Idaho State University is Idaho’s healthcare university, as designated by the Idaho State Board of Education, and offers 75 percent of the state’s health profession degree programs. Approximately one-third of Idaho State University’s graduates receive degrees in the health sciences.
The majority of the University’s health professions programs are housed in the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences. Twenty-four professional programs, including 55 degrees/options, make up the Division. Several of the Division’s programs are offered on both the Pocatello and Meridian campuses and a number of degrees are offered online. Programs partner with hospitals, clinics, and specialized medical facilities throughout the state and nation to provide state-of-the-art training opportunities and clinical rotations for our students, including 18 clinics operated by Idaho State University.
A mix of classroom and clinical experiences ensures that graduates are prepared for licensing exams and positions in a wide range of healthcare fields. On-campus and statewide clinics provide students with hands-on training. Fourteen in-house clinics include medicine, dentistry, dental hygiene, audiology, speech pathology, counseling, occupational therapy, physical therapy, vestibular (balance), and wellness. Beyond the basic skill sets associated with clinical practice, we train our students to become leaders in their professions and communities. Doing this requires hiring and retaining nationally recognized faculty, using the most current teaching technologies, and giving students access to the hands-on learning opportunities they need for success.
The Kasiska Division of Health Sciences is organized into two colleges:
- College of Health
- College of Pharmacy
Pre-Health Professions Advising
Idaho State University offers advising for pre-health professional students, which prepares them for application to and acceptance by a variety of health professional schools. Health professional programs for which advising is offered include dentistry, medicine, osteopathic medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, and physician assistant. For students interested in one of the health professional programs offered at Idaho State University, such as medical laboratory science, counseling, dental hygiene, family medicine, community and public health, dietetics and nutrition sciences, nursing, physical therapy, physician assistant, pharmacy, radiographic science, and speech pathology and audiology, the Pre-Health Advisor will refer the students to the appropriate department or college for additional information.