Physician Senator to Address Peers at Physicians’ Day at the Capitol

January 12, 2023

Sen. Kelly Morrison, MD, (DFL-Deephaven) will be the guest speaker at this year’s Physicians’ Day at the Capitol on February 8. 

Morrison, an MMA member, has been a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist for more than 20 years. She is serving her first term in the Senate after serving for four years in the Minnesota House of Representatives. 

Morrison has been a strong advocate for science and medicine at the Minnesota State Capitol. She has championed legislation to make prescription drugs more affordable, reduce maternal morbidity rates, and protect the patient-physician relationship and access to reproductive healthcare. 

Physicians’ Day at the Capitol will be held in-person at the Minnesota State Capitol this year, after being held virtually the previous two years. 

Agenda

12:30 pm - Registration 
1 pm - Program by MMA staff, Guest Speaker Sen. Kelly Morrison, MD 
2:15-4 pm - Meetings with legislators 

The day's events will include scheduled meetings with State Senators and Representatives. Those registered after January 31 will not be guaranteed a meeting. 

To secure a meeting with your state legislators, register today. 

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