About the Rhode Island Medical Journal
The Rhode Island Medical Society (RIMS) launched the monthly Rhode Island Medical Journal (RIMJ) in 1917. In 2013, the Journal reverted to its original name and transitioned to an open access e-publication.

Mission Statement
The Rhode Island Medical Journal, published monthly by the Rhode Island Medical Society, is a peer-reviewed, open-access, e-publication, whose mission is to contribute to the betterment and advancement of health and healthcare outcomes.

This is accomplished by publishing up-to-date clinical observations and data relevant to diverse specialties, including novel case reports, clinical reviews, original research and investigative findings, public health studies, images and videos in clinical medicine, as well as commentaries on issues relevant to the medical and scientific community.

RIMJ welcomes submissions from medical students, residents, fellows, physicians, and allied healthcare professionals. Manuscripts should adhere to author guidelines, available at:
rimed.org/rimedicaljournal/RIMJ-ForAuthors.pdf

RIMJ is indexed in PubMed Central (PubMed.gov), the archive of biomedical and life sciences literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). It is also preserved in the Portico Repository.