation. The Student Council, as well as other student groups, organize Alpha Omega Alpha important formal and informal social activities throughout the year to enhance the congenial college atmosphere. Some of these activities include an evening river cruise on the Hudson, Members of the national medical honor society are elected in a winter semiformal dinner dance, a spring picnic, a talent their junior and senior years on the basis of their scholastic show, concerts, and social rounds once a month. In addition, achievement, personal attributes, and future promise for a intramural soccer, basketball, and softball leagues are career in medicine. To be eligible for selection, the student organized each year. Basketball, squash, and tennis courts, as

well as a universal weight room, are available on or near the campus. Various clubs sponsor hikes, climbs, and canoe trips. Clubs include a Chamber Music Club, an Outing Club, a Students with Families Club, Women and Medicine Club, the Crew Team, ethnic and religious clubs, and various athletic clubs. The Differential, the student newspaper, is published regularly. Faculty participation in these activities encourages the “esprit de corps” that exists between the faculty and students.

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE POLICIES

Minimum Technical Standards for Observation Admission and Matriculation/ Candidates and students must have sufficient vision to be able Disability Accomodation to observe demonstrations, experiments, and laboratory exercises in the basic sciences. They must be able to observe a The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC. Section 794) patient accurately at a distance and close prohibits a recipient of federal financial assistance from at hand. denying benefits to an “otherwise qualified” handicapped person solely because of his or her handicap. Albany Medical Communication College is a recipient of federal financial assistance and is committed to reasonable accommodations. No qualified Candidates and students should be able to speak, to hear and handicapped person shall be denied admission or benefits or to observe patients in order to elicit information, examine be subjected to discrimination solely by reason of his or her patients, describe changes in mood, activity and posture, and handicap. Pursuant to federal regulations for postsecondary perceive nonverbal communications. They must be able to educational institutions, a handicapped person can be required communicate effectively and sensitively with patients. to meet the institution’s “academic and technical standards.” Communication includes not only speech but also reading and The Admissions Committee and Promotions Committee will writing. They must also be able to communicate effectively not discriminate against qualified handicapped individuals but and efficiently in oral and written form with all members of will expect applicants and students to meet certain minimum the health care team. academic and technical standards.

Albany Medical College is committed to the academic, social Motor and cultural integration of individuals with disabilities. Students with physical, learning or other disabilities as defined by law will receive reasonable accommodation to help them Candidates and students should have sufficient motor function attain the necessary level of achievement. Auxiliary aids such to execute movements reasonably required to provide general as sign language interpreters or readers may be available on a care and emergency treatment to patients. Examples of case by case basis. Other accommodations such as course emergency treatment reasonably required of physicians are materials in alternative format or extended time on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, administration of intravenous examinations may be available. Individuals requesting any medication, the application of pressure to stop bleeding, the such accommodation may be required to present and/or opening of obstructed airways, the suturing of simple wounds, cooperate in the collection of medical and other and the performance of simple obstetrical maneuvers. documentation reasonably deemed by the College to be necessary for that purpose. Conceptual, Integrative, and

The holder of an MD degree must have the knowledge and Quantitative skills to function in a broad variety of clinical situations and to render a wide spectrum of patient care. In order to carry out These abilities include measurement, calculation, reasoning, the activities described below, candidates for the MD degree analysis, and synthesis. Problem solving, the critical skill must be able to consistently, quickly, and accurately integrate demanded of physicians, requires all of these intellectual all information received and they must have the ability to abilities. In addition, candidates and students should be able to learn, integrate, analyze, and synthesize data. comprehend three-dimensional relationships and to understand the spatial relationships of structures. A candidate for the MD degree must have certain specified abilities including: observation, communication, motor, conceptual-integrative, quantitative, behavioral, and social Behavioral and Social skills. Technological compensation can be made for some handicaps in some of these areas, but a candidate must be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner. Candidates and students must possess the emotional health required for full utilization of their intellectual abilities, the exercises of good judgment, the prompt completion of all

responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis and care of patients, • Students who have been awarded Albany Medical and the development of mature, sensitive, and effective College administered student aid. relationships with patients. Candidates and students must be able to tolerate physically taxing work loads and to adapt to changing environments, to display flexibility, and to learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems of many patients.

Compassion, integrity, concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest, and motivation are all personal qualities that are assessed during the admissions and educational processes.

Transfer Policy

Albany Medical College students who wish to transfer to other medical colleges will be supported only under the following conditions: • The circumstances that have led to a request for transfer must be compelling. • Intention to transfer must be formally declared by the student in writing and addressed to theVice Dean for Academic Administration. • There will be a non-refundable administrative fee of $500 which must be submitted before a Dean’s letter of recommendation and transcript are released.

Leave of Absence

Occasionally, students request a Leave of Absence from their Animal Use Policy studies for reasons unrelated to disciplinary action, Promotions Committee decisions or extended Curriculum Albany Medical Center’s mission is to deliver the very best Leave. An administrative/faculty committee considers and patient care, medical education and research with the ultimate determines the resolution of these petitions. Personal, medical, goal of preserving and enhancing life wherever possible. To remedial or family considerations are the reasons most fulfill this mission, Albany Medical College recognizes the frequently offered. The Student Leave Committee, however, need to use animals for research and teaching. Most of the will review other appropriate inquiries. major advances in understanding disease, its prevention, diagnosis and treatment have resulted from animal studies. Students who seek a Leave of Absence should contact the Examples of this are the development for human use of Chair of the Promotions Committee, in writing, to initiate a insulin, penicillin, polio vaccine, cardiac catheters and Leave request and to determine what documentation should be pacemakers, cardiac valve replacement, coronary bypass provided for committee review. The Chair of the Promotions surgery and numerous prosthetic implants such as artificial Committee will convene the committee and the group will joints. Research intended to better our understanding of the consider each case on its individual merit, keeping in mind the dilemmas of human medical problems has often resulted in requirements of a sound educational program and the personal advances in the treatment of injury and illness in animals. needs of the petitioner. The proper training of physicians and medical scientists may Students in the following categories will be supported only if also require the use of animals for learning exercises. In the their reasons for transferring are exceptional: current curriculum there are no live animal laboratory exercises. Since textbooks and computer models may only • Students enrolled in the joint program with Rensselar provide a partial understanding of life processes that are Polytechnic Institute, Union College and Siena fundamental to learning the biomedical sciences, the use of College. animal model exercises is not precluded. • Students who have transferred into Albany Medical College with advanced standings from other schools. At Albany Medical Center, all who are involved in research and education take the responsibility for the humane and

