Medical Education

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.

‘I would like to be less 50th:’ Task force continues work on physician shortage

At least 20 states use scholarships and loan incentives to attract new doctors. For Idaho, it could come down to a question of what the state can afford.

Training gaps contribute to Idaho’s chronic doctors’ shortage

Idaho ranks last in the nation in physicians per capita, and state-subsidized medical school seats won’t solve the problem alone. Idaho-based training for medical school students is another part of the puzzle.

Idaho State hires consultant to study — and price out — a possible ICOM purchase

A national consulting firm is looking at “the need for a state-owned medical school in Idaho.” Idaho State is paying $100,000 to get the answer.

Statehouse roundup, 3.31.25: Empowering Parents repeal heads to House floor

Inside: Libraries and other local governments could tap state legal defense funds under bill that advanced Monday.

Analysis: An internal memo, and an unfiltered look into the fight over WWAMI

The WWAMI debate is about Idaho’s chronic doctor shortage. But it is also a juicy debate over politics, turf and market share — the quiet parts that a University of Idaho memo discusses out loud.

Analysis: Legislative season is disruption season, and medical education is in the middle of the swirl

A bill to eliminate Idaho’s WWAMI medical school partnership remains in legislative limbo. But the problem is clear: as Idaho grows and its doctors grow older, the physician shortage isn’t going to cure itself.

Idaho bill severing partnership with Washington medical school heads to House

The University of Utah is an early favorite to become one of two new medical school partners — if the bill passes.

Analysis: Lawmakers escalate a high-stakes war on a medical school partnership

It’s one of the most important higher education decisions before the Legislature this year — when Idaho ranks No. 50 in the nation for physicians per capita.

‘Everything is on the table:’ Idaho State looks at the practicality of buying a medical school

The feasibility review is in its early stages, Idaho State University President Robert Wagner said Monday. It’s unclear how much it would cost to acquire the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, or where the state or the university would get the money.