Educating Tomorrow's Doctors
Survivors teaching students
Ovarian cancer survivors share their stories to third-year medical students at Albany Medical College as part of a monthly series to help future doctors recognize ovarian cancer in their patients.
(Daily Gazette)
For doctors-to-be, ‘Match Day’ is cause for celebration
Albany Medical College students celebrate their placement in a medical residency.
(Times Union, Daily Gazette, The Record, FOX23, WRGB, WTEN)
Apple to use Albany Med bioethics degree as model for online teaching initiative
Albany Medical College's Alden March Bioethics Institute will offer an innovative new online bioethics master's degree program with the support of Apple and using Apple's iTunes University.
(Business Review)
Albany Med program ranked among top in the nation for nursing anesthesiology
Albany Medical College is ranked sixth in U.S. News & World Report magazine's 2008 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools" in the category of nurse anesthesiology.
(Times Union, Business Review, NurseBuilder.com)
Bioethics is studied at Albany-based Institute
The Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College has the state’s only comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional bioethics education programs.
(Glens Falls Business Journal and Saratoga Business Journal)
Nurse anesthetists derive satisfaction from easing pain
A feature on Albany Medical College’s nurse anesthesiology program showcases the rigors and the rewards of the profession.
(Daily Gazette)
New Albany Med grads prepare for next step in career
Dr. G. Timothy Johnson delivers the keynote address to 190 students at Albany Medical College’s 169th commencement ceremonies.
(Times Union, Daily Gazette, FOX23, WTEN)
The lifesaver
Albany Med emergency medicine resident, Dr. Josh Appel, tells the story of his involvement as team leader in the successful mission to rescue Marcus Lutrell, a Navy Seal whose personal account of the incident was told in best-selling book, “Lone Survivor.”
(Times Union)
Bedside matters
Hired hands help medical students master care with compassion through Albany Medical College’s Standardized Patient Program.
(Times Union)
Inheritance pays big dividends
An Albany Medical College student starts a health clinic in Uganda with an inheritance from her grandmother.
(Times Union, Daily Gazette)
A call for donors of bone marrow
Recruiting efforts by students from Albany Medical College focuses on expanding the bone marrow donor registry for individuals of South Asian decent.
(Times Union)
Albany Med celebrates white coat ceremony
First-year medical students received their traditional “garb” by second-year students and recited the Hippocratic Oath at Albany Medical College’s annual “White Coat Ceremony.”
(Times Union, Business Review, Daily Gazette, Capital News 9, FOX23, WNYT, WTEN,)
Medical students hold memorial service for donors
At a memorial service, Albany Medical College students honor those who have died and donated their bodies to s donated their bodies to the College’s Anatomical Gift Program.
(Associated Press, Times Union, The Post-Star, Spotlight, FOX23, WNYT, WRGB, WTEN)
Building a special relationship
A unique program at Albany Medical College teaches students the skills needed to care for hospice patients at life’s end.
(Times Union, WNYT)
Learning how to engineer medical miracles
A bio-engineering class at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute observes Dr. Richard Uhl, chief of orthopedics, perform surgery using devices created by innovators.
(Times Union, WNYT)
Practicing medicine on the move
Organized by Albany Medical College students, the adventure race, MedWars, challenges medical students and outdoor enthusiasts’ academic and practical knowledge of wilderness medicine.
(Times Union)
How to be your best advocate
Dr. Henry Pohl discusses patient empowerment and offered a checklist of ways patients can better communicate with physicians and be a partner in their health care decisions.
(Daily Gazette)
