Albany Medical Center

Albany Medical Center

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Neurological surgeryUniversity BasedAlbany, NY

Size

2 / year · 14 total

Training length

7 yr

Schedule

80 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK232–269
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal4×
    20%
  • None
    5%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    12%
  • US DO
    0%
  • US IMG
    0%
  • Non-US IMG
    0%

Applications per year

301
2022
261
2023
276
2024
321
2025
291
2026

Compensation

$71,507 (+5%)

Cost of living

$1,417/mo (−2%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$71,50715Negotiable
Year 2$73,65215Negotiable
Year 3$75,86115Negotiable
Year 4$78,13715Negotiable
Year 5$80,48115Negotiable
Year 6$82,89615Negotiable
Year 7$85,38315Negotiable

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD100%
  • DO0%
  • IMG0%

Sex

  • Female29%
  • Male71%

Tracks & recognition

Research / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree
  • US MD

    100%
  • US DO

    0%
  • US IMG

    0%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
By signal
  • Sent

    56%
  • Did Not Send

    44%
Applicants by signal
  • Did Not Send

    76%
  • Sent

    24%
Student type
This program NSGY avg
  • US MD Graduates

    100%
    87%
  • US-IMG

    0%
    5%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
    5%
  • US DO Graduates

    0%
    3%
Sex
This program NSGY avg
  • Men

    71%
    73%
  • Women

    29%
    27%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program NSGY avg
  • White

    71%
    56%
  • Black or African American

    21%
    7%
  • Asian

    14%
    29%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    7%
    2%
  • Other

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    0%
    10%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Home state
  • Out-of-State

    76%
  • In-State

    24%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    72%
  • In-State

    28%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    40%
Top medical schools
  • Albany Medical College

    29%
  • Florida State University College of Medicine

    14%
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine

    7%
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

    7%
  • University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

    7%
  • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

    7%
  • Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

    7%
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

    7%
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

    7%
  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine

    7%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    100%
  • Ever Failed

    0%

Training sites

  • ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL

    ALBANY, NY

    Participating
    • 557 staffed beds
    • 36,272 discharges
    • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · 913k (2024)

    From program website

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)80
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)16
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingNo
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1414160C0
  • ACGME ID1603521049
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterYes
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterYes
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeIn person
  • Video interviewNo