The Consortium
THE ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE AND ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER
As part of a major medical complex serving Northeastern New York, the Medical Center functions as a county hospital, admitting persons of varying backgrounds presenting with a wide array of problems. Psychology interns, psychiatry residents, and medical students from Albany Medical College receive part of their training on the psychiatric inpatient unit, which is designed to provide short-term intervention for the severely emotionally disturbed adult. In addition, the Medical Center operates an outpatient psychiatric clinic in which psychotherapy is emphasized.
CAPTIAL DISTRICT PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
The Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC), a modern and progressive treatment center, is operated by the Office of Mental Health of New York State. The Center serves a population of approximately one million people. It specializes in treating seriously and persistently mentally ill adults as well as providing outpatient services for children, adolescents, and their families.
SAMUEL S. STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER
As part of the VA Health Care Network of Upstate New York, the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center's goal is to provide an integrated, accessible continuum of care for veterans from a twenty-county area functioning as part of the Center's mental health careline. Psychology service staff provide consultation and psychological intervention for patients from all areas of the hospital while at the same time staffing inpatient and outpatient departments for the behavioral health careline.
THE CAMPUS
Although we are a consortium, we are most fortunate that our facilities are part of an educational campus near Albany's downtown area. All of our training sites are within a one to two block walking distance of each other. Though your day may have you moving from one site to another, the maximum travel-time would be a ten-minute walk, sometimes having to venture outside to cross the street, at worst. Aside from the Albany Medical College, the Capital District Psychiatric Center, and the Stratton VA Medical Center, the campus includes (again, within short walking distance) Albany Law School, the Albany College of Pharmacy, the Axelrod Medical Research Institute, and the Downtown Campus of Russell Sage College.