proper care of animals very seriously. Our animal care facility Students will be required, as a condition of their acceptance is accredited by the Association for the Accreditation and into Albany Medical College or any affiliated academic Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and program sponsored by the Medical Center, to notify the supervised by a licensed veterinary staff with special training Dean/Program Administrator, in writing, within five (5) in the care of laboratory animals. The animals are fed calendar days of a conviction of violations occurring on nutritionally balanced diets and maintained in clean, safe campus. environments. The animal care and use protocols can only be initiated after careful review and approval by are reviewed Alcoholic beverages may be served at Center-sponsored annually by an oversight committee, the Institutional Animal functions (on and off-site) only with the written approval of Care and Use Committee (IACUC), which includes a the CEO or designee. Alcoholic beverages at these functions community representative with no affiliation to the Medical will be served only to persons aged 21 and over. Anyone who Center. and a representative from the legal profession or is apparently intoxicated or is behaving in an intoxicated clergy, or someone knowledgeable in ethics. The goal of the manner is not to be served alcoholic beverages. No person is IACUC is to reduce, wherever possible, the use of animals in to purchase for, provide for or give alcohol to anyone under research and education to those situations where there are no 21. Individuals under the age of 21 (whether or not they are appropriate alternatives. It also reviews all research and affiliated with the Medical Center) who are found to be in educational proposals that involve animals and insures that the possession of an alcoholic beverage may be subject to all research is necessary; that the animals do not suffer applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as Medical unnecessary discomfort, pain or injury; and that the animals Center policies. All events and activities where alcohol is receive humane and proper care and treatment. served must have appropriate licenses and/or permits as required by state and local regulations. At events where All animals are cared for according to the strictly defined alcoholic beverages are available, appropriate amounts of guidelines established by the National Institutes of Health and nonalcoholic beverages and food also must be available. the United States Public Health Service. Our researchers Double proof of age is required. The following are acceptable comply with all state and federal regulations pertaining to use forms of proof: of animals in research. The Director of the Animal Resources o Driver’s license Facility is a New York State licensed laboratory animal o Laminated ID from a veterinarian, certified by as a Diplomat in the American college/university/employer College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, who also serves as a o Sheriff or police ID member of the Albany Medical College IACUC. o Birth certificate

Albany Medical College continues to recognize the need for Any member of the Albany Medical College community, the use of animals in biomedical research and education. faculty, staff or student body who fails to abide by this policy Citizens of this nation and future generations deserve the best will be subject to corrective action up to and including that biomedical research can bring in better understanding a termination/expulsion in accordance with Personnel Relations disease, its prevention and treatment. There are many Policies, Administrative Policies and Directives or the Student conditions that continue to afflict our society, such as AIDS, Honor Code. Additional sanctions may include referral for cancer, heart disease and birth defects. The answer for these counseling and/or completion of an appropriate rehabilitation disorders may be found through biomedical research involving program. Referral for criminal prosecution also may occur. the use of animals. This policy applies to full-time, part-time, and temporary faculty, staff, and students who are employed by the Center or

Alcohol Policy enrolled in the College or any affiliated academic program sponsored by Albany Medical Center. It is the policy of Albany Medical Center and all components and subsidiaries that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, sale, dispensation, possession or use of an illegal drug or alcoholic beverage is prohibited in the workplace and classroom. Faculty, staff, and students must not report for duty under the influence of an illegal drug or alcoholic beverage.

Faculty and staff will be required as a condition of employment to notify their Chairman/Supervisor in writing of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) calendar days after such conviction.

is also stressed.

Curriculum To these ends, the undergraduate curriculum provides a broad, balanced program that enables graduates to select and prepare for any area of medicine. While encouraging students to accept the role of the primary care practitioner, Albany Philosophy Medical College also demonstrates to students who prefer specialties the important relationship specialists have with The face of health care will continue to be transformed over generalists in the new health care environment. the next decade. Albany Medical College’s faculty recognizes the demand that the new health care environment will place on Plan of the Curriculum practicing physicians. In response, the faculty has developed a curriculum that focuses on the principles of comprehensive The Albany Medical College curriculum is designed with the care while teaching students to think and analyze information. knowledge that, upon admission, students have already This approach will prepare students to incorporate the multiple received sound preliminary training in chemistry, physics, and dimensions of care into a framework for diagnosis, prevention biology. This background serves as the foundation for building and treatment that will utilize an increasingly wide range of the knowledge and technical skills of a competent physician. resources in an effective, efficient and compassionate manner. The four-year medical school curriculum integrates basic science and clinical medicine to accomplish this mission. The curriculum emphasizes wellness, prevention and patient education. The collaborative relationship between primary The basic sciences have been organized into conceptual or care physicians and specialists is stressed. Throughout the organ system modules that begin in Year I, concentrating on curriculum, students will begin to understand healthcare from normal structure and function relating to a patient’s clinical an individual, community and societal point of view. presentation. In Year II the modules focus the students’ Psychosocial and legal implications of health care are also attention on an understanding of “abnormal.” Utilizing clinical addressed. case material, students integrate their understanding of normal and abnormal in order to develop a logical approach for The program for medical education is designed to provide clinical care. each student with a foundation of knowledge and clinical skills essential for both graduate training and, ultimately, for During the first year, students are introduced to longitudinal assuming a challenging role in the health care delivery system. modules that span all three or four years of study. “Health Utilizing a variety of educational formats, students are Care and Society” introduces students to psychosocial, presented with the fundamental concepts upon which medical humanistic, ethical, and legal aspects of care. “Evidenced knowledge is founded, and they are trained to develop the Based Health Care” emphasizes managed care, the health care cognitive, sensory and motor skills that serve as the basis of system, epidemiology, biostatistics, the principles of evidence clinical problem solving. The importance of life-long learning based medicine and prepares students for a career supported by lifelong learning. This module also focuses students’ attention on the concept of health care delivered by a team rather than an individual while exploring geriatrics, substance abuse, and AIDS. “Clinical Skills Laboratory” teaches interviewing, physical diagnostic skills, procedural

skills, and laboratory medicine. Standardized patients help teach and test clinical skills. All of the longitudinal modules correlate with clinical and basic science issues that the students learn concurrently. The ‘Nutrition’ module helps students correlate the basic sciences with nutritional requirements of health and disease. In each of the third-year clerkships, students explore the clinical manifestations of nutritional support or deficiences. ‘LaGrange Medical Informatics’ is integrated into several curricular offerings in order to introduce students to methods of searching for information and information management. This four-year experience helps students develop the critical analytical skills

necessary to evaluate the ever-growing amount of medical • Demonstrate an understanding of the use of the literature. scientific method in developing research projects, evaluating research, and analyzing clinical care Between years two and three, there is an innovative strategies ‘Orientation Clerkship’ that introduces students to skills and • Teach others concepts they will use in the third year. They learn how to • Demonstrate professional attributes start IVs and draw blood, do casting suturing, CPR, first aid, • Demonstrate ethical imperatives and explore other practical skills. Using standardized patient • Demonstrate an understanding and respect for encounters, students refine their history-taking, physical cultural differences examination, and communication skills. Furthermore, they • Function as a health care member use these encounters to practice presenting patients in mock • Become a lifelong learner attending rounds, write progress notes and orders, and communicate with other health care providers.

