MERIDIAN — Training the next generation of osteopathic physicians to provide care in communities throughout Idaho and beyond requires partnership and support.
One such partnership for the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) is its work with the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health (BCIF). Since 2020, both entities have worked together to support medical students in their pursuit of becoming physicians, as well as in support of the state of Idaho’s Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP), in an effort to increase the number of physicians in Idaho.
“We are deeply appreciative of the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation’s longstanding commitment to the health and wellness of Idahoans — including efforts to grow our much-needed physician workforce,” said Dr. Tracy J. Farnsworth, president of the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine…