July 13, 2023
The MMA will celebrate its 170th anniversary on July 23.
It was on this date in 1853 that John H. Murphy and 10 young physicians gathered at the new St. Paul courthouse for the first-ever statewide convention for the medical profession. This convention was the formation of the Minnesota Medical Society.
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In 1869, the Minnesota Medical Society reorganized as the Minnesota State Medical Society. Then, in 1903, the Minnesota State Medical Society changed its name to the Minnesota Medical Association.
The MMA launched the journal Minnesota Medicine in 1918.
“I am proud to be part of an organization that was founded to improve patient care, public health, and medical standards—goals that continue to drive our work today,” says Will Nicholson, MD, the MMA’s current president.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.