The third year of medical school emphasizes ambulatory care in varied settings: rural, urban, managed care and private practice. Students also see hospitalized patients. The experience serves as an orientation to hospital care.

In the fourth year, students rotate on hospital-based clerkships that prepare them for residency and practice. During both the third and fourth years, basic science material is revisited in the context of the student’s clinical experience.

The Albany Medical College curriculum is a partnership between full-time faculty, inner-city, rural, and community voluntary faculty and the academic resources of the Capital

District area.

The training of medical students presents “occupational hazards,” such as exposure to infectious organisms, contact with patients having contagious diseases and, more rarely, contact with potentially violent patients. The “risks” of medical education are assumed by each student. The College faculty and administration ensure that students are prepared to deal with these hazards and are instructed about precautions that will minimize their exposure to contagious diseases and environmental hazards.

Graduates of Albany Medical College will have demonstrated that they can combine knowledge and skills with an understanding of the relationship between the needs of society and the needs of individuals to:

• Identify clinical problems • Accumulate data • Interpret data • Assess the urgency of clinical situations • Develop diagnostic strategies • Develop management plans • Demonstrate an understanding of the cost of care • Document data, assessment, and plans in the record • Counsel patients • Educate patients • Promote wellness and preventive strategies

Course Requirements

First Academic Period: Begins September; Duration, 37 Weeks

Hours

Required Courses Lectures Conference/ Lab Other Exam Total Small Group Medical Cell Biology & Genetics 69 11 7 11 3 101 Musculoskeletal System 67 15 47.65 0 10 139.65 Nervous System 61 24.5 22.32 0 8 115.82 Cardiovascular System I 39 0 10.66 5 5 59.66 Renal Respiratory System 1 43 25 12.33 8 5 93.3 Gastrointestinal System I 38 8 31.66 9 5 91.66 Endocrinology, Reproduction, and Integration of Metabolism 57 5 15 3 6 86 Nutrition (Time included in theme totals) * * * * * * Evidence Based Health Care I 12 31 0 3 46 Health Care and Society 24.5 14.5 0 0 39 Clinical Skills I 13 0 0 25 38 LaGrange Journal Club 0 4 0 0 1 5

Total 423.5 138 146.62 64 43 815.12

Second Academic Period: Begins August; Duration, 37 Weeks Hours Required Courses Lectures Conference/ Lab Other Exam Total Small Group Disease and Defense 32 8 18 2 9 69 Introduction to Oncology 33 0 4 6 5 48 Principles of Drug Therapy 24 0 0 1 3 28 Introduction to Infectious Disease 34 5 0 4 5 48 Lymphohematopoetic System 31 3 0 0 3 37 Human Development 31 3 0 0 3 37 Cardiovascular System II 49.5 1.5 10 2 11 74 Endocrine System II 24 0 6 5 5 40 Respiratory System II 35 0 6 6 5 52 Renal System II 27 6 12 1 5 52 Gastrointestinal System II 38 8 8 0 5 59 Nervous System II 62 12 2 1 6 83 Muskuloskeletal System and Integument 32 0 2 1 5 40 Psycho Biology and Behavioral Pathology 29 0 0 0 3 32 Human Reproduction 35 16 0 0 3 54 Nutrition II (Time included in theme totals) * * * * * * Evidence Based Health Care II 15 36 0 3 0 54 Health Care and Society II 18 13 0 0 0 31 Clinical Skills II 8 11 0 43 0 62 LaGrange Medical Informatics 0 2 0 0 2

Total 557.5 124.5 68 75 76 901

Third Academic Period: Student Evaluations Orientation Clerkship June-August Clerkships Begin August; Duration, 52 weeks The faculty of Albany Medical College has a responsibility not only to its students but also to the public which its students Clerkship Prerequisite Weeks and graduates will serve. A basic part of that responsibility is Orientation Clerkship to assure that our students and graduates perform in a manner (Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice) 2 consistent with the most appropriate standards of scholarship Required Clerkships and professional behavior accepted by society and the medical Medicine (includes Radiology) 12 profession. Surgery 8 Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 The ultimate responsibility for decisions affecting the status of Family Practice 6 any student has been delegated by the Board of Trustees of Pediatrics 8 Albany Medical College to standing or ad hoc committees of Psychiatry 6 the faculty, such as the Promotions Committees, Disciplinary Vacation 2 Hearing Panels and Committee on Student Appeals. Medical Comprehensive Care Case Study III † (18 hours) students at Albany Medical College are graded utilizing a Health, Care and Society III † (16 hours) modified pass-fail system. The grades Excellent, Good, Nutrition III (16 hours) Marginal and Unsatisfactory may be awarded as described Elective Program: Vacation period only. below. Distinguished performance is recognized by awarding the grade Excellent with Honors. Students whose performance *LaGrange Club hours are incorporated into themes for Year is below the Good level may be given the opportunity to bring II; part of HCS and CCCS. performance up to a passing level through individually †Some activity in each clerkship. arranged remedial exercises followed by reevaluation.

In evaluating clinical performance, supervising faculty members are required to judge professional characteristics in formulating the final grade. Along with problem solving ability, clinical judgment, skills and knowledge, faculty Fourth Academic Period: members will consider qualities that are part of an effective Begins August; Duration, 40 weeks and humane physician’s personal attributes, including honesty, trustworthiness, respect for confidentiality and social Required Clerkships Weeks sensitivity. The faculty assessment of these characteristics – Teaching to Learn, Learning to Teach 4 the professional profile – is retained in the student’s Emergency Medicine 4 permanent records. This profile provides the basis for a more Neurology/Ophthalmology 4 comprehensive summary of performance, as might be Critical Care 4 forwarded to other institutions in support of the student’s Primary Care Selective: choice of one from application for advanced training. In all instances, students are Family Practice, Medicine, Pediatrics, or Surgery 4 aware of and have an opportunity to discuss with both the Electives 16 evaluating faculty and their faculty advisors all final grades HCS IV, 16 hrs; CCCS IV, 18hrs; Nut IV, 16 hrs and judgments relating to the aspects of the professional Vacation 4 profile assessment as noted above.

A category of longer-term deficient performance occurs when there is an accumulation of marginal and/or unsatisfactory grades at the conclusion of thematic modules or upon completion of the academic year.

