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Residency programs ask JFAC to sustain expansion; directors say trainees increase access now and boost long‑term retention
Summary
Directors of Idaho residency programs and legislative analysts told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that modest, ongoing state funding helps create residency slots, increases clinical capacity while trainees practice, and improves the chance doctors will remain in Idaho after training.
Legislative analysts and residency program directors told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that state financial support remains critical to expanding graduate medical education (GME) seats and to keeping more newly trained physicians practicing in Idaho.
Who spoke and why it matters. Kevin Campbell, analyst for the Legislative Services Office, and program leaders from Eastern Idaho Medical Residency, Boise Internal Medicine and family medicine residencies described requests for modest state dollars that fund portions of resident salaries and training costs in partnership with hospitals and sponsoring institutions. Committee members heard that residents both provide care during training and are more likely to remain in state when trained here.
Requests and program details. Analysts and program directors listed FY2026 funding requests and program‑level details:
- Eastern Idaho Medical Residency (EIMR): requested $240,000 to support four additional…
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