The SHM Rhode Island Chapter will be hosting an in-person event on Tuesday, September 16th at 6:00 p.m. ET at Waterman Grille in Providence, RI. Please join the chapter to meet and network with other hospitalists in your community and for an educational presentation titled "Healthcare in Rhode Island: Hope and Challenge," provided by Dr. Jerome Larkin.

Jerome Larkin, MD is the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health. Dr. Larkin previously served as the Medical Director of Inpatient Infectious Diseases Consultation Services at Rhode Island Hospital. He has also served as the Co-Director of the Pediatric HIV Clinic at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and the Medical Director of the Infectious Disease Clinic at Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Larkin has authored many abstracts, chapters, and works in peer-reviewed journals and publications and has been recognized with multiple awards and honors. They include the 2022 Steven M. Opal Award for Teaching Excellence and the 2015 Beckwith Family Award for Outstanding Teaching, both from Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School. Dr. Larkin is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. He received his medical degree from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and completed his undergraduate degree at Boston College.

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