Resident Life
And that’s a wrap on @futurefamilymed National Conference 2025!!! Absolute blast meeting prospective residents, participating in AAFP leadership, handing out fmri sporks and hanging out with our @wwamifmrn @fmricaldwell @fmrinampa friends 🥰🩺🥄
Can’t wait for next year! 🥳🤩
And that’s a wrap on @futurefamilymed National Conference 2025!!! Absolute blast meeting prospective residents, participating in AAFP leadership, handing out fmri sporks and hanging out with our @wwamifmrn @fmricaldwell @fmrinampa friends 🥰🩺🥄
Can’t wait for next year! 🥳🤩
🎉🎉🎉We are so excited for our BRAND NEW INTERNS!!!!!🎉🎉🎉
Can’t wait to see you in Boise! 🏔️
I promise we have access to snacks at half day conference and it’s not the models needed for procedural practice!
I promise we have access to snacks at half day conference and it’s not the models needed for procedural practice!
More pics from the R2 wilderness medicine retreat in Burgdorf!!
Faculty and residents had a great time at Burgdorf for the annual R2 wilderness medicine retreat! All R2 residents have a 3 day weekend set aside in their schedules to go to his remote gorgeous hot spring to learn wilderness medicine. Snow mobiles, hot springs, and rescue scenarios…what more could you ask for.
More pics to come!
Faculty and residents had a great time at Burgdorf for the annual R2 wilderness medicine retreat! All R2 residents have a 3 day weekend set aside in their schedules to go to his remote gorgeous hot spring to learn wilderness medicine. Snow mobiles, hot springs, and rescue scenarios…what more could you ask for.
More pics to come!
Sliding into Monday like
INTERN SHOUTOUT
Introducing: Minta Ray 💥
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Favorite call snack: Swedish fish
Fun fact: I built my own tiny house during medical school and towed it out to Idaho where I reside with my orange cat 🐈
Fav procedure: 👶🏼 deliveries, and of course a good abscess I&D
Minta is coming to our program with a Masters in Public Health, and is particularly excited about LGBT healthcare, reproductive care, and rural medicine. Outside of medicine Minta enjoys swimming, hiking, studying classical ballet, piano and cooking delicious vegan meals! She has been a great addition to our program!!
INTERN SHOUTOUT
Introducing: Minta Ray 💥
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Favorite call snack: Swedish fish
Fun fact: I built my own tiny house during medical school and towed it out to Idaho where I reside with my orange cat 🐈
Fav procedure: 👶🏼 deliveries, and of course a good abscess I&D
Minta is coming to our program with a Masters in Public Health, and is particularly excited about LGBT healthcare, reproductive care, and rural medicine. Outside of medicine Minta enjoys swimming, hiking, studying classical ballet, piano and cooking delicious vegan meals! She has been a great addition to our program!!
INTERN SHOUTOUT
Introducing: ✨Dr. Jamie O’Neill✨
Hometown: Fox point, WI
Fav call snack: coffee + peanut butter m&ms
Fun fact: my favorite way to travel is via bicycle! Longest bike ride I’ve done was a 3 month trip across Mexico. 🇲🇽
Fav procedure: any and all!
She also has a strong interest in global health and has done work in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. In her free time she enjoys sports and spending time with her family (pictured) and friends. She and her family have been an amazing and fun addition to our program!! Looking forward to many more months working with her!
INTERN SHOUTOUT
Introducing: ✨Dr. Jamie O’Neill✨
Hometown: Fox point, WI
Fav call snack: coffee + peanut butter m&ms
Fun fact: my favorite way to travel is via bicycle! Longest bike ride I’ve done was a 3 month trip across Mexico. 🇲🇽
Fav procedure: any and all!
She also has a strong interest in global health and has done work in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. In her free time she enjoys sports and spending time with her family (pictured) and friends. She and her family have been an amazing and fun addition to our program!! Looking forward to many more months working with her!
L&D fun part 2: pictured are our fearless laborists Dr. Janowiak taking care of our laboring patient Louis Hey, current R2. 😂 And Dr. Anstine teaching our residents dystocia maneuvers using the best mannequin, Emma`s fist!
L&D fun part 2: pictured are our fearless laborists Dr. Janowiak taking care of our laboring patient Louis Hey, current R2. 😂 And Dr. Anstine teaching our residents dystocia maneuvers using the best mannequin, Emma`s fist!
L&D fun part 1: R2 Dr. Skinner delivered a conti OB patient while on a peds nightcall shift!! …and now cleaning up the aftermath ☝️🫣
L&D fun part 1: R2 Dr. Skinner delivered a conti OB patient while on a peds nightcall shift!! …and now cleaning up the aftermath ☝️🫣
Keeping our residents happy on the holidays with free Starbucks!! Courtesy of our wellness program! ☕🌞
Keeping our residents happy on the holidays with free Starbucks!! Courtesy of our wellness program! ☕🌞
INTERN SHOUTOUT
Introducing: DR. KIERNEY ALLSOP 🩺
Hometown- Billings, MT
Call snack- wish I could say it`s something healthy but probably uncrustables
Fun Fact- I skipped 5th grade which I thought was cool at the time but I think I`ve made up for having one less year of elementary school at this point
Favorite procedure- 👶🏼deliveries!
Outside of medicine, Kierney also enjoys hiking, backpacking, hunting for huckleberries in the summer or playing some sort of sport with her husband and friends. Also loves gardening, cooking, and board games!
We`ve really enjoying having Kierney (and her baked goods 🤤) here at our program!!
