VA Medical Center
The BVAMC, with 46 medical/surgical beds, serves over 100,000 Veterans in Idaho and the surrounding area. Internal Medicine residents are responsible for the care of all medical patients in the intensive care unit and on the General Medicine wards. The typical Medicine team consists of 1-2 medical students from the University of Washington, an intern, a senior resident, and an attending. All attendings are Internal Medicine trained and many have additional expertise in subspecialties such as Geriatrics, Infectious Diseases, Palliative Medicine, Psychiatry, and Rheumatology. Nursing, Social Work, Laboratory, Respiratory Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech, Wound Care and other support services are superb at the BVAMC and provide opportunities for house staff to be part of quality multidisciplinary teams.
St.Luke's Regional Medical Center
SLMRC is a 399-bed hospital with centers of excellence in cancer, heart, and women's and children's care. Medicine residents work side-by-side Internal Medicine hospitalists, many of whom are graduates of the University of Washington Residency Program. Subspecialists take a special interest in teaching through consultation.
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
SARMC is a 381-bed level II trauma center and primary stroke center servicing southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada. Internal Medicine residents work on teams (2 interns, 1 senior resident) with Internal Medicine hospitalists on the Medicine wards. Subspecialty consultants are readily available and eager to teach.