The Promotions Committee meets shortly after each final examination period or as determined by the chair of the committee. Where students have earned an unsatisfactory grade or are performing at a sustained marginal academic level, the Promotions Committee may determine that a student:

• Be placed on probation and allowed to continue in serves as an experiential curricular element emphasizing the regular program professionalism. • Be placed on probation and allowed to continue only in a modified program At the heart of the honor system is the Honor Code, a • Repeat the year document that was written and revised several times by • Be dismissed students. The code describes in very broad terms the behaviors and attitudes expected of students at AMC. The introduction Upon completion of the first three years of study, the upper reads: one-third of the class will be defined through a grade “Medicine is, at its center, a moral enterprise summation which is course duration weighted. Students in the grounded in a covenant of trust. By its traditions and upper one-third of the class will have this designation noted on very nature, it is a special kind of human activity- one their transcript. Such information is felt to be of benefit to that cannot be pursued effectively without the virtues students requesting letters of recommendation in support of of humility, honesty, intellectual integrity, applications for graduate training. compassion and effacement of excessive self-interest. These traits mark physicians as members of a moral In addition to evaluations conducted by Albany Medical community dedicated to something other than its own College, students are required to take the United States self-interest.” From “The Patient-Physician Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). USMLE Step I is Covenant” by Ralph Crenshaw taken after completion of the second year. Unless formally excused, a student will not be able to begin their third-year As students of medicine and of the medical sciences, rotations until after taking this examination. Students must we embrace the foregoing physician statement and pass Step I in order to graduate. Fourth-year students are hereby acknowledge the confidence that has been required to take USMLE Step II and record a score in order to bestowed upon us along with the entire graduate. responsibilities attendant with this privilege. As future physicians, teachers and scientific Occasionally, there will be incidents or reports of behavior on investigators, we recognize the importance of the part of a particular student or students (other than those conducting ourselves at the highest possible level of normally resolved through interaction of the Promotions professional ethics and our duty to serve our mentors, Committee or the Student Honor Committee with the Office of our colleagues and ultimately our patients….” the Dean) which may raise serious questions about the fitness of an individual to continue in the study and eventual practice or teaching of medicine. Such matters shall first be referred to Students, at the time of registration at Albany Medical the Dean or his designee who shall recommend appropriate College, are required to sign a statement that they have read action. If that recommendation is for dismissal, a student is the “Student Honor Code of Albany Medical College” and that entitled to a hearing by a Disciplinary Hearing Panel in order they pledge to abide by that code. Students whose actions to present his or her case. indicate attitudes, behavior or ethical conduct which denote a lack of fitness for the practice of medicine or for the conduct It is the aim of Albany Medical College to comply with both of scientific research may considered to be in violation of the the intent and the letter of the General Education Provisions Honor Code. Act, Section 438, as amended by Section 513 of Public Law 93-380 and Section 2 of Public Law 93-568, which deals with The document goes on to describe the expectations of the rights of privacy and access to educational records. An behavior of students at AMC and to describe the honor outline of students’ basic rights and the procedures established process. It is through the Honor Committee that the honor in order for the College to provide these rights is available in process is operationalized. The Honor Committee is the Office of Student Records. comprised of two elected students from each of the four medical school classes and from the graduate program. These ten students choose two faculty advisors, one from the basic sciences and one from the clinical faculty. The faculty Honor System members offer guidance to the committee but do not vote on specific cases that come before the committee. There has been an honor system overseen by the medical and graduate students at Albany Medical College for over three Examinations at the medical college are not proctored. decades. The honor system is more than a narrow set of rules Students are expected hold themselves to the highest level of aimed at specific behaviors in the classroom, the laboratory or ethical and moral behavior just as they will in the years after the wards. The honor system creates an environment that helps graduation. If a student believes the Honor Code has been students form a strong foundation for professional behavior. It violated, that student is obliged by the Honor Code to inform the Honor Committee. The Committee treats each matter

confidentially. The first decision is to determine whether a particular incident is a possible Honor Code violation. If the code has been violated, the Committee meets with the parties involved and determines to the best of its ability whether the facts substantiate an honor code violation. A detailed transcript of the proceedings and the Committees recommendations are forwarded to the Dean. The Dean trusts the system and takes these findings as the advice needed for action. Confidentiality is maintained by the committee and expected of any students involved in a specific complaint. The strict confidentiality gives the process its power, since both students accused of violating the code or the student who reports alleged violations are protected from the rumor mill, the dimension of popularity and the possible vigilante spirit that can mar such a student-run system.

While the Honor Committee has no final disciplinary power, the Dean takes its recommendations extremely seriously. The process demands a great deal of trust and responsibility among the students. The administration feels that same level of trust and responsibility is expected of every physician, scientist and practitioner at the Albany Medical Center. There is an institutional Ethics Committee at the medical center and a member of the student Honor Committee is a member of that committee. Student representation on the Ethics Committee helps to reinforce the importance of ethical and honest behavior among physicians and scientists.

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine must have fulfilled the following conditions: merit the receipt of the degree of Doctor of Medicine with • Reached the age of 21 years and be of good moral Honors. Honors are classified as Cum Laude, Magna Cum character, as required by law Laude, and Summa Cum Laude. Uniformly high levels of • Been enrolled at least four academic years as full- academic performance, completion of creditable research, time medical students community involvement and other academic and personal • Satisfactorily completed all coursework along with characteristics are considered in extending these honors. other academic requirements and passed prescribed examinations. Students in the combined degree Distinction in Research programs with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College and Siena College must successfully The degree of Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in complete all undergraduate course requirements. Research may be awarded to those students who satisfy the • Taken and submitted a passing score from the United rigorous requirements established for this degree. Information States Medical Licensing Examination Step I. Taken concerning this honor is available from the Office of the and submitted a score on Step II during the fourth Graduate Studies Program. year. • Discharged all financial obligations to the College. • Satisfied all requirements of the Student Health Distinction in the Study of Office. Biomedical Ethics • Completed the Association of American Medical College Medical School Graduation questionnaire. • Cleared any outstanding obligations with: The degree of Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in the o The Schaffer Library or libraries in affiliated Study of Biomedical Ethics may be awarded to students who institutions have satisfactorily completed the Scholars Program in o The Office of Academic Affairs Biomedical Ethics. Information is available in the Center for o The Office of Student and Minority Affairs Medical Ethics. o The Business Office o The Security Office Licensing Exams The Financial Aid Office o The College Mail Room o A graduate of Albany Medical College who wishes to obtain a The Student Records Office o license to practice medicine must take the United States Student Health o Medical Licensing Examinations. Graduates of the College are

admitted unconditionally to these examinations.

