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In 2018, Idaho started a platform for health care workers to support and educate one another. Project ECHO works to share knowledge through weekly video…
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Three years ago, the state of Idaho faced a severe physician shortage placing them 49th in the nation for primary care doctors per capita. In response,…
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Health disparities experienced between urban and rural communities are a result of many different factors, one of these being access to physicians. In an…
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Idaho ranks 49th in the country when it comes to the ratio of active physicians per 100,000 patients. And provider shortages are felt -- perhaps most…
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Idaho Falls will soon be home to its first internal medicine residents in an attempt to retain more doctors in the Gem State.This week, Idaho College of…
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If you’re looking for a new primary care doctor in states like Idaho or Wyoming, good luck. Our region has some of the worst doctor shortages of all U.S.…
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Idaho lawmakers are considering a proposal to make more room for Idaho students in a University of Washington med school program. Idaho doesn’t have its…
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The practice of doctors treating patients over the phone, online or by videoconferencing is a growing subset of the health care system.The Idaho…
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For decades, rural parts of the Northwest have found it difficult to lure doctors to small towns. Community leaders in Yakima, Wash. went so far as to
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Oregon and Idaho need more dentists. That's according to a new study out Tuesday from the Pew Charitable Trusts. It puts Oregon and Idaho among the top 10…