President Robert Wagner lauded milestones at Idaho State University Wednesday — but also said Idaho State would hold its historic ground in health care programs. Idaho State has for years served as the state’s lead university in health care professions. And a State Board of Education working group is studying the state’s medical education needs — as Idaho State continues to look at acquiring the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, a for-profit medical school near Idaho State’s Meridian campus. Idaho State signed eight memoranda of understanding with partners in the past year, a university record, Wagner said. After years of budget straits, brought on in part by declining enrollment, Idaho State crafted its first balanced budget in a decade.