Industry Medicine Founded 1781 | Founder Edward Augustus Holyoke | |
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Key people Ronald W. Dunlap, M.D., F.A.C.C PresidentRichard S. Pieters, M.D., F.A.C.R. President-ElectDennis M. Dimitri, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. Vice PresidentPeter B. Kang, M.D., F.A.A.P. Secretary-TreasurerAlain Chaoui, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. Assistant Secretary TreasurerJesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H. SpeakerDavid A. Rosman, M.D., M.B.A., Vice SpeakerCorinne Broderick Executive Vice President Subsidiaries Physicians Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, New England Journal Of Medicine, Hippocrates Magazine Similar Partners HealthCare, Boston Medical Center, American College of Physicians, The Center for Medical Progress, American Board of Medical S Profiles | ||
Richard pieters inauguration speech massachusetts medical society
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the oldest, most distinguished and prestigious continuously operating state medical society in the United States and the world. Incorporated on November 1, 1781, by an act of the Massachusetts General Court, the MMS is a non-profit organization that consists of more than 24,000 physicians, medical students and residents. It is currently based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The majority of the members live or practice in Massachusetts and the immediate vicinity.
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The Massachusetts Medical Society is the owner and publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine which is the most widely read, cited and influential medical journal in the world. The New England Journal of Medicine is also the oldest continuously published and circulating medical journal in the world and has an impact factor of 55.87, which is the highest among all the medical journals in the world. It also publishes the Journal Watch family of professional newsletters. List of topics published in NEJM Journal Watch are:
In addition to its publishing activities, the key activities of the MMS include medical education for physicians, public health education for physicians and the public, legislative and regulatory advocacy for physicians and patients, and health policy research.
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The charter of the MMS is signed by Samuel Adams as president of the Massachusetts Senate, and John Hancock as Governor of Massachusetts.