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Dr. Christine E. Barron received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from State University of New York Binghamton University in 1990 and received her medical doctorate from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1995. She completed her pediatric residency at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence Rhode Island in 1998 and a Fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics (CAP) at Hasbro Children’s Hospital from 1998-2000. Dr. Barron established the Child Protection Program at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center in Worcester Massachusetts and led that program until she was recruited back to Rhode Island in 2004. At the Lawrence A. Aubin Sr. Child Protection Center (Aubin Center), Dr. Barron has served in several positions, including serving as the Division Director since 2013. The Aubin Center completes comprehensive medical evaluations for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults when there are concerns of any form of childhood abuse or neglect. Dr. Barron provides direct clinical care to patients, teaching additional learners (medical students, residents and fellows), and completes research across an array of topics within the field of CAP. Dr. Barron has led hospital and community wide multidisciplinary teams to address all aspects of child maltreatment including prevention, recognition, and response. She has received several teaching and community service awards and has over 30 peer-reviewed publications. Nationally, she has facilitated leadership and collaboration among CAP fellowship programs through the process of applying for ACGME accreditation, creating CAP EPAs and Milestones 2.0 for the CAP subspecialty. Throughout her career, pediatric medical education and clinically related research has remained a primary focus.