Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is getting closer to create it’s first internal medicine residency. Thursday, the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian granted the hospital half a ...

Dr. Joseph Saad left Idaho after he graduated from medical school because the state didn't offer a residency in his specialty.

ICOM produces doctors but only offers 4 of 160 medical specialties for residency training, forcing graduates to leave Idaho and often not return.