The entire Idaho Faculty of Osteopathic Drugs’s class of 2022 graduates acquired right into a residency program across the U.S.
BOISE, Idaho — The inaugural class for the Idaho Faculty of Osteopathic Drugs (ICOM) made historical past Friday by changing into the primary osteopathic physicians produced within the Gem State.
After a protracted 4 years at Idaho’s solely school of medication, the 145 graduates stated they really feel, “over the moon” to lastly be given the title of physician and proceed their work within the medical area.
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“All people’s coming to Idaho, together with these great pupil docs and as they need to. It is a high-quality school, employees and curriculum,” ICOM President, Tracy Farnsworth stated. “We could not be extra happy with how these younger college students are doing.”
100% of the category of 2022 have a job in residency packages in 39 completely different states. They’re going to be in 16 completely different specialties, with 55% staying in major care specialties.
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In keeping with ICOM Dean and Chief Educational Officer, Thomas Mohr, DO, Idaho presently ranks forty ninth in relation to residency positions per capita. Eight graduates are staying within the Gem State to do their residency program, however Mohr stated with the ICOM’s momentum, he is eager for extra alternatives to maintain docs in Idaho.
“To ensure that us to maintain extra of our graduates and different graduates within the state, we actually do must broaden the alternatives for residency coaching or graduate medical schooling within the state right here of Idaho,” Mohr stated. “Now we have the graduates now we want the residency packages to maintain them right here.”
Whereas many graduates plan to go away Idaho for his or her residencies, some, like ICOM’s class of 2022 President Zaid Ahmed, stated they’ve plans to come back again.
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“I got here right here with my spouse, who’s additionally a graduating physician now, and we completely beloved it right here. We completely see ourselves settling again right here sooner or later,” Ahmed stated.
He added he fell in love with Idaho’s nature and neighborhood. He additionally is aware of how a lot of a necessity there’s for docs across the state. Ahmed shall be heading to southern New Jersey to do an emergency drugs residency.
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Ahmed is initially from New York and stated it was a bit of little bit of a danger to maneuver throughout the nation to enroll in a model new school of medication, however he feels it was value it.
“I’ve by no means been part of one other establishment and a workforce that was so collaborative and so supportive,” Ahmed stated.
Whereas Ahmed and his classmates have set the bar for future ICOM courses, he hopes to see the faculty proceed to develop and attain new individuals.
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“I’ll give again sooner or later to ICOM,” Ahmed stated. “I imply, they gave me a possibility and now I’ll be a health care provider, you recognize? Cannot ask for extra.”
With this graduating class, ICOM is now a completely accredited medical college. They’ve seven years of accreditation approval from the Fee on Osteopathic Faculty Accreditation, in addition to approval from the Idaho State Board of Training to confer the levels.
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IDAHO COUNTY, Idaho – A 41-year-old man is dead after the truck in which he was a passenger veered off the road early Saturday morning.
According to Idaho State Police, the crash took place at around 3 a.m. near Elk City Summit Road and Newsome Creek Road in Idaho County.
A 57-year-old man was driving his truck when the vehicle lost the ability to break, causing the truck to go off the road and up an embankment before flipping over.
The 41-year-old man was pronounced dead on scene, while another passenger was transported to the hospital and the driver sustained no injuries.
Birthrates in the United States have reached a historic low, with women having an average of 1.6 children in their lifetime. However, while some states have seen significant reductions in population growth, others are seeing their populations boom.
Since 2020, one of the fastest growing states in the U.S. has been Idaho, increasing by 6.2 percent between 2020 and 2023, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents a rise from 1,849,339 in July 2020 to 1,964,726 in July 2023. However, this growth has not been even across the state.
The map below shows which Idaho counties are growing the fastest:
The fastest population growth was seen in Camas County, with a 14 percent increase between 2020 and 2023. This was followed by Boundary County at 12 percent. Tied for third place was Adams County, Boise County, Bonner County, and Canyon County, with an 11 percent growth rate.
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So, what might be driving these increases?
According to researchers at the University of Idaho, more than a quarter of the state’s growing population are new to the state. By analyzing vehicle registration and license surrender data from the Idaho Transportation Department between 2011 and 2021, the team found that nearly half a million Idaho residents had moved to the state in the last decade.
“We’re not in the middle of nowhere anymore,” Jaap Vos, a professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho who focuses on planning, said in a statement on the university’s website in 2022. “We’re actually in the middle of all the action. If you look at the numbers, you can see we are getting new people coming in constantly.”
Map shows Idaho counties with the fastest growing population. Map shows Idaho counties with the fastest growing population. rarrarorro / iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty
According to the Idaho Department of Labor in March 2023, net migration into the state accounted for 88 percent of Idaho’s population growth between 2021 and 2022, the majority of which were U.S. citizens moving in from other states. The remaining 12 percent was from natural change when birth rates overweigh deaths.
While Idaho is seeing this influx of new people, many longstanding Idaho residents have been increasingly moving elsewhere, resulting in a significant reshaping of Idaho’s demographics.
According to a January interview with Matthew Hurt, an economist at the Idaho Division of Financial Management, with the Idaho Statesman, two thirds of Idaho’s predicted revenue growth through the 2028 fiscal year will be added through migration, with as many as one third of migration in Southwest Idaho coming from California.
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For every Idaho family that moves to California, Idaho gets three back, Hurt added.
“California totally dominates the net migration story, and it really is because Californians come to Idaho,” he said. “Idahoans don’t really go to California.”
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — — Kobe Tracy passed for 425 yards and three touchdowns, Jeff Weimer has 12 receptions for 236 yards and a TD and Gabe Panikowski kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired Saturday night to help Idaho State beat Cal Poly 41-38.
Christian Fredericksen caught nine passes for 120 yards and a touchdown for Idaho State (3-3, 1-1 Big Sky Conference) and Dason Brooks scored on a 3-yard run that gave the Bengals a three-point lead with 11:16 to play. Cal Poly (2-3, 1-1) responded with a 10-play, 57-yard drive that stalled out at the 8 and the Mustangs settled for a 26-yard field goal by Noah Serna to make it 38-all.
Weimer fumbled on the Idaho State’s ensuing possession but Cal Poly failed to convert on a fourth-and-1 from the Bengals 23 with about 3 minutes to play. Idaho State used a 30-yard pass from Tracy to Fredericksen to set up Panikowski’s winning field goal.
Watts finished with 18 carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns for Cal Poly. Michael Briscoe caught a 19-yard pass from Tracy to open the scoring and added a 19-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
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Tracy and Weimer connected on a 84-yard throw-and-catch for a touchdown that gave Idaho State a 17-7 lead going into the second quarter.
Jake East returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown that gave Cal Poly a 21-17 with about 4 minutes left in the first half.
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