School of Health and Medical Professions
Improving access to health care for Idahoans.

Nationally, Idaho ranks 50/50 in physicians per capita yet has led the nation in population growth for the last five years—a problem that is compounded by an aging healthcare workforce. Help the School of Health and Medical Professions (SHAMP) improve access to health care for Idahoans.   

Innovation and growth in Idaho’s health care workforce 

Idaho’s need for health care professionals requires innovative solutions. The SHAMP Excellence Fund supports hands-on learning opportunities for health and medical students, like the Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) which immerses medical students in rural and underserved communities to develop their understanding of primary care and community health systems. 

Training Idaho’s future providers starts in the classroom. Help expand the state-of-the-art D.A. Huckabay M.D. Medical Education Building and create more space for collaborative pre-clinical training.  

Your gift to the SHAMP Excellence Fund helps expand hands-on learning opportunities, strengthen Idaho’s health care workforce and improve access to care for communities across the state.  

Scholarships Help Idaho Medical Students Become Idaho Physicians

Help Idaho WWAMI educate Gem State medical students. In partnership with the University of Washington School of Medicine, we have proudly served as Idaho's medical school since 1972. 

Rural community doctors earn about $60,000 less than the national average, meaning Idaho-trained physicians may choose to practice in more urban areas of our state. By lowering their cost of education, you can help Idaho-trained physicians remain in Idaho. 

Your gift to the Idaho WWAMI Scholarship Fund reduces student loan debt, helping keep Idaho-trained doctors in Idaho and making rural service more attainable. 

Scholarships shape the next generation of health care professionals 

Idaho’s health care worker shortage impacts every aspect of care. SHAMP’s programs address these gaps—the Master of Science in Gerontology trains leaders to improve care for older adults, the Doctor of Anatomical Sciences prepares educators for vital faculty roles and the Doctor of Clinical Psychology will train clinical psychologists to serve Idaho communities. 

Scholarships play a vital role in making these programs accessible. Your gift supports Idaho’s future health care leaders, helping to improve care and expand access where it’s needed most.  

ECHO Idaho Supports Continuing Medical Education 

As a part of SHAMP, Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) Idaho offers Idaho health professionals the opportunity to build a community using video conferencing over lunch breaks to bring health care workers together in real-time, collaborative sessions. 

Your gift to the ECHO Idaho fund helps safeguard ongoing series such as K12 Education, Opioid, Pain and Substance Use Disorders and Pediatric Autism, as well as develop new offerings.  

Enhance Student Experiences with North Idaho AHEC

Supported at U of I since 2017, the North Idaho Area Health Education Center (NI-AHEC) develops a pipeline of healthcare professionals equipped to meet the unique needs of Idaho’s rural and underserved communities. NI-AHEC partners with local organizations to provide learning opportunities for students in grades 7-12, health professions students and health care professionals.  

Your gift to North Idaho AHEC helps sustain health career exploration events like “Doc for a Day” and “Hands-On Health Care” for regional middle and high school students and experiential training for medical and health professions students. 

Idaho Office of Underserved and Rural Medical Research

The mission of the Idaho Office of Underserved and Rural Medical Research is to improve the health of Idaho's underserved and rural communities by integrating medical education, research and service to advance clinical practice and patient care in our state. The office researches healthcare systems and health outcomes in rural and disadvantaged areas. They are currently examining heart failure care, chronic conditions and mental health to improve health outcomes for Idahoans.

Your gift to the Idaho Office of Underserved and Rural Medical Research supports this research and helps determine important trends in Gem State healthcare.

Dean’s Excellence Fund

The Dean's Excellence Fund can be used to send medical students to professional conferences, bring in guest lecturers and educators, host specialized workshops and even assist students with short-term emergency expenses. A gift to the Dean's Excellence Fund provides the flexibility to meet immediate needs and take advantage of timely opportunities for students and faculty instructors.

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Jim & Tedde Reid College of Business & Economics Scholarship Match
College of Business & Economics is preparing to educate Vandals for the next 100 years! Every gift to the College of Business & Economics Scholarship fund will be matched up to $5,000 thanks to Jim & Tedde Reid!
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John Hoyne New Vandal Donor Challenge
This Vandal Giving Day, we’re calling on 15 new donors to step up! When 15 new donors give, a $2,500 challenge gift will be unlocked, helping provide food and essential resources to students in need. Thank you to alumnus John Hoyne '96 for his support.
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Faculty & Staff Challenge
The 250th gift from a faculty/staff member will win a $750 bonus for the fund of their choice!
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Foundation Participation Challenge
Every gift counts—and now, every 500 gifts unlocks an additional $5,000, up to $25,000 in bonus funds! The more Vandals who give, the more we unlock to support students, programs, and initiatives across the University of Idaho.
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Procrastinator Award
The last gift to Vandal Giving Day receives an additional $500 bonus to the fund of their choice.
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Vandal Trivia
5 Trivia Questions on "X" and the first person to answer correctly gets $100 to the fund of their choice. Be sure to follow @UIdahoAlumni
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Payroll Deduction Bonus Challenge
Set up a new payroll deduction on April 1 or 2, and you could win a $250 bonus! Two lucky employees will be randomly selected, so start giving and get rewarded for your Vandal pride!
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Northwest Specialty Hospital
Thanks to Northwest Specially Hospital this Vandal Giving Day, we’re excited to announce a $5,000 challenge for Idaho Medical Education! Every 5 donations will unlock $2,500 to support medical education.
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Early Bird Challenge
Whoever makes the first donation on April 1 will earn an additional bonus $500 to the fund of their choice!
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The 1889 Challenge
To honor the year University of Idaho was founded the 1,889 gift received will earn an additional $1,889 to the fund of their choice!
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Kick Off Challenge
The top three funds that receive the most gifts in the first 10 hours on April 1st will unlock an additional $1,000 donation!
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Find Joe Vandal
There are 15 hidden Joe Vandals around campus. If you find one please bring it to the ASUI Lounge in the Idaho Student Union Building. You get to designate $100 to the fund of your choice.
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Sip & Select Challenge
We want to give our colleges some Vandal Giving Day love! Enter the Vandal Giving Day College Challenge. The college with the most votes at the Sip Station on Campus earns $250 for their designated fund. Stop by with your family and friends to support your college and the University of Idaho!
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Dean of Students Ambassador Challenge
Blaine Eckles, Dean of Students has challenged all staff in Student Affairs to support Vandal Giving Day as Ambassadors. The Ambassador who brings in the most gift will be able to add a $500 bonus to the fund of their choice!
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