The Pennsylvania Medical Society is a democratic organization governed by its physician members, founded in 1848. It represents physicians in public venues including the government, insurance companies, and the media; provides members with timely information, expert services, and professional support on medical practice issues; advances public health, public policy, medical science, education, and ethics; and advocates for patients.
Originally named the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania when it was first founded in 1848, it became the 16th state medical society in the United States. Others included New Jersey, 1766; Massachusetts, 1780; South Carolina, 1789; Delaware, 1789; Connecticut, 1792; Maryland, 1798; Georgia, 1804; New York, 1807; Rhode Island, 1812; Vermont, 1813; Michigan, 1819; Virginia, 1821; Tennessee, 1830; Wisconsin, 1841; and Alabama, 1846. It was not until 1847 that these organizations formed the American Medical Association.[1]
The Pennsylvania Medical Society was organized on April 11, 1848, at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster. Today, at this location is an historical marker that reads:
Founded April 11, 1848, at the First Methodist Episcopal Church on this site. Its purpose was to foster the advancement of medical knowledge, relieve suffering, and promote the health of the community. Samuel Humes, M.D. of Lancaster was the first president.[4]
The marker was dedicated on October 16, 1998. It is located at North Duke & Walnut Streets, Lancaster.[4]
^"Philadelphia County Medical Society". Philadelphia County Medical Society. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
^A Century of Medicine, The History of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, p. 1, 1952.
^ ab2009 Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
January 01, 1970
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