The University of Idaho is making its move in the medical education space race. But it is what the Legislature encouraged this winter, with an open-ended law calling for a yet-to-be-determined medical education expansion. They want to fund an additional 30 medical school seats annually — adding 10 seats per year, starting in 2026-27. The idea is to provide “maximum flexibility” to a state working group that began studying the medical education issue in August. It’s a space race, and the U of I and Idaho State are not just idling on the launch pad.