the massachusetts medical society mms is the oldest most distinguished and prestigious continuously operating state medical society in the united states and the world . incorporated on november 1 1781 by an act of the massachusetts general court the mms is a non profit organization that consists of more than 24 000 physicians medical students and residents . it is currently based in waltham massachusetts . the majority of the members live or practice in massachusetts and the immediate vicinity . 1 contents 1 publication 2 trivia 3 references 4 external links publication edit this section s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message the massachusetts medical society is the owner and publisher of the new england journal of medicine which is the most widely read cited and influential medical journal in the world . the new england journal of medicine is also the oldest continuously published and circulating medical journal in the world and has an impact factor of 55.87 which is the highest among all the medical journals in the world . needs update it also publishes the journal watch family of professional newsletters . 2 list of topics published in journal watch are cardiology dermatology emergency medicine gastroenterology general medicine hiv aids hospital medicine infectious diseases neurology oncology and hematology pediatrics and adolescent medicine psychiatry women s health blogs watch topics in addition to its publishing activities the key activities of the mms include medical education for physicians public health education for physicians and the public legislative and regulatory advocacy for physicians and patients and health policy research . massachusetts medical society industry medicine headquarters usa key people ronald w. dunlap m.d. f.a.c.c president richard s. pieters m.d. f.a.c.r. president elect dennis m. dimitri m.d. f.a.a.f.p. vice president peter b. kang m.d. f.a.a.p. secretary treasurer alain chaoui m.d. f.a.a.f.p. assistant secretary treasurer jesse ehrenfeld m.d. m.p.h. speaker david a. rosman m.d. m.b.a. vice speaker corinne broderick executive vice president website http www.massmed.org trivia edit the charter of the mms is signed by samuel adams as president of the massachusetts senate and john hancock as governor of massachusetts . references edit history . mms website . retrieved 5 february 2014 . clinical publications . mms website . retrieved 5 february 2014 . external links edit massachusetts medical society official site massachusetts medical society . encyclopedia americana . 1920 . massachusetts medical 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