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Idaho pushes residency expansion: psychiatry, internal medicine and family medicine funding debated at JFAC
Summary
Lawmakers heard requests for continued funding of residency programs across Idaho, part of a multi‑year strategy to increase physician supply and retain trainees in‑state. Presenters said residencies immediately expand clinical capacity while also improving long‑term physician retention.
Legislators on the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee heard presentations on funding requests for several Idaho medical residency programs as part of a multi‑year plan to increase the state's physician workforce.
Legislative analyst Kevin Campbell opened the segment with an overview of residency funding and structure, describing East Idaho, Boise and family medicine residency programs and explaining that many residency positions are paid through three‑way partnerships among the sponsoring institution, health systems and the state. "To create a doctor takes at a minimum, three additional years longer for some specialties," Campbell said, adding that the state typically pays a portion of the annual per‑resident cost.
Eastern Idaho Medical Residency
Doctor Matt Larson, psychiatry program director at Eastern Idaho, outlined a request to fund psychiatric residency slots. Eastern Idaho Medical Residency sought $240,000 to fund four additional psychiatric resident…
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