Free Perinatal Education ECHO Series Now Available
May 21, 2026
The Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MNPQC) is offering a free, virtual ECHO series on perinatal education.
MMA Turns 170 on July 23
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.
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