INTERN SHOUTOUT
Introducing: DR. KIERNEY ALLSOP 🩺
Hometown- Billings, MT
Call snack- wish I could say it`s something healthy but probably uncrustables
Fun Fact- I skipped 5th grade which I thought was cool at the time but I think I`ve made up for having one less year of elementary school at this point
Favorite procedure- 👶🏼deliveries!
Outside of medicine, Kierney also enjoys hiking, backpacking, hunting for huckleberries in the summer or playing some sort of sport with her husband and friends. Also loves gardening, cooking, and board games!
We`ve really enjoying having Kierney (and her baked goods 🤤) here at our program!!
Resident Wellness
“The mission of the Wellness program is to support and promote the physical, psychological, social, and professional well-being of Family Medicine residents, provide them with the tools they will need to make healthy lifestyle choices and empower them to seek work-life balance in their own lives.”
The program is run by residents under the guidance and support of faculty. A committee is elected who act as a liaison between the residents and faculty as a whole. There is also dedicated funding and didactic time provided by the residency.
Psychological
- Employee Assistance Program
- ACMS Programs: Physician Vitality Program, free confidential counseling services, several free hosted events throughout the year
- Free wellness and career coaching with Dr. Schneider leader of St. Luke’s Physician Wellness Program
- Narrative medicine: longitudinal didactic and extracurricular experiences supporting resident reflection on stories of illness and the training process
- Memorial Service: offered annually at the end of the academic year to honor deaths within our community and space to grieve
- Art of Family Medicine curriculum throughout residency
Social
- Mentoring: all residents are paired with a faculty member throughout residency for professional guidance. Interns are paired with senior residents during their first year to help with the transition into residency and a new city.
- Retreats: There is an annual retreat in August to McCall, Idaho which includes the entire residency. Additionally, protected time each year is provided for individual class retreats.
- Events: several organized family friendly social events throughout the year, often paired with ACMS. Regular book club gatherings. Multiple informal gatherings (mountain bike lessons, cross country ski lessons, trivia nights, relay teams, rec sports teams).
- Opportunities to connect with local medical advocacy groups.
- Cultural offerings at large in Boise: Boise Art Museum, Music (Knitting Factory, Neurolux, Treefort Music Fest) Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Ballet Idaho, Boise Philharmonic, The Morrison Center, Idaho Steelheads Hockey team, Boise State college athletics, grab a pint at one of the many breweries or sip at one of the many local wineries, and enjoy more dining, shopping, and art in Downtown Boise.
Physical
- Funding for $75.00 per resident, per year, for purchase of wellness equipment (skis, shoes, dinner, childcare, etc.)
- FMREI: An ever-expanding collection of rentable gear that Full Circle Health owns that is free to all residents (snowshoes, paddleboards, tubes, yard games, coolers, etc.).
- Protected time for medical, behavioral, and dental appointments
- Outdoor recreation is an important part of the Boise lifestyle. The Boise River courses through the heart of town, bordered by the Greenbelt path. The Ridge to Rivers Trail System boasts over 85 miles of maintained trails for biking/hiking/running. Excellent nordic and downhill skiing can be experienced at Bogus Basin, just 18 miles from town. Additional skiing at Brundage Mountain, Tamarack Resort, and Sun Valley is less than three hours away. Hiking, camping, and backcountry skiing are popular in the nearby Sawtooth, White Cloud, Smoky, and Boulder Mountains. Kayaking, rafting and fishing opportunities also abound with the city in close proximity to the Boise, Payette, Salmon, and Snake Rivers. Rock-climbing and mountaineering opportunities await at the City of Rocks and Sawtooths.
Community
Ada County Medical Society (ACMS) is a local group who provides various opportunities to connect with the greater medical community and beyond. Click here for education and recreational opportunities.
Recreation
Recreation Outdoor recreation is an important part of the Boise lifestyle. The Boise River courses through the heart of the city and is bordered by the Greenbelt bike and walking path that runs from Lucky Peak Reservoir to Eagle Island State Park. Boise was voted the “#1 mountain biking town” by Bike and Mountain Bike magazines. The Ridge to Rivers Trail System boasts over 85 miles of maintained trails for walking and riding. Excellent nordic and downhill skiing can be experienced at Bogus Basin, just 18 miles from the center of town and very popular with the locals for its inexpensive season pass (under $250). Additional skiing at Brundage Mountain, Tamarack Resort, and Sun Valley is less than three hours away. Hiking, camping, and backcountry skiing are popular in the nearby Sawtooth, White Cloud, Smoky, and Boulder Mountains.
Kayaking, rafting and fishing opportunities also abound with the city in close proximity to the Boise, Payette, Salmon, and Snake Rivers. Idaho in general has many premier whitewater rafting and kayaking river systems, with the Payette River system less than one hour from town. The Payette offers everything from beginner runs to Class 5 whitewater. The several forks of world famous Salmon River and the Hell’s Canyon section of the Snake River are popular for multi-day trips, as are the stunning desert gorges of the Bruneau, Jarbridge and Owyhee Rivers south of Boise.
Rock-climbing enthusiasts can easily access the local basalt crag known as the Black Cliffs just east of town. Amazing granite routes in the City of Rocks and the Sawtooth Mountains are both less than four hours by car. Mountaineering opportunities also abound in the state, with many excellent routes in the Seven Devils, Sawtooths, White Clouds, Boulders, and Lost River ranges, to name a few.
But you don’t need to leave town to find something fun to do. Boise has a vital city center that offers musical entertainment, theatre, opera, good food and shopping. Tubing the cool Boise River during the hot summer months is a popular pastime. The extensive park system, including the Boise Greenbelt, is home to multiple city sports leagues and festivals. The parks and river provide refuge without ever leaving the city.
