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    Idaho State University Program

    ACGME number: 1201521521
    Program Director: Brandon Craig Mickelsen DO
    Address: 465 Memorial Dr
    Pocatello, ID 83201-4008
    Phone: (208) 282-4508
    Email: fammed@isu.edu
    Website: http://www.isu.edu/fmed


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    Program Description

    Thank you for taking the time to explore our rural residency! We are proud of the programs we have developed since our inception in 1992. We have been preparing physicians for rural medicine in a unique setting with broad training in an ever-changing medical field for the past 33 years. With compassion and an embracing approach, our graduates are extraordinarily prepared to provide comprehensive, full-scope care and to serve communities in rural, underserved, and frontier areas. TRAINING STRENGTHS: • Inpatient Medicine, including open ICU & NICU • Maternal / OB Care, including Surgical OB • Procedures / POCUS • Insulin Pump Placement and Management • Sports Medicine • Wilderness Medicine • Spanish Language Prenatal Clinic PROGRAM STRENGTHS: • 10-year+ 100% ABFM Board pass rate • Unopposed • Dedicated, enthusiastic, and stable Faculty • Well-established, financially-stable program • Exceptionally supportive teaching hospital and medical community • University affiliated

    Community Setting

    • Rural

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Hospital Medicine
    • Sports Medicine
    • Comprehensive Pregnancy Care

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Portneuf Medical Center

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    • Federal or other government clinic funding including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) or look-alike, Community Health Centers (CHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC)

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 10

    PGY-2: 10

    PGY-3: 8

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 10

    PGY-2: 9

    PGY-3: 9

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Four months

    Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

    Comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for all or most residents.

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Four months

    Offers International Rotations

    Yes

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 2

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 4

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: None

    PGY-3: None

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Average In hospital night calls

    PGY-1: q4d

    PGY-2: q4d

    PGY-3: q4d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Portneuf Medical Center

    Total Hospital Beds

    200

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    9

    Full Time Other Faculty

    4

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    2

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    3

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    1

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    Yes

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $64,272

    PGY-2: $66,830

    PGY-3: $70,470

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

    • Life Insurance
    • Disability Insurance
    • Liability Insurance
    • Health Insurance
    • Meals
    • Funding for attending conferences
    • Sick Leave / Personal Time
    • Time off for conferences
    • AAFP Membership
    • Medical license fee
    • DEA license fee

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Types Offered

    • Hospitalist
    • Sports Medicine
    • Other - Wilderness Medicine

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes