Board of Trustees

The BOT is the Board of Directors of the MMS and is responsible for many functions within the MMS including: 

• Prioritization, oversight, and implementation of policies and directives approved by the House of Delegates 
• Administrative management of the Society 
• Approval of activities and continuance of all MMS committees
• Strategic planning for the Society
• Approval of the annual budget

Updates from the Board of Trustees

• Overview of April 2024 BOT meeting with reports from the Committee on Legislation and the Committee on Nominations
• Overview of March 2024 BOT meeting with reports from the Committee on Legislation and the Committee on Membership
• Overview of January 2024 BOT meeting with reports from the Committee on Legislation and Executive Vice President
• Overview of November 2023 BOT meeting with reports from the Committee on Legislation, Committee on Nominations, and the MA Medical Benevolent Society Annual Report
• Overview of September 2023 BOT meeting with reports from the Committee on Legislation and the Massachusetts AMA Delegation, the MMS Annual Report, and the MMS & Alliance Foundation Annual Report
• Overview of June 2023 BOT meeting with a report from the Committee on Legislation
• Overview of April 2023 BOT meeting with updates from the Committee on Legislation and Committee on Nominations
• Overview of March 2023 BOT meeting with updates from the Boston Medical Library, Committee on Legislation, and Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice
• Overview of January 2023 BOT meeting with reports from the Committee on Legislation and Executive Vice President

About the Board of Trustees

• Board of Trustees Pictorial Directory
• The BOT is comprised of:
  • The following MMS officers: president, president-elect, vice president, secretary-treasurer, assistant secretary-treasurer, and speaker
  • MMS immediate past president
  • The Committee on Finance chair
  • District-appointed trustees
  • Resident/Fellow Section and Medical Student Section primary and secondary trustees (1 vote per section)
  • Non-physician member, beginning in FY25
• The Board meets six times annually

Governance Resources

• MMS Act of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Code of Ethics  (.pdf, 52 pages)
• More Governance Resources may be found here.
  

Board of Trustees eCommunity

(For BOT members only)

• Login here to access BOT materials