Idaho State hires consultant to study — and price out — a possible ICOM purchase

Idaho State hires consultant to study — and price out — a possible ICOM purchase

POCATELLO (Idaho Ed News) — Idaho State University has hired a national consulting firm to study, and price out, the possible purchase of a for-profit medical school based in Meridian. As political leaders wrestle with the state’s chronic physicians’ shortage, Idaho State has been looking at acquiring the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine for months. […]

Idaho State University Weighs Buying Meridian Medical School to Address Doctor Shortage

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on August 25, 2025 MERIDIAN, ID – Idaho State University has hired a national consulting firm to study, and price out, the possible purchase of a for-profit medical school based in Meridian. As political leaders wrestle with the state’s chronic physicians’ shortage, Idaho State has been looking at acquiring the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine for months. But the $100,000 consulting project doesn’t mean …