Consultants: Idaho should pursue ICOM purchase — despite unknown costs

Consultants: Idaho should pursue ICOM purchase — despite unknown costs

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on November 25, 2025 MERIDIAN, ID – The price tag for the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine is unknown, but consultants say the state should pursue buying it anyway. The consultants say it would make more sense for Idaho to purchase ICOM than to build a medical school from scratch. The Meridian-based ICOM remains a private, for-profit college, for now. But ICOM’s owners are expected to sell at some point,…

Consultants: Idaho should pursue ICOM purchase — despite unknown costs

The price tag for the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine is unknown, but consultants say the state should pursue buying it anyway. The consultants say it would make more sense for Idaho to purchase ICOM than to build a medical school from scratch. During a simulated clinical encounter, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine student physician Quinn Schroeder practices performing an eye exam using a pupil light to evaluate pupillary reflexes. (I…