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Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the oldest continuously-operating state
medical society in the
United States.
Incorporated on
November 1,
1781, by an act of the
Massachusetts General Court, the MMS is a non-profit organization that consists of approximately 22,000
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.
The Massachusetts Medical Society is the owner and publisher of the
New England Journal of Medicine. It also publishes the
Journal Watch family of professional newsletters.
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.
Officers:Mario E. Motta, M.D. - President
Alice A. Tolbert Coombs, M.D., F.A.C.P. - President-Elect
Lynda Young, M.D., Vice President
Richard V. Aghababian, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. - Secretary-Treasurer
Deanna P. Ricker, M.D. - Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Richard S. Pieters, M.D. - Speaker
Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H. - Vice Speaker
Corinne Broderick - Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Medical Society