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Senate OKs Bill to create URI medical school, moving it to the House

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Senate OKs Bill to create URI medical school, moving it to the House
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Lawmakers seen in the Rhode Island Senate Chamber on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Rhode Island is one step closer to having a medical school at the University of Rhode Island (URI).
Last week, the state Senate voted 37-0 to approve legislation that would provide an initial appropriation of $5 million — the first part of a multi-year investment — to develop the school which supporters say would ideally help alleviate the state’s physician shortage. Meanwhile, a c

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