Doctor of Medicine Degree

Students who have complied with these regulations are Residency and Fellowship Programs recommended to the Board of Trustees of Albany Medical College for the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Attendance at the Annual Commencement Exercises is required for all Upon completion of medical school and participation in the degree candidates. Degrees can be conferred in absentia only National Resident Matching Program, a student enters the upon prior approval obtained from the Vice Dean for world of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in one of the Academic Administration. residency training programs that provide three to five years of advanced clinical training leading to eligibility for certification by the various specialty boards. Fellowships for additional clinical or research training in the subspecialty disciplines are Honors also available at the Albany Medical Center for those residents who plan to pursue an academic, research or subspecialty- Prior to graduation, a faculty committee reviews the academic oriented career. performance of all students to ascertain which students, if any,

Guided by our mission and our strategic plan, Albany Medical Center maintains an institutional commitment to excellence in medical education, biomedical research and patient care. Our obligation to medical education – and to you – includes our promise that you will be offered challenges commensurate with your enthusiasm and appetite for knowledge. Those interested in the details of residency and fellowship programs at the Albany Medical Center Hospital may write directly to:

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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Applicants to medical school should understand that the true cost of a medical education is greater than tuition alone. To meet the expense, medical colleges depend heavily upon other sources of income such as state and federal assistance and gifts from corporations, alumni, and other individuals who lend philanthropic support for the advancement of medical science. It is the policy of Albany Medical College to maximize public and private external support in order to keep direct tuition costs as low as possible.

For the most up-to-date financial information please go to the Office of Financial Aid’s website: www.amc.edu/Academic/Undergraduate/FinancialMatters.htm

For more information concerning financial assistance, contact the Financial Aid Office at (518) 262-5435.

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Prizes/Awards The American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ First-Year Student Awards Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement This award, created by the American Society of Clinical The Richard O. Shapiro Prize Pathologists, is presented to a second year student who has Endowed by family and friends, this prize is presented in demonstrated academic excellence in Pathology. memory of Richard O. Shapiro, a member of the Class of 1979. It is presented to a first-year student who has, in the The Samuel R. Powers Research Fellowship opinion of his/her classmates made the most meaningful This fellowship is made possible through the generous support contribution to the well being of the class. of family, to honor and perpetuate the significant contributions made by Samuel R. Powers, M.D. at Albany Medical Center. First or Second Year Student This tribute will serve as a daily reminder of Dr. Powers’ deep concern for medical education and research at Albany Medical Second Year Student Awards College. This fellowship is awarded to a second or third year medical student to underwrite the cost of basic science The Alumni Award for Academic Excellence in the research to be conducted during their third or fourth year of study that leads to the degree of Doctor of Medicine with Freshman Year Distinction in Research. This award, established by the Alumni Association, is presented to a sophomore student who demonstrated overall excellence during the freshman year. The Henry Schaffer Prize in Pathology The Council on Academic Health Sciences gives this prize to a sophomore student demonstrating the greatest proficiency in The Alumni Award for Academic Excellence in the Pathology at the conclusion of their first session of study in Anatomies this subject. This award, established by the Alumni Association, is presented to a sophomore student who demonstrated The Jack M. Spitalny Memorial Fellowship excellence in the study of the Anatomical Sciences during the Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Saxe of Albany established this freshman year. fellowship in 1978 on the twenty-first birthday of their son, Joshua E. Saxe. It commemorates the dedication, skill and The American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ devotion of their friend and physician, Dr. Jack M. Spitalny. Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement Competitive in nature, the fellowship is awarded to a second This award, created by the American Society of Clinical or third year medical student to underwrite the cost of special Pathologists, is presented to a second year student who has study or research to be conducted during his or her third or demonstrated academic excellence in Pathology. fourth year of medical education

The Stanley M. Ball, M.D. Award for Excellence in Third Year Student Awards Neuroscience This award was established in honor of Stanley M. Ball, M.D. The Richard T. Beebe Fellowship in Medicine in recognition of and respect for the contributions made to This fellowship, endowed by the friends of the late Dr. Beebe, Albany Medical College during his 45-year medical career. Distinguished Professor of Medicine, is administered through This includes the instructing of generations of medical the Department of Medicine. It is awarded to a student at the students and neurology residents. This award is presented to completion of their third year in order to make it possible for an Albany Medical College student who had the highest the student to study, during an elective period, in a laboratory numerical grade in the first year Neuroscience theme. of international distinction.

Second or Third Year Student The Arthur D. Hengerer, M.D. Award This award was established in honor of Arthur D. Hengerer, Awards M.D. for his dedication to Albany Medical Center and the field of Gynecology upon his retirement as Clinical Professor The Alumni Award for Academic Excellence in the Emeritus of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sophomore Year Albany Medical College. Dr. Hengerer practiced Gynecology This award, established by the Alumni Association, is in Albany from 1946 until his retirement in 1988. His chief presented to a third year student who demonstrated overall interest and specialty was Operative Gynecology, which he excellence during the sophomore year. taught to the Albany Medical College residents with

enthusiasm. This award is presented to a third or fourth year created to perpetuate his life work by encouraging students medical student who has excelled in Gynecological Surgery. who intend to pursue Dr. Barnett’s chosen field.

Trustees’ Prize in Pharmacology The Lindsey Baron “Bubba” Foundation Award This prize is presented to third year students who have On June 28, 1996 Lindsey Baron, a sixteen-year-old high demonstrated the greatest proficiency in Basic Pharmacology. school student, was tragically struck and killed by a car while walking with her sisters. Lindsey’s organs were donated to bring health to the living. Restoring health, to allow the

Fourth Year Student Awards happiness of others, was the first act in what is hoped to be an endless series of acts of kindness through which Lindsey’s The Academic Achievement Award of the Medical family and friends hope to keep her spirit alive. Her family Society of the County of Albany and friends established the Lindsey Barron “BUBBA” Initiated in 1988, this award is presented annually to the fourth Foundation, to raise money for scholarships and programs year student whose legal residence is Albany County and who which promote “acts of kindness.” Each year, the foundation has attained the highest academic average according to presents this award to the Albany Medical School student(s) cumulative ranking at the end of the third year. who the faculty and students feel has demonstrated that they are building a professional career founded on “acts of The Ralph D Alley Prize kindness.” The Baron Family would like the presentation of This prize, endowed by the Division of Cardiothoracic this award to sensitize the medical school graduates to the Surgery, is awarded to the senior student whose clinical importance of placing people not disease as the focus of their acumen, attention to detail, enthusiastic acquisition of skills medical practices. and knowledge in thoracic surgery, best exemplifies those principles which characterized the career of this outstanding The Kevin D. Barron Neuroscience Award Thoracic Surgeon. This award is given to a graduating senior student who has achieved the highest scores in the Neuroscience II Theme. The American Academic of Neurology Medical This award is given in recognition of the contributions of Dr. Student Prize for Excellence Kevin Barron, Professor and Chair of the Department of This award is given annually to a graduating medical student Neurology from 1969 through 1993. Dr. Barron is recognized who exemplifies outstanding specific achievement and clinical as a skilled clinical neurologist, internationally recognized acumen in neurology or neuroscience, and outstanding neuroscientist and a committed educator of medical students personal qualities of integrity, compassion and leadership. and residents.

