Family Medicine Residency of Idaho
 Applicants

The application process allows the faculty and residents of the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho to thoroughly review each applicant's credentials prior to extending an invitation to interview. Applications will only be accepted through the ERAS system. Interviews will be scheduled during the fall/winter. The interview allows the applicant an opportunity to discuss the program with the faculty and residents, meet with staff members and examine the facilities and hospitals. Spouse or significant other is welcome to come for the interviews. Arrangements for them to meet the spouses of current residents will be made. A short tour of Boise is scheduled on the drive to each hospital for the hospital tours.

Deadline for receiving applications is November 1.

After all applicants have been interviewed, the faculty and residents rank applicants in order of preference and submit the list of names to the National Resident Matching Program.

 Criteria
  1. Only ERAS applications are accepted; applicants must contact their medical schools.  (ERAS website: www.acgme.org)
  2. Deadline for receiving applications is November 1.
  3. Prefer a minimum USMLE score of 200 and that the applicant has not had more than two attempts.
  4. Applicant is no more than five years out of medical school.
  5. Foreign applicants must be fluent in both written and oral English.  FMRI does not support of sponsor VISAs of any kind.
  6. Three letters of recommendation are required.  One must be a letter from a Family Medicine physician you have worked with.
  7. If foreign medical graduate; please contact the Idaho State Board of Medicine to make sure your medical school is an approved school for licensure in Idaho.  (208) 327-7000.  If not approved, we cannot accept your application.
 APPLICANT INTERVIEWING SCHEDULE FOR 2008-2009
  • Tuesday, November 4, 2008
  • Friday, November 14, 2008
  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008
  • Friday, November 21, 2008
  • Tuesday, December 2, 2008
  • Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  • Friday, December 19, 2008
  • Monday, December 22, 2008
  • Tuesday, December 30, 2008
  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009
  • Friday, January 9, 2009
  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009
 Direct Inquiries:

Holly Taniguchi
Residency Coordinator
Family Medicine Residency of Idaho
(208) 367-6040
info@fmridaho.org