MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY
860 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM, MA 024511411 www.massmed.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ADVANCE MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE, TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE, AND TO PROMOTE MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS FORMED ON LIBERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE HEALTH, BENEFIT, AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1.

PUBLISHING:THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (NEJM)THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (NEJM) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE WORLD'S LEADING MEDICAL JOURNAL AND WEBSITE. PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 200 YEARS, NEJM DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH AND INTERACTIVE CLINICAL CONTENT TO PHYSICIANS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE GLOBAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PUBLISH THE BEST RESEARCH AND INFORMATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE AND TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION IN UNDERSTANDABLE, CLINICALLY USEFUL FORMATS THAT INFORM HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. AS A TRULY GLOBAL BRAND AND THE FLAGSHIP OF NEJM GROUP, NEJM KEEPS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AT THE LEADING EDGE OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE, HELPS THEM TO GAIN BROAD UNDERSTANDING IN THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST, AND PROVIDES A VARIETY OF ENGAGING AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO LEARN. TODAY, NEJM IS THE MOST WIDELY READ, CITED, AND INFLUENTIAL GENERAL MEDICAL PERIODICAL IN THE WORLD. NEJM HAS MORE THAN 1M PRINT AND ONLINE READERS FROM NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY. NEJM IS A PUBLIC ACCESS JOURNAL. ALL ORIGINAL RESEARCH CONTENT IS FREELY AVAILABLE ON NEJM.ORG SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. IN ADDITION, READERS IN QUALIFYING LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ARE GRANTED FREE ACCESS TO ALL ARTICLES ON NEJM.ORG DATING BACK TO 1990. THE EDITORS ALSO MAKE ARTICLES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR GLOBAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE, INCLUDING ALL COVID-19 ARTICLES, FREE TO ALL READERS IMMEDIATELY UPON PUBLICATION ON NEJM.ORG. THE PUBLISHING DIVISION (NEJM GROUP) ALSO PUBLISHES NEJM JOURNAL WATCH, NEJM KNOWLEDGE +, AND NEJM CATALYST. COVID-19: A WORLDWIDE INFORMATION LEADERFROM THE PANDEMIC'S EARLIEST DAYS, NEJM GROUP PRODUCED A STAGGERING VOLUME OF CONTENT AT GREAT SPEED. BY MID-MAY, NEJM HAD PUBLISHED 152 ARTICLES RELATED TO COVID-19.

EDUCATIONAL:AS THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE EVOLVES, AND AS EVENTS LIKE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT THE WAY PHYSICIANS LEARN AND STAY UP TO DATE ON MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE, THE MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY (MMS) AND NEJM GROUP EDUCATION CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO MEDICAL EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION THAT BRING RELEVANT INFORMATION TO DOCTORS EFFICIENTLY AND INTERACTIVELY, INCLUDING LIVE COURSES AND WEBINARS, ONLINE COURSES AND SERIES, JOURNAL-BASED CME AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT CME. DURING FY20, WE MADE COVID-19 OFFERINGS FREELY AVAILABLE TO PHYSICIANS AND RESIDENTS AS THEY QUICKLY HAD TO ADJUST TO COMPLETE REMOTE LEARNING, A NEW DISEASE, AND INCREASING FOCUS ON RACIAL INEQUITIES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY. FOR EXAMPLE, COVID-19 RX: TREATMENT SIMULATIONS, DESCRIBED BELOW. COVID-19 RX: TREATMENT SIMULATIONS - FIVE INTERACTIVE CASES DESIGNED TO HELP CLINICIANS QUICKLY PREPARE TO TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS. THESE VIRTUAL PATIENT ENCOUNTERS ENABLE THEM TO EXPERIENCE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF DISEASE PRESENTATIONS, GATHER DATA, MAKE DECISIONS, AND INFLUENCE OUTCOMES. THE SERIES ALSO OFFERS A COVID-19 INTERACTIVE PRIMER, WHICH COVERS THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF MANAGING MILD PATIENTS WHO ARE SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED OF HAVING COVID-19. TOTAL PAGE VIEWS SINCE LAUNCH AS OF FEBRUARY 2021: 715,953

MEMBERSHIP & HEADQUARTERS:THROUGH FY20, MMS ADVANCED ITS MISSION ON MULTIPLE FRONTS. A FEW OF MMS'S KEY IMPACTS FROM FY20 ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. MMS RESPONDS TO COVID-19THE ARRIVAL OF COVID-19 IN EARLY 2020 PRESENTED A CHALLENGE TO AND TRANSFORMATION OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICINE LIKE NO OTHER.THE MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY (MMS) RESPONDED SWIFTLY. PRESIDENT MARYANNE C. BOMBAUGH, MD, MSC, MBS, FACOG, WAS AN EARLY VOICE IN THE NATIONAL MEDIA, CALLING FOR MUCH-NEEDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS. INSIDE THE MMS, TECHNOLOGY WAS DEPLOYED RAPIDLY TO ENABLE VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR MEMBERS AND ACCELERATE WORK-FROM-HOME FOR STAFF.MMS LEADERS ENGAGED IN DAILY CONVERSATIONS WITH STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS AND THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER TO ENSURE THAT PHYSICIANS WERE BEING HEARD AND TO PROVIDE NEEDED CLINICAL EXPERTISE. OUR ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS TEAM WORKED SUCCESSFULLY TO EXPAND TELEMEDICINE PAYMENT AND SECURE PROVIDER PROTECTION FROM CIVIL LIABILITY - CRUCIAL MEASURES FOR PROVIDING CARE. AS THE APRIL SURGE ABATED IN THE STATE, SOCIETY OFFICERS AND KEY COMMITTEE CHAIRS ADVISED STATE OFFICIALS ON A PUBLIC HEALTH DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO REOPENING MEDICAL PRACTICE IN THE DOCUMENT "CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD MEDICAL PRACTICE IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS."THROUGHOUT, THE MMS PROVIDED ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO PHYSICIANS AND THE PUBLIC INCLUDING A DAILY COVID-19 PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS NEWSLETTER SENT TO OUR 25,000+ MEMBERS AND MORE THAN 2,700 NON-MEMBER SUBSCRIBERS. AS THE DISPROPORTIONATE TOLL OF COVID-19 ON RACIAL MINORITIES BECAME APPARENT, THE MMS AFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO WORK PROACTIVELY TO ADDRESS STRUCTURAL RACISM AND ITS HARM TO PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS.PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICYSINCE OUR HISTORIC 2019 STATEMENT THAT "HEALTH CARE IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT," THE MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY HAS CONTINUED ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE IN ADDITION TO NEW EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (INCLUDING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES, FOOD INSECURITY, AND BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH) AND OTHER NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WHO HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC.WHEN COVID-19 TOOK HOLD IN MARCH 2020, LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS ENABLED US TO MOVE QUICKLY TO PROVIDE PHYSICIANS AND THE PUBLIC WITH CRUCIAL INFORMATION. WE HOSTED WEEKLY CALLS WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH), WHERE MMS MEMBERS COULD ASK DIRECT QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE INFORMED ANSWERS DURING THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION.THE MMS ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE STATE TO FACILITATE THE COVID-19 RELIEF TEAM VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH MATCHED NEARLY 500 VOLUNTEERS WITH REQUESTS FROM 80 NURSING AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, FIELD AND STATE HOSPITALS, SHELTERS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS.

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