Report: URI medical school would cost more than $200M; welcome first students in five years

Updated at 5:37 p.m.

A STATE Senate commission on Friday received a draft report from Tripp Umbach assessing the feasibility of launching the state’s first medical school at the University of Rhode Island. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Launching the state’s first medical school at the University of Rhode Island would cost more than $200 million, according to a draft report that was presented to a Senate special commission Friday. The study being conducted by Missouri-based consultant firm Tripp Umbach supports the idea and said startup costs for launching the

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