As a proud fourth-generation Idahoan and practicing family physician, I am deeply invested in the health and well-being of all Idahoans. We currently rank 50th in physicians per capita, a burden felt most heavily by our rural communities. We must strengthen our clinical workforce through a robust medical education system. My name is Dr. Joey Florence, a graduate of the Idaho WWAMI program and a medical student preceptor (a physician who trains students). Now, more than ever, Idaho needs to invest in its future physicians to ensure every Idahoan has access to quality care.

The Idaho WWAMI program — a groundbreaking partnership between the State of Idaho, the University of Idaho, and the University of Washington School of Medicine — has been a lifeline for our state’s healthcare system for

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