Legislative commission recommends backing URI medical school

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 1,162

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Rhode Island should move forward with a public medical school at the University of Rhode Island (URI), an expensive move but one that could hopefully counteract Rhode Island’s aging and shrinking primary care workforce, a special legislative commission declared Tuesday.

The 21-member commission formed in 2024 voted unanimously to adopt the recommendations of a final report released at its meeting. The 32-page report outlines how a state-supported, MD-granting school could graduate its inaugural cohort as …

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