Membership in the MMS

8/1/2025

& Alliance Foundation. (Value: Priceless) What Our Members Say "It was always my focus to be able to give … back beyond my life at the hospital. The Society has given me a great platform to get involved …

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Tracking the Physician Specialty Growth Curve

7/23/2025

more interest in the field. “Most of my trainees have signed contracts by the end of their first year …

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MMS Grows Physician Leadership Program to Address Ongoing Health Care Challenges

7/23/2025

approach, noting, “The program helped me to improve my communication with colleagues and patients … skills through state-of-the-art methodologies. “These workshops solidified my approach to work-life …

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From Burnout to Breakthrough: A Physician’s Journey Toward Healing and Renewal

7/22/2025

now know was severe burnout. I pushed through. I pared down my life, letting go of exercising, hobbies …. I completed training, passed my internal medicine board exam, and practiced primary care. I … my only choices were to burn out again or leave clinical practice. Eventually, I chose the latter …

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President’s Message - Volume 30, Issue 4, 2025

7/22/2025

on during my term. Foremost among them is physician well-being, which I believe is foundational …

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Testimony in Support of an Act to Improve the Health Insurance Prior Authorization Process

7/15/2025

by medication. Three weeks ago, my doctor called in a refill for my medication, and provided the requested … pre-authorization to my health plan but there has been no response.” This is a treatment that the caller …

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Physicians

6/20/2025

and Fellow Section "My involvement in the MMS has been an extraordinary learning opportunity for me. It’s …

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Get to Know Your New MMS President: Dr. Olivia C. Liao

6/16/2025

leadership impacting the organization in the coming years? Dr. Liao: My vision is to strengthen MMS’s …: My top priority is rebuilding and strengthening the physician workforce, with a special focus …? Dr. Liao: My private practice is personally rewarding and keeps me grounded in the realities faced …

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President’s Message - Volume 30, Issue 3, 2025

6/16/2025

by offering my sincere thanks to the incredible group who organized and executed the MMS 2025 Annual Meeting … year, under the strong leadership of my friend and colleague, Dr. Olivia Liao, will continue to prove … proud of the legislative briefing that we hosted at the State House in March. I was joined by my fellow …

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When the Doctor Needs Healing: The Life-Saving Impact of Physician Health Services

4/3/2025

drinking. “I thought my drinking wasn’t hurting anybody,” she recalled. “I had this belief that I had … without my entire world falling apart, I would have done it sooner.” Several years into her sobriety, she … in such a respected group of professionals, who all shared my struggle, removed much of the shame and anxiety. It also …

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