Family Medicine Residency

Family Medicine Residency

South Central Idaho, commonly known as the “Magic Valley” due to the phenomenal growth of crops, is now also “magic” due to the medical community and the extremely broad training offered here. Residents will become a member of the physician team serving the rural community of Jerome while having the benefit of rotations with specialists in the referral community of Twin Falls, located only 15 miles away. The flexibility and adaptation of this program to both the professional and personal needs of the residents is aimed to achieve the balance necessary to create patient oriented, well-prepared, fulfilled family physicians. Our program offers training in maternity care and medical/surgical procedures.

The Magic Valley Rural Program began in 2009 and is now graduating two residents per year. Residents will complete their three years of training in Magic Valley (about 120 miles east of Boise). All graduates are successfully board certified and our graduates practice in diverse settings, including rural and international settings. Medical students interested in the Magic Valley RTT program must submit an application through ERAS.

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Curriculum

Sites

St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center

801 Pole Line Road West, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301

SLMVMC is located in Twin Falls, Idaho. It is a 220 bed facility with an active medical staff of 166 physicians specializing in allergy and immunology, anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, general and vascular surgery, internal medicine, pulmonology, rheumatology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, medical and radiation oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, ENT, pathology, pediatrics, plastic surgery, psychiatry, radiology, and urologic surgery.

St. Luke’s Jerome Medical Center

709 North Lincoln, Jerome, Idaho, 83338

St. Benedicts is a mission-driven, non-profit 25 bed critical access hospital with associated physician practices. We specialize in family medicine, emergency medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, cardiology, dental surgery, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and radiology. Our St. Benedicts professional team provides high quality patient oriented care and is dedicated to caring for the underserved.

Applicants

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Application Process

The application process allows the faculty and residents of the Full Circle Health – Magic Valley Rural Program to thoroughly review each applicant’s credentials prior to extending an invitation to interview. Applications will only be accepted through the ERAS system.  The Magic Valley Rural Program is a separate ERAS application process and match from all other Full Circle Health programs. Interviews will be scheduled during the fall/winter. The interview allows the applicant an opportunity to discuss the program with the faculty and residents; all interviews will be held virtually. Deadline for receiving applications is October 15, 2024. After all applicants have been interviewed, the faculty and residents rank applicants in order of preference and submit the list of names to the National Resident Matching Program.

Criteria

Our ERAS application general review requirements are as follows:

• Only ERAS applications are accepted
• Our application deadline is October 12th, but we strongly encourage you to apply as close to September 28th as possible because interview slots fill up quickly!
• Applicants must have completed USMLE Step 2 or COMLEX Level 2 before the NRMP Rank List due date
• Applicants must not be more than 2 years out of medical school.
• Three letters of recommendation are required. One must be a letter from a Family Medicine physician you have worked with
• International medical graduates must be fluent in both written and oral English. Our Residency Program does not support or sponsor VISA’s of any kind
• International medical grads must have US clinical experienced and have a letter of recommendation from a family physician that you have worked with in the United States.
• If you are an International medical grad – Please contact the Idaho State Board of Medicine to make sure your medical school is an approved school for licensure in Idaho (208)327-7000. If not approved, we cannot accept your application.

Salary (Starting July 2026)

R1 | $67,297
R2 | $70,055
R3 | $72,814