Idaho WWAMI Names Research Office in Honor of Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health

Idaho WWAMI Names Research Office in Honor of Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health

The motto “We’re in Idaho for Idaho,” guides the direction of Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health (BCIF) in the state, said Executive Director Kendra Witt-Doyle.

“We partner up with other entities that also have that motto of being in Idaho for Idaho,” she said. “I can’t think of any other entity in Idaho that lives and breathes that on a daily basis like Idaho WWAMI. You are here for the state, and you are here for the healthcare of the state.”

BCIF has been a leader within the state of Idaho since being formed in 2001 and has consistently invested in the Idaho WWAMI Medical Education program including medical student scholarships, the research office, Project ECHO Idaho and the North Idaho Area Health Education Center office, said Brad Martin, director of development at Idaho WWAMI.

“It is absolutely essential and integral to our land grant mission and what we’re trying to do here in the state.” Brad Martin, director of development at Idaho WWAMI

Now, Idaho WWAMI has named their research office after BCIF to honor their commitment to supporting the medical program — Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health Idaho Office of Underserved and Rural Medical Research (IOURMR).
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