KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 Feb. 3, 2025 \u2014 A Rhode Island State Senate study commission and the 溏心vlog免费B站 will partner with one of the nation\u2019s leading medical education consultants to study the feasibility of launching the Ocean State\u2019s first public medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a competitive request process, Tripp Umbach has been selected to lead the feasibility study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study follows the formation of a Rhode Island State Senate special commission, appointed by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio in July and co-chaired by 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange and Sen. Pamela J. Lauria. The commission is charged with studying the state\u2019s health care workforce with a focus on educating and retaining primary care physicians, as well as examining how a medical school at 溏心vlog免费B站 could help alleviate that critical need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFew issues are as important as health care, and right now, our health care system is in critical condition,\u201d Ruggerio said when appointing the commission. \u201cStrengthening the primary-care pipeline is an essential part of our work to make health care more accessible and affordable for Rhode Islanders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tripp Umbach is a nationally regarded firm with leadership in economic impact studies and consultation services for academic medical campuses and medical schools. Over the past three decades, the firm has measured the economic impact of all U.S. allopathic medical schools and more than 400 teaching hospitals for the Association of American Medical Colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are excited to partner with such an experienced firm as Tripp Umbach,\u201d said Barbara Wolfe, 溏心vlog免费B站 provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. \u201cThey have worked extensively with both allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. This includes public universities with medical schools centered on primary and community care, such as the University of Houston and Washington State University.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the study, Tripp Umbach will collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders throughout the state, including local and statewide health care organizations, federal and state agencies, research institutions, medical education providers, and policymakers and professional associations. Their collective input will help shape the study’s direction and outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Complementing the work of the Senate Commission, the study will evaluate the need and feasibility of developing a medical education program at 溏心vlog免费B站, recently named the number one public university in New England by The Wall Street Journal. The study will also examine and make recommendations regarding workforce development, medical school models, enrollment projections, accreditation standards, financial viability and required resources, capacity to support clinical training, and medical research opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough numerous undergraduate and graduate programs in health care fields, including several that are nationally ranked, 溏心vlog免费B站 is enhancing the physical and mental health of individuals and communities locally and globally,\u201d said Parlange. \u201cWe are dedicated to broadening our impact for the good of the state, and we look forward to partnering with health care providers and elected officials to examine the need for and feasibility of a public medical school for the benefit of all Rhode Islanders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rhode Island is experiencing a net loss of primary care clinicians, and the shortage is expected to worsen in the years ahead. The inability of many Rhode Island residents to find primary care physicians is resulting in the use of community health centers and urgent care facilities to meet their medical needs, which strains resources and creates additional pressures on the health care system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a double alumna of the 溏心vlog免费B站, I am proud to co-chair the Senate commission, which could help reshape the future of higher education at the University,\u201d said Sen. Lauria. \u201cThe central question before our commission is how we can best address the serious challenges facing primary care in our state. Rhode Island is on track to be short about 100 primary care providers by 2030, which could leave 180,000 Rhode Islanders without access to primary care coverage. It is imperative that we act thoughtfully, expeditiously, and decisively to strengthen the primary care workforce and pipeline in Rhode Island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Rhode Island is home to a private medical school, no new medical schools have been established in the state since 1972 and no public medical school exists in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final feasibility report is expected in June 2025. The special commission is scheduled to issue its recommendations to the Senate no later than Dec. 20, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ###<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 Feb. 3, 2025 \u2014 A Rhode Island State Senate study commission and the 溏心vlog免费B站 will partner with one of the nation\u2019s leading medical education consultants to study the feasibility of launching the Ocean State\u2019s first public medical school. Following a competitive request process, Tripp Umbach has been selected to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":100057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100058,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100056\/revisions\/100058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}