International Rotation Directory
Albany Medical Center Program
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Last updated: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Description
A two-week elective is offered up twice a year for residents and medical students to participate in a medical mission trip to Engeye Health Clinic in Uganda, Africa. This facility was started by one of the Albany Medical College students who, while in Uganda, saw and felt the need for a health facility, and used her limited resources and that of others to build this outpatient facility with is now open year around. Visit www.engeye.org for more information. Also in partnership with the health clinic is the Engeye Scholars Program, which is focused on educational resources and community projects (i.e., clean water, nutrition, mosquito nets, etc.) for the local children in this village. Visit www.engeyescholars.com for more information.
Locations of rotations
Uganda
Address
391 Myrtle Ave Ste 4B
Albany, New York 12208-3513
Country
United States
Phone
(518)264-2866
Fax
(518)264-2875
Program director
Neil Craig Mitnick DO, FAAFP
Field experience
Each time a group of health care providers goes to this clinic, they see on average 100 patients each day for a host of medical problems. Teams usually consists of two to three faculty physicians, two residents, eight to 10 medical students, additional staff who help with other tasks such as teaching how to brush your teeth, nutrition, need for hand washing, etc. On-site there is a local clinic manager, two local nurses, a local pharmacist and sometimes a local doctor.
Didactics
Preparation is provided with a team meeting and detailed syllabus which provides all the necessary guidelines for the helath care team about how to treat some of the common ailments seen each day. All learners are supervised by the faculty physicians at all times. At the end of each day, there is a group reflection meeting in which cases and events are shared with one another and processed to meet the needs of the group, patient and community.
Cost to individual residents
Additional cost information
Travel expenses are up to each person on the health care team. On average these costs run around $2500, which includes all travel expenses, visa processing, Insurances, immunizations required and contribution to food costs while the group is at the health clinic. The majority of this cost involves airfare. The team travels together for the most part and all stay at the facility in a dormitory style building with primitive resources.
Number of residents who have participated in the last two years
1 - 3
Does the program accept medical students for trips?
Yes
Does the program accept residents from outside the program for trips?
Yes
Approximate time of year of trips
Varies
Duration of trips
< 1 month