Rural Family Medicine Residency - Two locations

Rural Family Medicine Residency

What is Rural Family Medicine?

The idea of the family doctor who treats the entire family - from prenatal care, to delivery, to school immunizations, and all the way through to nursing home care, home visits, and hospice - is certainly not dead and is in greater need now than ever before. For those for whom being a rural family doctor is the dream, training at a rural site allows them to become embedded in a rural community, to engage in continuity across care sites, to become familiar with the limited resources inherent in smaller communities, while also learning to work within a truly multidisciplinary team to provide the best possible patient care. Rural practice is the epitome of full-spectrum family practice. 

A Heart for Rural Family Medicine

Thank you for taking the time to explore our rural residency! We are proud of the programs we have developed since our inception in 1992. We have been preparing physicians for rural medicine in a unique setting with broad training in an ever-changing medical field for the past 32 years. 

With compassion and inclusivity, our graduates are extraordinarily prepared to provide comprehensive, full-scope care and to serve communities in rural, underserved, and frontier areas. The residency at ISU will provide a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and competence to create the future practice you are striving toward.

Pocatello Base Program:  8-8-8 (matches 8 residents per year)

Rexburg Rural Training Program: 1-1-1 (matches one resident per year)

Rupert / Burley Rural Training Program:  2-2-2 (matches 2 residents per year)

Resident Benefits and Salary

Idaho State University offers excellent employee benefits and salary given to residents while in training.

Salaries

• $64,272.00 (R1)
• $66,830.00 (R2)
• $70,470.00 (R3)

Benefits
•    Medical and dental insurance is offered through Blue Cross of Idaho with plan options to choose from with varying premiums and deductibles.
•    Basic life insurance.
•    For a small premium, term insurance, disability, and vision are offered.
•    A Flexible Spending Account is available to help cover qualified healthcare expenses and day care expenses.
•    $1,000 to help cover moving expenses
•    Three full weeks of vacation
•    For a minimal cost, the university has the following facilities available: movie theater, bowling alley, gym, swimming pool, and craft shop.
•    Countless university activities throughout the year can be attended for a small fee.
 
Professional Benefits
There are approved expenses that residents can use their CME money to cover. Examples include:
•    USMLE or Comlex step 3 exam
•    USMLE/Comlex transcript
•    Idaho State Board of Medicine license application
•    Idaho State Board of Medicine license pro-rated fee
•    DEA license
•    Controlled Substance license