Massachusetts Medical Society: MMS Lifetime Achievement Award

MMS Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) for lasting contributions to the practice of medicine and service to the Society. The recipient receives a $5,000 honorarium. Each nominee must have made a lasting contribution to the practice of medicine over the course of his or her lifetime in the areas of health care delivery, patient care, education, or administration.

Nomination deadline: December 15, 2023


Recent MMS Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

  • 2023 – Barbara L.A. Herbert, MD (Posthumously)
  • 2022 – Bernard S. Levy, MD (Posthumously)
  • 2021 – Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD
  • 2020 – Robert H. Ackerman, MD (Posthumously)
  • 2019 – Richard J. Lopez, MD
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