Academic calendar
DNP Year 2 - Class of 2028 runs May 4, 2026 – May 1, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- DNP Year 2 - Class of 2028Relevant now
- DNP Year 3 - Class of 2027
- DNP Year 1 - Class of 2029
- PA Year 3 - Class of 2027
- Basic Science 2026-2027
- MD III - Class of 2028
- MD IV - Class of 2027
- MD I - Class of 2030
- Anatomy - Class of 2027
- MD II - Class of 2029
- PA Year 2 - Class of 2028
- Bioethics 2026-2027 Loan Period
- Fall 2026
- PA Year 1 - Class of 2029
- Winter 2026/2027
- Spring 2027
- Summer 2027
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
A
- AMWA
- American Medical Women's Association, an organization dedicated to advancing women in medicine.
L
- LMSA
- Latino Medical Student Association, representing the interests of Latino medical students.
M
- M1/M2/M3/M4
- Standard shorthand used by students to denote their current year in the four-year medical curriculum.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary representative body for the student population.
- SNMA
- Student National Medical Association, focusing on the needs and concerns of medical students of color.
T
- The Bridge
- The enclosed elevated walkway that connects the Medical College buildings to the main hospital towers.
- The Cafe
- Refers to the smaller food service areas or the Panera Bread/Starbucks locations within the hospital concourse.
- The Choice
- The main cafeteria located within the Albany Medical Center hospital complex used by students and staff.
- The Heights
- Common shorthand for the University Heights Apartments student housing.
- The Med
- Local shorthand referring to the entire Albany Medical Center and College complex.
U
- UHA
- University Heights Apartments, the primary housing complex for students located adjacent to the campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Badge
- The mandatory photo ID card required for electronic access to all campus buildings and hospital clinical areas.
- CDTA
- Capital District Transportation Authority, the public bus system that students use to navigate Albany.
- choices_cafe
- Choices Cafe
- dunkin
- Dunkin'
- Huyck
- Huyck Auditorium, the largest lecture hall in the ME building used for major presentations and orientations.
- ME Building
- The Medical Education Building, where most classroom-based instruction and administrative offices are located.
- MS Building
- The Medical Science Building, primarily housing research laboratories and faculty offices.
- Navigator
- The smart card or mobile app used to pay fares and manage passes for the CDTA bus system.
- subway
- Subway
- The Concourse
- The main internal thoroughfare connecting the college buildings to the Albany Medical Center hospital.
- The Portal
- The internal student information system used for checking grades, schedules, and financial aid.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- DNP Year 2 - Class of 2028 runs May 4, 2026 – May 1, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.