2017 Annual Meeting
The 2017 MMS Annual Meeting was held April 27-29 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston. The 2017 theme was "The Winding Road of Addition: Hope on the Horizon."
News and Speeches
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Physicians: People Who Care for People
June 2, 2017
In this video, we ask, why become a doctor? To improve quality of life for families, says Dr.
Fatima Cody Stanford, who decided her path in life at age three! She's
made good on that commitment by specializing in care for patients with
obesity...and by advocating for patients with chronic...
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Patients and Policy: One Physician's Approach to Advocacy
May 22, 2017
In this video, Dr. David Rosman
from Massachusetts General Hospital talks about how physicians impact their patients' lives every day, but getting involved in advocacy
allows doctors to impact millions of patients around the state, and even
across the country.
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2017 Annual Meeting Special Edition
May 2, 2017
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society, April
27–29, 2017, brought together hundreds of physicians, residents, and
medical students from across the state to consider specific resolutions
on public health, health care delivery, and organizational
administration.
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Get to Know MMS President Dr. Dorkin
May 2, 2017
In this video, get to know Dr. Dorkin (Boston Children's Hospital; 2017-2018
President of the MMS) - why did he become a
doctor, and why does he believe physicians have a voice in advocacy?
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Sandra Delgado of Marion is elected President of the Massachusetts Medical Society Alliance
May 1, 2017
Sandra Delgado of Marion has been elected president of the
Massachusetts Medical Society Alliance, an organization that supports and
promotes health care and medical education among the citizens of the
Commonwealth in conjunction with the Massachusetts Medical Society, the statewide...
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Massachusetts Medical Society Expands Advocacy on Opioid Crisis
May 1, 2017
With the
opioid epidemic continuing to grow as a public health epidemic, physicians of
the Massachusetts Medical Society have expanded their advocacy in response to
the crisis by adopting additional policies at their annual meeting in Boston on
April 29.
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Henry L. Dorkin, M.D. Presidential Acceptance Speech
April 28, 2017
I thank you for your support and am honored to be the 135th
President of the Massachusetts Medical Society. With recognition of the serious responsibility that goes with the title,
let me assure you that the goals of the medical society, both members and staff,
are also my goals...
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President’s Report to the House of Delegates
April 27, 2017
President's Report to the House of Delegates - James S. Gessner, M.D., President, Massachusetts Medical Society - 2017 Annual Meeting, April 27, 2017
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Henry L. Dorkin, M.D. is elected 2017-2018 president of Massachusetts Medical Society
April 27, 2017
Henry
L. Dorkin, M.D. of Newton was elected 2017-2018 President of the
Massachusetts Medical Society at the organization’s annual meeting on April 27
and will lead the statewide professional organization of 25,000 physicians and
medical students as its top officer for the next year.
