Leadership in Medicine/Health Systems Program 2009-2010
Overview
The Leadership in Medicine/Health Systems Program is offered jointly by Union College, Union Graduate College, and Albany Medical College. The goal of the Leadership in Medicine/Health Systems Program is to prepare physicians who will be leaders capable of addressing the managerial, ethical, multicultural, and international challenges facing American medicine in the 21st century. Students complete an enriched curriculum of coursework to attain the B.S., M.S. or M.B.A., and M.D. degrees in eight calendar years, bypassing the requirement of the Medical College Admission Test. Admission into the program leads automatically to entrance into Albany Medical College after four calendar years of study at Union and Union Graduate College, provided that the student maintains satisfactory standards of academic achievement as defined below and that the Union College - Union Graduate College-Albany Medical College Policy and Promotions Committee determines the student fit to enter the profession of medicine.
The curriculum at Union stresses thorough preparation in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. When combined with coursework in health-care management at Union Graduate College, students are provided with a breadth of knowledge and understanding not typically found in premedical programs. Each year, about 20 highly-qualified secondary school seniors are enrolled in the program.
Advisors: Prof. Weisse, Director of Health Professions Program, Prof. Pytel (Union College), and Vice President Fitzgerald (Union Graduate College)