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With 24,000 members, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the Commonwealth’s largest physician-led organization and a leading voice in health care policy, public health, and clinical medical education.


MMS Events Calendar
The Massachusetts Medical Society offers a variety of opportunities for networking and engagement to ensure that physicians remain connected, educated, and informed. View our calendar of activities here.

2024 MMS Interim Meeting
The 2024 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates (HOD) will be held virtually on two non-consecutive dates, Monday, November 18 and Saturday, December 7. Preview CME and event activities here.

Subscribe to Free MMS e-Newsletters
Stay informed with our timely, expert-curated newsletters highlighting CME, public heath updates, and newsworthy events for busy physicians like you.

Massachusetts Medical Society Advocacy
The MMS provides patient-centered physician advocacy in the State House, Congress, and in courts on a range of critical issues affecting the practice of medicine and patients’ access to care.


New Member Benefits


The MMS Corporate Partnership Program provides beneficial resources and quality vendors to assist members, such as:

Learn more about **membership **and MMS benefits.


Recent News



MassLive

MassLive: Mass. just expanded its red flag law. Why new data suggest that works

August 27, 2024 – The MMS has described gun violence as a “public health emergency,” and has urged “evidence-based interventions” to reduce the number of injuries and deaths.


Boston Herald

Boston Herald: Reaction to Steward Health Care’s Dorchester, Ayer closings: ‘Unfortunate yet predictable’

July 27, 2024 – "This is an unfortunate yet predictable outcome and underscores the reality that occurs when profit is valued over patients, as happened here," said MMS President Dr. Hugh Taylor.


Daily Hampshire Gazette

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Primary care in crisis: Doctor shortage continues to plague region, some two decades after first reported.

July 26, 2024 – “The dearth of primary care physicians in Massachusetts is no longer a looming public health threat,” said MMS Past President Dr. Barbara S. Spivak.