Idaho’s health depends on accessible, comprehensive family medicine

By: Angie Devitt

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 561

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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As president of the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians and a practicing family physician for nearly three decades, I know firsthand that not everyone understands what we do. A longtime patient recently asked me whom she should see for routine cervical cancer screening — a gynecologist, she assumed after a quick internet search. In truth, this is routine care that family physicians provide every day. This story underscores a larger truth: Idaho’s health depends on …

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