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Rory Cole

Rory Cole

Rory Cole is a medical student pursuing her residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine. The views expressed in this article are hers alone and do not represent those of the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her bachelor of science degree in materials science and engineering with a minor in Spanish from Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 2019 with university honors. Rory grew up in Hailey, Idaho, and in her spare time, enjoys fly fishing and exploring Idaho’s outdoors.

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Demonstrators line up in front of the front steps of the Idaho State Capitol Building for a pro-abortion rally.

I’m staying in Idaho to practice medicine after the U.S. Supreme Court’s EMTALA decision
By: - June 28, 2024

Earlier this year, I described how and why I made the difficult decision to stay and practice medicine in Idaho given the increasing threats to reproductive health care that I witnessed firsthand as a medical trainee. As I’m writing this now, the U.S. Supreme Court just issued a decision in the landmark abortion case Idaho […]

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Healthcare worker giving support and love to a patient

My hardest decision: Practicing medicine in Idaho
By: - April 8, 2024

The decision to continue my medical training in Idaho was one of the most difficult and frustrating choices I’ve ever had to make. It should have been easy.  Idaho has invested an enormous amount of money in family medicine residencies and is historically home to some of the best full-spectrum family medicine programs in the […]

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Big Wood River in Blaine County

‘It changed everything’: How Idaho’s housing crisis negatively impacts mental health
By: - September 20, 2021

Before COVID-19 hit the United States, Blaine County had the second-highest rate of extreme housing cost burden in Idaho, meaning that the percentage of residents that pay more than 50% of their monthly income toward housing was 17%, according to the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings. The state average is 11%. On top of […]

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