Pediatrics Residency of Idaho

Pediatrics Residency of Idaho

Pediatrics Residency of Idaho (PRI) will offer excellent clinical training with very good patient volumes in all clinical areas.  The vision of our program is to produce outstanding pediatrician leaders for their communities and to train outstanding broad spectrum pediatrics physicians to work in any setting. This work includes serving under-served and rural areas as well as our vulnerable populations of Idaho with high quality, affordable care provided in a collaborative work environment.  We are the first pediatrics residency to be based out of a Federally Qualified Health Center, rather than a medical school, university, or hospital. This difference allows us to be more completely focused on community-based residency training and development of leadership and advocacy skills to use in your future community and practice.

PRI Mission Statement

Train outstanding, broad spectrum pediatricians to work in all settings, including underserved and rural areas. Serve the children, adolescents, and families of Idaho with high quality, affordable, and equitable care provided in a collaborative environment.

Virtual Program Open House

We are excited to invite 4th year medical students who are potentially interested in Full Circle Health Pediatrics Residency of Idaho” to join us for a virtual open house via Zoom. During this session, we will provide a high level overview of our program and its curriculum and offerings, as well as share with you why Boise, Idaho is an amazing place to complete your pediatrics residency and to enjoy life!  We will spend about 40 minutes sharing information about our program, and then save the remaining time for questions and answers with some of our faculty and residents.  We hope that this session will pique your interest in our unique and very “user-friendly” pediatrics residency.

Please email Rhonda Prudhomme (Residency Coordinator) at rhondaprudhomme@fullcircleidaho.org to register for this virtual open house and obtain Zoom meeting information for this session.

Pediatrics Interest Group Meeting Opportunity

We would love to welcome all medical students interested in pediatrics to join us virtually for our Pediatrics Interest Group meetings hosted by Pediatrics Residency of Idaho faculty.  We spend time during these sessions meeting each other, teaching about a pediatrics “hot topic” for about 20 minutes, providing information about pediatrics as a career choice, answering questions about pediatrics residency selection and application strategies, and providing information about our pediatric residency if desired.  We started hosting these in January 2022, and have really enjoyed the interactions and learning and relationships that have resulted.  We hope that you will join us for future meetings as your schedule allows.  

Please contact Rhonda Prudhomme (Residency Coordinator) at rhondaprudhomme@fullcircleidaho.org to obtain Zoom meeting information for these sessions.  

We do not host Pediatrics Interest Groups during interview season, October – February

Watch to learn more about our program from the resident perspective

Applicants

Application Process

The application process allows the faculty of the Pediatrics Residency of Idaho to thoroughly and holistically review each applicant’s credentials prior to extending invitations to interview. Applications will only be accepted through the ERAS system and we follow the guidelines of the National Resident Matching Program and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors. Our recommended deadline for receiving applications is September 24, 2025 to have the highest priority for receiving an invitation to interview. We will continue to review applications received later, until December 15 or until all interview days have been filled, whichever is sooner. Interviews will be scheduled for October 28, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026. The interview allows the applicant an opportunity to learn more about our program, and for us to learn more about the applicant and their interests and goals.

PRI plans a virtual-only approach to our application process this year, per guidance from the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), the APPD (Association of Pediatric Program Directors), COMSEP (Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics), the AMSPDC (Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs) and numerous other organizations. We wish that we could meet you in-person during interview season and show you around our beautiful city and our state-of-the-art facilities, but we are confident that we will be able to get to know you through our planned application and interview process, and that we will be able to convey to you the great opportunities and learning that PRI and Boise offer. We also understand and appreciate that the virtual-only approach to interviewing significantly benefits you and other students in terms of finances and your valuable time, and is more equitable.

Tour Our Facilities:

Finally, if you desire, we will be happy to provide information and recommendations for visiting Boise and touring our medical facilities. Such a visit is not required, and will not improve your rank in our Match list. We recognize that it can be difficult to choose a place to spend 3 years of your life training for your career if you have never been there, and we feel strongly that seeing our city, our community, and our facilities will entice you to train here and live here! We can provide you recommended places to stay and things to do and see in Boise, and can set you up with a faculty member to give you a tour of our facilities at Full Circle Health Pediatrics Residency of Idaho and of St Luke’s Children’s Hospital. We plan to facilitate such visits and tours on Friday February 13 and Friday February 20, 2026. Please note that these visit dates occur after our rank list has been submitted and certified and locked (which will occur by no later than January 31, 2026), to reassure all that the choice to visit in-person will not influence any applicant’s rank. If you are unable to visit on these days and wish to visit another time, please let us know when you will visit and we will aim to coordinate a tour with one of our faculty.  Please let Rhonda Prudhomme (Residency Coordinator, rhondaprudhomme@fullcircleidaho.org) know if and when you will be visiting, so that we can coordinate tours for you.  We want to emphasize again that a visit is completely optional, and entirely meant to help you get a sense of Boise and our medical facilities so that you can make the best choice for your next three years of training.

The NRMP program code for Full Circle Health Pediatrics Residency of Idaho is 3039320C0.

We are excited to get to know you, to learn about you and your interests, and to meet you virtually!

Criteria

• Only ERAS applications are accepted.
• Our application deadline is December 15, 2025 but we highly encourage you to apply by September 24, 2025.
• International medical graduates must have a passing score on USMLE Step 1 and Step 2.
• 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.
• In general, applicant should not be more than two years out of medical school unless they have been participating in research or medical experiences during this interim.  For those applicants who finished medical school more than 2 years ago, individual circumstances will be considered.  Please contact us for questions or further information related to this.
• Three letters of recommendation are required. One must be a letter from a Pediatrician with whom you have worked.
• For international medical graduates, 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

An R1 may request up to $5,000 advance pay to cover moving expenses, with remainder of salary paid evenly over the academic year.

Your Team

We believe the heart of healthcare education is service to others. The Pediatrics Residency of Idaho has an extremely talented faculty. This group consists of:

• Pediatricians
• Pediatric Hospitalists
• Pediatric Emergency Physicians
• Neonatologists
• Pediatric Intensivists
• Pediatric Subspecialists in virtually every specialty
• Psychologists
• Pediatric Psychiatrists
• Social Workers and Counselors
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Dietitians
• Pharmacists

This group creates the team environment needed to train a full scope pediatrician.

In addition to our faculty, the Pediatrics Residency of Idaho is partnered with St Luke’s Children’s Hospital. With the additional support of the Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Idaho Medical Association, and the Ada County Medical Society we ensure excellent pediatrics education. We hope that the information presented here stimulates your interest in our program. With in-depth pediatric focused training, we are confident that you will have an incredible experience with us!