Construction on Idaho's first medical school ahead of schedule

MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's first medical school is inching closer to its August 2018 finish line by hiring critical faculty members, developing programs and constructing facilities. The school is expected to help with Idaho's physician shortage.

Construction of the privately funded, for-profit Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, or ICOM, is ahead of schedule and due for completion in the spring.

The proposed medical school currently has pre-accreditation status and is expected to be officially accredited before the end of the year, which means it can start recruiting 150 students to fill the first class.

"Idaho is the most populous state without a medical school of its own and we rank 50th in terms of primary care physicians per capita," said ICOM Founding Dean Dr. Robert Hasty.

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