Albany Medical College
Medical School
- Mailing Address
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43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208 - Phone
- (518) 262-3125
- Email address
- admissions@mail.amc.edu
- School Information
- "Albany Medical College was founded in 1839 with an initial enrollment of 57 students. Despite the many changes and developments that have occurred over the years, the College still maintains a policy of limiting enrollment to a small group of carefully selected students. Each year, Albany Medical College confers more than 200 degrees in Medicine (MD), Nurse Anesthesiology, Physician Assistant Studies, Bioethics and Biomedical Sciences. Albany Medical College is one of 135 nationwide chapters of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Founded in 1902, AOA is the nation's premier medical society and is dedicated to upholding the highest standards in the profession and art of healing." (Source: https://www.amc.edu/academic/AboutCollege/index.cfm)
Actions Taken
- Admissions Policies
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The school's Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Student Affairs, and the Division of Community Outreach and Medical Education are the "center of recruitment and support of medical students from diverse and historically under represented backgrounds at Albany Medical College."
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Albany Medical College's "Achieving Success in the Application Process" program is a "two-day program designed for sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate pre-med underrepresented in medicine and economically disadvantaged students."
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University at Albany/SUNY/Albany Medical College Early Assurance Pathway Program "targets Underrepresented in Medicine, First Generation College Graduates and Economically Disadvantaged Students."
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- Curriculum Changes and Requirements
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The service learning curriculum at Albany Medical College "stresses the social determinants of health, instills compassion and encourages a commitment to community-based health interventions particularly for the underserved." All students are required to complete 40 hours of service as a requirement for graduation.
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A college document titled "Strategic Approach to Support and Sustain Diversity," states that "UME, GME and CME programs will utilize innovative curricular components to explore the non-biologic determinants of health to increase understanding of the plight of the underserved with the goal to decrease health care disparities."
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The college's Master of Science in Bioethics, Comprehensive program includes several courses dealing with the subject of social justice in health care including "Justice in Health Care" and "Classic Cases in Bioethics."
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- Resources
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The college's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology states "We recognize the forces of structural racism that negatively impact our society," and "Our team is actively engaged in facility policy changes and education through participation in New York State programs, hospital-wide diversity leadership committees, and our own diversity, equity, and inclusion working group."
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- Symbolic Actions
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On June 30, 2023, the college signed on to the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision regarding race-conscious admission policies, which stated the following: "The consortium of the 17 medical schools of New York State, is profoundly concerned that the United State Supreme Court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina will diminish opportunities for talented students pursuing careers in medicine and science. These decisions reject a longstanding precedent that recognized the compelling interest of ensuring diversity in higher education and may undermine recent advances to address inequities in medical education and research."
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