Contact: Richard P. Gulla,
Tel: 781-434-710
Email: rgulla@mms.org
Waltham, Mass. -- May 19, 2011 -- Worcester resident
and physician Lynda M. Young, M.D. has been elected President of
the Massachusetts Medical Society at the organization's annual
meeting today in Waltham.
Dr. Young, a pediatrician with Chandler Pediatrics in Worcester
and Chief of the Division of Community Pediatrics at the University
of Massachusetts Memorial Children's Medical Center, will serve a
one-term term as the top officer of the Society, the statewide
professional association representing nearly 23,000 physicians,
residents, and medical students throughout Massachusetts. She has
served as President-Elect and Vice President of the Society for the
last two years respectively.
Dr. Young has a long and distinguished record of activity in
organized medicine on the local, state, and national levels. A
member of the statewide organization since 1988, she has been a
member and chair of several committees and task forces, including
those on membership, long-range and strategic planning, and
continuing medical education. She is currently a member of the
Board of Trustees and a member of the Committee on Administration
and Management.
She has served as president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics and has chaired its Committee on
Continuing Education. A past president of the Worcester District
Medical Society, she has held every office in the district and is
currently a member of the Executive Committee and the Committees on
Finance, Membership, and Personnel.
On the national level, Dr. Young is an alternate delegate to the
American Medical Association and a member of its Organized Medical
Staff Section. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of
Pediatrics and served on its National Nominating Committee.
She is also active in a number of Worcester organizations,
serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Health
Foundation of Central Massachusetts, the International Center of
Worcester, Pernet Family Health Service, and the City of Worcester
Board of Health.
A graduate of the State University of New York with an M.D. and
board-certified in pediatrics, Dr. Young is a Clinical Professor of
Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical
School.
She has achieved numerous recognitions for her professional and
civic activities from several groups, including the American
Academy of Pediatrics, the Pernet Family Health Service, the YWCA
of Central Massachusetts, the Montachusett Girl Scout Council,
Notre Dame Academy in Worcester, and the City of Worcester's
Advisory Committee on the Status of Women.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with nearly 23,000 physicians
and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for
the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. The Society publishes
the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading global medical
journal and web site, and Journal Watch alerts and newsletters
covering 13 specialties. The Society is also a leader in continuing
medical education for health care professionals throughout
Massachusetts, conducting a variety of medical education programs
for physicians and health care professionals. Founded in 1781, MMS
is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the
country. For more information please visit www.massmed.org, www.nejm.org, or www.jwatch.org.
