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Unique Clinical Placements for Aspiring Health Professionals
In August 2022, Russell Sage College and Albany Med Health System announced a creative solution to the staffing challenges healthcare has battled over the past few years.
The partnership helps Albany Medical Center – the only academic and Level 1 adult and pediatric Trauma Center in the greater Capital Region – recruit new employees and provides growth opportunities for existing employees through continuing education and advanced degrees.
And the partnership allows Russell Sage College, an institution skilled at developing compassionate, highly trained nurses for more than a century, to offer aspiring health professionals unique clinical placements that prepare them for potential employment within the Albany Med Health System.
Explore the Multifaceted Partnership
Russell Sage nursing students complete approximately 720 clinical hours throughout their bachelor’s program, which can include up to or more than 500 clinical hours throughout the Albany Med Health System campuses. Students gain knowledge and skills across the medical-surgical, obstetrical, pediatrics, psych, and critical care experiences, including their final clinical capstone practicum. More than 95% of nursing students who complete their final clinical capstone practicum at Albany Medical Center accept a position to work there upon graduation.
Albany Med Professionals in the Classroom
Our partnership provides Albany Med Health System nurses as faculty in our undergraduate nursing program, bringing their clinical expertise to the students. These professionals also oversee clinicals in all of our nursing courses. In addition, Albany Med Health System nurses serve as role models, mentoring and facilitating critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills essential for nursing practice.
Tuition Discounts for Albany Medical Center Employees
30% Tuition Discount
Because Albany Medical Center plays such a critical healthcare role – the region’s only children’s hospital; epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and comprehensive stroke centers; and kidney and pancreas transplant programs all under one roof – staffing the hospital is essential. Education benefits attract, upskill, and help retain employees.
Albany Medical Center employees can receive a 30% tuition discount on these Russell Sage College graduate nursing programs:
Post-master’s certificates in:
Workforce Development Partnership
In addition, Albany Med Health System employees can participate in our Workforce Development Partnership, which offers a 10% tuition discount and delayed tuition payment in many of our graduate programs, from healthcare to business.
Please note: This is not in addition to the discount offered to Albany Medical Center employees who are eligible for the 30% tuition discount on our graduate nursing programs.
So whether you’re interested in physical or occupational therapy, nutrition, mental health counseling, health services administration, or something else, Russell Sage has a program that will advance your skills, with many offered in convenient formats, including online.
