URI trustees back proposal for public medical school

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 447

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The University of Rhode Island (URI) Board of Trustees voted Friday unanimously to affirm the recommendations of a special state Senate commission calling for a public medical school at the Kingston campus to help address the state’s primary care shortage.

The vote of confidence came at a regular board meeting, with one abstention from trustee Joseph F. Matthews. The vote confirmed the board’s “willingness to continue working collaboratively with the Commission and …

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