Albany Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Albany Medical Center's Med-Peds program is one of the oldest combined programs in the country, anchored by a dedicated Med-Peds continuity clinic staffed entirely by Med-Peds-trained faculty and functioning as an NCQA level 3 PCMH. As the major tertiary referral center for 25 counties spanning southern Vermont, western Massachusetts, and eastern New York, residents encounter high-acuity, complex pathology in both adult and pediatric populations across Albany Medical Center, the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital, and the Stratton VA Medical Center. Scholarly activity is grounded in case reports, clinical vignettes, and quality improvement projects presented mainly at regional and national Med-Peds/subspecialty conferences rather than laboratory-based investigation, and graduates pursue primary care, hospitalist medicine, or subspecialty fellowship training. The program embeds structured community outreach (childhood literacy, advocacy days, global health work in Uganda and Haiti) and a unique in-house Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, reflecting a culture that values continuity, clinical versatility across the age spectrum, and civic/community engagement alongside strong Med-Peds identity.