In a unique and progressive partnership, Lifespan and the Papitto Opportunity Connection are working together to ensure Lifespan’s workforce and its leaders reflect the communities the health system serves. Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest employer, is expanding its suite of professional development programs and adding new career pathways for the state’s BIPOC individuals. Through support from the Papitto Opportunity Connection, Lifespan will hire more than 1,000 BIPOC individuals in high-paying jobs over the next four years and at the same time strengthen the state’s healthcare system.