The Nathan and Lena Apanof Emergency Medicine The James M. Bell, M.D. Award in Child and Award Adolescent Psychiatry This award, honoring the memory of Nathan and Lena This award is sponsored by the New York Capital District Apanof, was established in 1992 by their daughter, Susan A. Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a regional branch Maxwell, former Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. It is of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent presented to a senior medical student who has demonstrated Psychiatry. It is awarded in honor of Dr. James M. Bell, a the highest humanistic attributes in Emergency Medicine and prominent child and adolescent psychiatrist and professor at who possesses qualities which have established fine patient Albany Medical College. This award is given the senior rapport while providing effective care in acute health crises. medical student who demonstrated outstanding performance and achievement during the senior elective in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The Kenneth M. Archibold Prize This prize is awarded to a senior student, who, through thoughtful care of patients and enthusiastic acquisition of The Dr. Richard J. Bernier Award in Psychiatry skills and knowledge, best exemplified those principles of This award was established to honor the life and brief but obstetrical practice which prevailed throughout the career of substantial contributions made by Richard J. Bernier, M.D., a Kenneth M. Archibold, an outstanding obstetrician. member of the Class of 1984. The award is presented to the senior medical student who has chosen a career in Psychiatry, has special concern for chronically ill patients, respect for The Richard A. Barnett Award long-term psychotherapy and diverse personal interests. This award, endowed in 1987 by family and friends in memory of Richard A. Barnett, M.D., is given annually to a graduating senior student who embodies those characteristics The John Milton Bigelow Prize considered to be ideal for the practice of general Internal This prize, endowed by the late Dr. John M. Bigelow, is Medicine. Dr. Barnett, a 1981 graduate of Albany Medical awarded to a senior student who has excelled in examinations College, trained in Internal Medicine and this award was relating to diseases of the ear, nose and throat.

award was created to encourage students to exemplify Dr. The Wesley and Barbara Bradley Prize for Clinical Chan’s kind and caring spirit and to perpetuate her memory. Excellence and Compassionate Care In 2005, the family of Wesley and Barbara Bradley The Dean’s Senior Research Award established this award to honor and recognize Dr. Wesley H. This award was established to recognize outstanding research Bradley, Professor Emeritus of Surgery (Otolaryngology) at endeavors, performed by an Albany Medical College student Albany Medical College, past President of the American while in medical school, which was beyond the required Six- Otological Society, the first director of the Communicative Year BS/MD research projects and/or summer fellowships. Disorders Program at NIH, a former medical director at the Deafness Research Foundation and a pioneer in hearing health The Dr. James Derham Alumni Award and Mrs. Barbara Bradley, who has been an integral part of the This award, initiated in 1994, will be given each year to a many contributions made by Dr. Bradley. Dr. Bradley, now graduating minority student who has matched in a primary retired, was a gifted Otolaryngologist and enjoyed teaching care specialty. Academic achievement and clinical skill are medical students. In honor of his many contributions to considered in the selection process. Fluent in English, French medicine and medical education, this prize will be presented and Spanish, Dr. Derham was reportedly the first African to a senior medical student who has demonstrated the qualities American to practice medicine in the United States, having of compassion, communication and understanding combined been licensed in the 1780’s in Louisiana. with a dedication to providing excellence in clinical care. The David J. Dickerrman Alumni Prize The Dr. Bernard F. Brophey Alumni Memorial This prize is awarded to a senior student who has exhibited the Scholarship best clinical performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The This scholarship is given to a fourth year medical student who family and friends of Dr. David J. Dickerrman, a 1940 participated in extra-curricular activities which emphasize the graduate of Albany Medical College, created this prize in the quality of doctor/patient relationships. fall of 1969.

The Mary E. Carroll Award The Distinction in Research Medical Degree Miss Anna M. Sexton of Albany, NY endowed this award in This honor is given to students who have invested a significant memory of her beloved cousin, Miss Mary E. Carroll, who effort in biomedical research, culminating with the preparation was associated with the Medical College and the Alumni and successful defense of their thesis. These students will earn Association for many years. It is presented to a graduating their medical degree with Distinction in Research. female student of high academic standing who has selected residency training in family practice. The James and Rita Dougherty Alumni Award Established in 1995, this award is presented annually to a The Dr. George C. Carter Memorial Plaque graduating student who has matched in an appropriate field This plaque is awarded annually to a minority medical student leading to Orthopedic Surgery and has demonstrated this who has made the most significant contribution to the growth intention while a student at Albany Medical College. The and development of the Minority Affairs Program at the award is an endowment gift from James Dougherty, M.D, a Albany Medical College. This award is presented in memory member of the Class of 1951, and his wife, Rita Dougherty, as of the first minority graduate of the College, Dr. George C. an expression of their respect and gratitude to Albany Medical Carter, and Class of 1914. College.

The Jack Carter, M.D. Award for Excellence in The Charles Eckert Award Admissions Work This award, given in memory of Dr. Charles Eckert, former The award is given to members of the graduating class who chair of the Department of Surgery and an outstanding have made significant contributions to the admissions process clinician, teacher and scholar is given to the senior medical by serving as interviewers. Students will be recognized for student who has demonstrated outstanding academic their contributions as a student interviewer with the traditional achievement in the field of Surgery. admissions process and the combined degree process. The Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D. Alumni Award The Dr. Marianna Chan Memorial Award This award was established by the Alumni Association in This award is given annually in memory of the late Dr. 1999 in honor of Dr. Richard H. Edmonds, Honorary Marianna Chan to a third or fourth year student who Alumnus, 1991. This award will be given each year to a fourth demonstrates a commitment to serving the undeserved and a year student who has exhibited outstanding student leadership. dedication to the principles of Family Medicine. Established by the 1994 Senior Class of the Albany Medical College, this The Harold P. Farrington Urological Award

This award is presented to a senior medical student who has demonstrated outstanding sensitivity and commitment to demonstrated the potential to be an outstanding contributor in humanistic values in his/her dealings with patients. the field of Urology. The award is made possible thanks to donations made by Mrs. Isabelle Farrington in honor of her The Hesser Family Prize in Neurology husband who received care at the Albany Medical Center This prize, endowed by friends and colleagues in memory of Hospital some 40 years ago for prostate cancer. Dr. Frederick H. Hesser, former Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology, is awarded to a senior student who The Martin A. Feldstein and Irma A. Feldstein has excelled in Clinical Neurology. Family Practice Scholarships These scholarships, awarded by the Department of Family and The Frederick S. Hesser Prize in Family Community Medicine, are presented to students who have a Practice/Primary Care sincere commitment to Family Practice and a strong desire to This prize, endowed by family and friends, is in memory of work with the underserved. Dr. Frederick S. Hesser, a 1977 alumnus of Albany Medical College who was tragically killed in an auto accident in 1979, The Alice E. Fruehan M.D. Memorial Award just as he was embarking on his career as a Family This award is presented to a fourth year medical student who Practitioner. It is awarded to a senior medical student who has displays the characteristics most consistent with the ideal excelled in and/or intends to practice Family or Primary Care family physician. This student has contributed significantly to Medicine. the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Albany Medical College. The Elizabeth F. Hesser Prize in Nutrition This prize, endowed by family and friends, is in memory of The Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award Mrs. Elizabeth F. Hesser, a registered dietician and clinical The Janet M. Glasgow Award was established by Dr. Maude nutritionist in the outpatient clinic at Albany Medical Center Glasgow in honor of her sister, Janet M. Glasgow. Dr. Maude Hospital in the 1970’s. She was also an active volunteer Glasgow was a pioneer in preventive medicine and public member of the Faculty Wives Club in the 1950’s and 60’s, and health. She received her medical degree in 1901 from Cornell volunteered at the Medical Center in the 1980’s and 90’s after University Medical College and later earned her a degree in her retirement. This prize is awarded to a student who Public Health from New York University and Bellevue enhances the field of nutrition and/or who has embraced the Medical College. This award is made possible through the important role of nutrition in the practice of medicine. American Medical Women’s Association, Inc. and is presented to the woman student graduating as top scholar in The Keys Family Award her class. This award, established by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Keys, will be presented to a medical student demonstrating an interest in the The Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement arts. Dr. Henry Keys, former Chairman of the Department of Citation Radiation Oncology at Albany Medical College, created this These citations are awarded to graduating female honor award to honor the lasting memory of both his late sister, students in recognition of outstanding scholarship. Martha Keys McLain and their father, Ancel Keys, M.D.

