Are ancillary services available to the on-call resident?
Both hospitals have extensive ancillary services, including phlebotomists and I.V. teams, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Laboratory results are accessible via computer terminals on all wards. How is the outpatient ambulatory care experience structured? Albany Medical Center’s program has been approved as a Primary Care Residency by the New York State Department of Health and as such residents in our categorical program spend at least 20% of their training in their outpatient continuity clinic. Trainees spend 1/3 of their overall time in outpatient settings. Our outpatient experience is designed to prepare residents for careers in primary care and general internal medicine. Faculty preceptors are assigned to each resident and patient continuity is stressed throughout the three-year experience. The outpatient clinic responsibilities maintain priority over all other patient care responsibilities. Coverage is provided during scheduled clinic sessions to allow for uninterrupted ti
