Albany Medical College
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'''Albany Medical College''' (AMC) is a [[medical school]] located in [[Albany, New York]], [[United States]]. It was founded in [[1839]]. The college is part of the [[Albany Medical Center]], which includes the [[Albany Medical Center Hospital]]. Approximately 500 [[student]]s are presently enrolled in the college.
There are multiple courses of study at the College, with tracks that end in an MD degree, as well as a Graduate Studies program with the following departments:
*Center for [[Physician Assistant]] Studies, where the students earn an MS in Physician Assistant Studies
*Center for [[Nurse]] [[Anesthesiology]], where the students earn an MS in Nurse Anesthesiology
*Alden March [[Bioethics]] Institute, where students earn an MS in Bioethics
*Center for [[Cardiovascular]] Sciences, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field
*Center for [[Cell Biology]] and [[Cancer]] Research, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field
*Center for [[Immunology]] and Microbial Disease, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field
*Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, where students can earn an MS and PhD in that field
Also available at AMC are [[residencies]] in [[Anesthesiology]]; [[Emergency Medicine]]; [[Family Medicine]]; [[Internal Medicine]]; [[Pediatrics|Medicine/Pediatrics]]; [[Neurology]]; [[Obstetrics]], [[Gynecology]], and [[Reproductive Sciences]]; [[Ophthalmology]]; [[Pathology]]; [[Pediatrics]]; [[Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation]]; [[Psychiatry]]; [[Radiology]]; [[General Surgery]]; [[Neurosurgery]]; [[Orthopaedic Surgery]]; [[Otolaryngology]]; [[Plastic Surgery]]; [[Thoracic Surgery]]; and [[Urology|Urological Surgery]]. [[Fellowships]] are available in [[Cardiology]], [[Endocrinology]], [[Gastroenterology]], [[Geriatrics]], [[Hematopathology]], [[Neonatology]], [[Pulmonary]] and [[Critical Care Medicine]], [[Rheumatology]], [[Vascular and Interventional Radiology]], and [[Vascular surgery|Vascular Surgery]].
In addition to the traditional medical school application process, Albany Medical College reserves up to 50 places in its first year class for participants in combined-degree programs. Students from [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]], [[Union College]] and [[Siena College]] complete certain undergraduate requirements prior to matriculation at Albany Medical College, then finish their undergraduate degrees at Albany Medical school while concurrently earning their MDs. Programs range from a total of six to eight years. TV personality Dr. Tim Johnson graduated from Albany Medical College.
==Physician Assistant Studies==
The AMC Physician Assistant Program was established in 1972,in collaboration with Hudson Valley Community College. Its graduates received from HVCC the A.A.S. in Physician Assistant Studies, and a certificate of completion from AMC. Since 2005, the program has granted a Master of Science in PA studies.
==Center for Nurse Anesthesiology==
==Alden March Bioethics Institute==
The Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) is a multi-institutional bioethics research organization based at the Albany Medical College in New York. 26 faculty originate first-rate scholarship with the support of more than $3 million in federal and foundation grants. The Institute produces The American Journal of Bioethics and bioethics.net. Its faculty direct a number of graduate programs including those offering the M.S. and Ph.D.
==Center for Cardiovascular Sciences==
==Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research==
==Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease==
==Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience==
Along with [[Albany College of Pharmacy]], [[Albany Law School]], the [[Dudley Observatory]], the [[Graduate College of Union University]], and [[Union College]], it is one of the constituent entities of [[Union University (New York)|Union University]].
==External links==
*[http://www.amc.edu/Academic/index.html Albany Medical College]
*[http://www.union.edu/UnionUniversity Union College's description of Union University]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in New York]]
[[Category:Education in Albany, New York]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1839]]
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