The J. Garth Johnson Prize The Lamb Foundation, Inc. Prize This prize, endowed in memory of Dr. J. Garth Johnson, This prize is awarded to a senior student who has shown the former Professor and Chair of the Department of Community most kind and sympathetic understanding in dealing with Health, is awarded to a senior student judged to be outstanding patients assigned to them and who has most nearly approached in those characteristics considered ideal in a Family Physician. the ideal in doctor-patient relationships.

The Halsted Award for Clinical Nutrition The Neil Lempert Prize Instituted by the Division of Clinical Nutrition, this award is This prize, endowed in 2000, honors Neil Lempert, M.D. who given to a senior medical student who, during their medical founded the Renal Transplantation Program at Albany school years, has demonstrated the greatest interest and Medical College in 1969. It is awarded to the student who has excellence in nutrition clinical care or research. shown outstanding ability and promise in the field of transplantation or immunobiology as demonstrated by superior The Neil Hellman Prize clinical or research achievement. This prize, endowed in honor of the late Mr. Neil Hellman’s 75th birthday by his grandchildren in 1983, is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class who has The W. Brandon Macomber Award Dr. John Wheeler, AMC ’69, and former students of Dr. Macomber, AMC ’31, initiated this award in recognition of

their teaching excellence and professional accomplishments, This award, sponsored by the Society of Academic Emergency in 1987. It is given to a senior student who best exemplifies Medicine, is presented to a senior medical student with the genuine sustained interest and potential in the field of Plastic most outstanding achievements in Emergency Medicine. Surgery. The Kenneth B. Olson Prize The Venona Mae Vanornam Mankes Memorial This prize, endowed by friends, associates and former students Award of Dr. Kenneth B. Olson, is awarded to a senior student who This award was established in 2002 in memory of Venona has demonstrated the best potential for developing a career in Mae Vanornam Mankes, a long time resident of the Capital Clinical Oncology. District, by her son faculty member Russell F. Mankes, Ph.D., ’77, and her granddaughter, Kristina M. Mankes, M.D., AMC The Ophthalmology Achievement Award Class of 2003. It is given to a graduating student with a This award is based upon the belief that each doctor of commitment to service, solid academic performance and who medicine must be a competent teacher. It is presented by the is judged to have potential in Pulmonary Medicine. Department of Ophthalmology to a graduating medical student, who, while having the prerequisite characteristics of a The Alden March Prize good physician, demonstrated an ability to amalgamate into The Alden March Surgical Society was founded by the Ophthalmology past experiences from a professional and Northeastern NY surgical community to promote excellence in vocational point of view with a willingness to share and teach surgery and fellowship among area surgeons. The Society others. was dedicated to the principles of intellectual merit and devoted service exemplified by Dr. Alden March, a renowned The Angelo Pappanikou Award surgeon and founder of the Albany Medical College. This This award, initiated during the 1994-95 academic year, prize is now awarded in memory of Drs. G Rehmi Denton and memorializes Angelo Pappanikou, who received the MD John H.P. Holden, alumni of the College, long associated degree from AMC in 1967. Family members, colleagues and members of the surgical staff of the Albany Medical Center friends of Angelo Pappanikou established the endowment to and outstanding community surgeons, in the spirit of Dr. fund this annual award. It is presented to a senior medical Alden March. It is awarded to the senior student who student who has demonstrated strong dedication, intensive demonstrated the greatest proficiency in Clinical Surgery. effort participated openly and freely with classmates and shared in promoting a sense of unity and togetherness for the The Frank C. Maxon, Jr., MD Medical Student class. The recipient also demonstrated leadership and accepted Alumni Award responsibility in an exemplary manner and by example This award is presented as a symbol of recognition and merit motivated others and maintained a positive image as viewed to a senior student having outstanding personal, academic and by peers and mentors. professional qualities who has participated in the projects and programs of the Alumni Association while a student at Albany The Pediatric Faculty Prize Medical College. Of considerable importance is involvement The faculty of Pediatrics awards this prize to a senior student in extracurricular activities that have served to enhance with the greatest potential to become an outstanding student life and have contributed positively to the operation Pediatrician. and administration of the Albany Medical College. Dr. Frank C. Maxon, Jr. was the first recipient of this award when he The Anna Perkins Award graduated from Albany Medical College in 1939. This award is presented in memory and appreciation of Dr. Anna Perkins’ dedication, skill and devotion throughout her The Alexander W. McDonald Award in many years of family medicine. This award is presented to a Anesthesiology student planning to pursue a career in Family Medicine. The faculty and staff of the Department of Anesthesiology have established this award in honor of Alexander W. The S. Oakley Vander Poel Prize McDonald, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology, a gifted This prize, endowed by the late Mrs. Vander Poel in memory teacher, anesthesiologist and person. The award is presented of her husband, a professor at the Albany Medical College to a senior student who has demonstrated the greatest potential from 1876 to 1886, is awarded to a senior student who has to excel in the clinical and academic practice of excelled during clinical examinations in General Medicine. Anesthesiology.

