Medical Education
Analysis: A medical education task force’s ‘tiptoe’ doesn’t go unnoticed
Written comments get at the unavoidable politics that a medical education task force sidestepped. Rightly or wrongly, the Legislature will have to figure out it out.
State report lays out — and does not rule out — medical education options
The report, in finished form, is due to Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature on Jan. 2. Lawmakers are likely to debate medical education programs again in 2026, and where the state should spend taxpayer dollars on subsidized medical school seats.
Consultants: Idaho should pursue ICOM purchase — despite unknown costs
The price tag for the private, for-profit Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine is unknown — and it’s likely to stay that way.
Working group punts on medical school partnerships, including WWAMI
When the group’s report goes public, probably in early December, it will probably leave the politically charged questions to the politicians.
Analysis: Another big deal, with big unknowns. Does this sound familiar?
Acquiring the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine could be the biggest transaction in the history of Idaho higher education. The parallels with the University of Idaho’s failed University of Phoenix bid are impossible to ignore.
University lobbyist: Cuts would deliver a ‘fatal blow’ to WWAMI program
A representative of the University of Washington stopped short of saying WWAMI would sever its Idaho ties. But cutting Idaho’s program threatens the partnership — and its 53-year-old business model.
ICOM owners mum on potential sale
Meanwhile, Idaho State University is publicly courting the private, for-profit medical school, located adjacent to ISU’s Meridian campus.
Idaho universities propose hundreds of new state-supported medical school seats
Lawmakers set a goal to subsidize 30 new medical school seats over the next three years. But Monday’s proposals went well beyond that.
In depth: What Idaho’s medical education suitors have to offer, and what they want from the state
Idaho spends $10.6 million helping students attend medical school, and will probably put up even more in the future. Three schools want a piece of the action. Here’s how they stack up.
Analysis: In a medical education space race, the U of I makes its move
With Idaho’s WWAMI affiliation in jeopardy, the U of I and Idaho State University are both actively looking at medical school partnerships. The U of I plan centers on 8,200 square feet in downtown Boise, and its relationship with the University of Utah.