Medical Student Excellence in Emergency The Robert D. Reinecke Prize for Research in Medicine Ophthalmology The faculty and staff of the Department of Ophthalmology have established this prize in honor of Dr. Robert Reinecke,

former Professor and Chair of the Department, for his memory of her son, the late David Doran Trager, a member of contributions to medical education. It is awarded to a senior the Class of 1968. student and/or resident in Ophthalmology on the basis of scientific research or academic excellence in Ophthalmology. The David Doran Trager Memorial Award for Excellence in Urology The John Faunce Roach Prize in Radiology This award is presented to a graduating medical student who This prize, endowed in 1990 by the Department of Radiology, has performed in an outstanding manner while on the fourth is awarded in honor of Dr. John Faunce Roach, former year rotation in Urology. The late Mrs. Alice M. Trager Professor, Chair and currently, Professor Emeritus of established this award in 2002 in memory of her son, the late Radiology. It is awarded to the senior medical student who David Doran Trager, who was a member of the Class of 1968. has demonstrated the greatest interest and aptitude in the field of Radiology. The Urological Institute of Northeastern New York Award The John Sampson Society Award This award, funded by the Urological Institute of Northeastern This award is given to a senior student pursuing a career in New York, is presented to a senior medical student of the Obstetrics and Gynecology and who has, during the junior and Albany Medical College who has performed in an outstanding senior years, exhibited outstanding achievement academically manner while on rotation in the Division of Urology. and clinically while on the obstetric and gynecologic service. The Venditti Family Prize The Jack Spitalny Prize Established by Dr. Ferdinand Venditti, Jr., Chairman of the This prize endowed in memory of Dr. Jack Spitalny by his Department of Medicine, this prize is presented to a student of family, is awarded to a senior student who has excelled in the Albany Medical College who resides in the Capital Region Pediatrics. and who has demonstrated excellence in Internal Medicine.

The Lenore Sportsman Award The R. J. Wharton Prize This award is presented to a senior medical student for This prize, endowed by the late Dr. Raeburn J. Wharton, a outstanding performance and achievement with families and member of the Class of 1916, is awarded to a senior medical children during the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry senior student who has demonstrated the greatest proficiency in elective. Pediatrics.

The Donald P. Swartz, M.D. Award The Harold C. Wiggers Award Established in 2004, residents and colleagues funded this This award is dedicated to Harold C. Wiggers, PhD, Dean award in honor of Dr. Swartz, on the occasion of his Emeritus of the Albany Medical College, who welcomed and retirement. This award is given to a fourth year student who encouraged student involvement in all aspects of the will begin residency at the Albany Medical Center in the educational process, who was receptive and sensitive to Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. student requests and needs and who worked diligently to improve and mold the Albany Medical College into a viable The Dr. & Mrs. William J. “Tommy” Thompson and superb educational community. The recipient of this Annual Prize in Psychiatry award shall be a senior student who exemplifies the qualities This prize endowed in 1990 by a grateful and admiring of an outstanding physician. nephew in memory of Dr. William J. Thompson, an alumnus of the Class of 1908, is given to a senior student who has The Arthur W. Wright Award demonstrated special aptitude and proficiency in Psychiatry. This award is dedicated to Dr. Arthur W. Wright, Professor Emeritus of Pathology at the Albany Medical College, who The Student Council Award exemplified the objects and principles of this award by his This award is presented to a graduating student who has been unselfish contribution to the Albany Medical College and its active in student council activities while at Albany Medical student body. The purpose of this award is to give proper College. recognition to the senior student who has given time for public services to the Albany Medical College. Activities include The David Doran Trager Memorial Award for participation in the various class and College organizations, Excellence in Surgery publications, Student Council and social committees, as well Established in 1995, this award is presented to a senior student as any other pertinent contributions to the Class and to the who has demonstrated distinguished characteristics and College. overall excellence during the fourth year of study in Surgery. This award was endowed by the late Mrs. Alice Trager in The Albert M. Yunich Prize

This prize, endowed by grateful patients in honor of the late The Medical student Research Poster Award Dr. Albert M. Yunich, is awarded to a senior student who has This award is given to a medical student who participated in a done the most outstanding work during the senior elective in research project, either clinical or basic science, and who Gastroenterology. presented their research at the Graduate Student Research and Awards Day Poster Session competition. The poster presentations are judged by a panel of clinical scientists and Other Prizes/Awards based on rigorous guidelines that assess the quality of the research and the student’s ability to discuss the contents of the research poster. The Stanley M. Ball, M.D. Award for Excellence in Neuroscience The Student National Medical Association This award was established in honor of Stanley M. Ball, M.D., in recognition of and respect for the contributions made to Achievement Award Albany Medical College during his 45-year medical career. The Student National Medical Association Achievement This includes the instructing of generations of medical Award recognizes individuals who have aided in furthering students and neurology residents. This award is presented to the goals of minority students. an Albany Medical College student who has the highest numerical grade in the first year Neuroscience theme.

The Daggett Trust Prize This prize was created by a bequest of the late Dr. Nathan G. Daggett, member of the Class of 1867. This prize is presented to a student who has displayed the most effective professional performance and conduct.

The Dean’s Certificate for External Recognition Research Endeavors This award recognizes the accomplishments of medical students who have successfully competed for research grants in nationwide competitions.

The Medical Student Research Poster Award This award is given to medical students who participated in a research project, either clinical or basic science, and who presented their research at the Student Research and Awards Day Poster Session. The poster presentations are judged by a panel of clinical scientists and based on rigorous guidelines that assess the quality of the research and the student’s ability to discuss the contents of the research poster.

The Medical Student Research Poster Certificate of Merit Albany Medical Center Foundation The Carolyn L. Kuckein Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Fellowship Private philanthropy is an important component in the success This fellowship is funded to stimulate interest in research of Albany Medical College. Albany Medical Center among medical students. Areas of research may include Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts involving alumni, clinical investigation, basic research, epidemiology, and the parents, students, faculty, and staff, as well as corporation and social sciences, as related to medicine. This fellowship is foundation support. The following areas are in constant need awarded to a first, second or third year medical student to help of funds: support the proposed research project. The name of the fellowship program honors the late Carolyn L. Kuckein, a long • Unrestricted funds time administrator of the Alpha Omega Alpha and honorary • Endowed education funds member of the society, who died in 2004. • Labs and equipment • Endowed Research Funds

• The Schaffer Library • Endowed faculty positions

Unrestricted funds support overall operations, bolstering the College’s ability to offer a top-notch, technologically advanced education. Endowed education funds ensure that resources will exist in perpetuity to assist students and support projects that contribute to a unique and diverse educational experience. Donations for labs and equipment allow the College to remain on the cutting edge of training and technology. Endowed research funds provide flexible and bridge funding for researchers as they explore the complex pathways of disease. Gifts to the Library maintain its quality and vitality. And, endowed faculty positions provide financial resources to attract high-skilled physician educators. The Foundation has raised millions of dollars in support of these areas, and continues to seek funding to build the College’s overall endowment.

There are multiple ways to convey a gift to Albany Medical College: • Cash gifts made by check or money order • Single or multi-year pledges • Credit card gifts made via VISA, MasterCard or American Express. • Gifts of securities made by transferring stocks, bonds, or other marketable securities • Planned gifts, including bequests, life income gifts, and gifts of life insurance • Other forms of giving, including corporate matching gift programs

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