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Minnesota physicians’ plea to Minnesotans: Let the experts handle the fireworks this Fourth of July

June 25, 2024

Let the experts handle the fireworks this Fourth of July
MINNEAPOLIS – As Independence Day approaches, Minnesota physicians are once again urging their fellow Minnesotans to leave the lighting of fireworks to the professionals.

Minnesota physicians urge Minnesotans to put on their sunscreen, cover up and take precautions to avoid skin cancer

May 28, 2024

Now that Memorial Day has come and gone, we are officially in the summer season. Minnesota physicians are urging their fellow Minnesotans to take the summer sun seriously and take precautions to prevent skin cancer.

MMA Advocacy Efforts During Legislative Session Will Lead to Fewer Administrative Hassles for Minnesota Physicians

May 23, 2024

The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) guided three of its top priorities across the finish line this legislative session. Bills on prior authorization reform, physician well-being and addressing addiction through harm reduction, now await Gov. Tim Walz’s signature.

Limits on Prior Authorization is MMA's Top Priority This Legislative Session

February 5, 2024

The state’s largest advocacy group for Minnesota physicians and physicians-in-training will be advocating for five legislative priorities at the Capitol this session, which begins February 12. The group will hold its annual Physicians’ Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 28, when hundreds of physicians and physicians-in-training meet with their elected officials.

St. Paul Physician Named President of Minnesota Medical Association

September 22, 2023

Laurel Ries, MD, of Roseville, was installed as the Minnesota Medical Association’s (MMA) 157th president on September 21 during the association’s Empowering Physicians Conference.

Minnesota Medical Association Hands Out its Annual Awards

September 21, 2023

Five physicians, three physicians-in-training, the former head of the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and Hennepin Healthcare were all honored with Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) awards as part of this year’s Empowering Physicians Conference. Each year, the MMA honors those in medicine for going above and beyond.

MMA, MNACEP Offer Recommendations on Emergency Department Boarding of Patients with Psychiatric Diagnoses

May 31, 2023

After years of deliberating, a task force formed by the Minnesota Medical Association and the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (MNACEP) has released a list of recommendations designed to reduce the incidence, and improve the quality, of emergency department boarding of patients with psychiatric diagnoses (EDBPPD) in Minnesota.

MMA Urges Safe Firearm Storage, Applauds Recent Efforts

May 25, 2023

The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) applauds recent efforts by the St. Paul City Council and the state Legislature to help prevent injuries and deaths through additional firearm safety measures.

Minnesota Medical Association Encourages Minnesotans to Get Vaccinated Before the Holidays

November 7, 2022

As the weather turns colder and the holidays approach, the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) urges all eligible Minnesotans to get their COVID-19 booster and seasonal flu shot.

Statement from Minnesota's Physicians on Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

June 24, 2022

The undersigned Minnesota medical associations are disappointed and deeply concerned with the Supreme Court's decision June 24 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns a nearly 50-year precedent set by Roe v. Wade (1973) and reaffirmed by Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).

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MMA Fast Facts:

The Minnesota Medical Association is a non-profit professional association representing 11,000 physicians, and physicians-in-training..
The association was founded in 1853 as the Minnesota Medical Society. 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.
In 1958, the MMA created a charitable foundation that focuses primarily on supporting the next generation of physicians with student loans.
The MMA launched the journal Minnesota Medicine in 1918.
The MMA successfully pushed for Minnesota’s Clean Indoor Air Act in 1975. It’s the first such law in the nation.
In 2007, the MMA achieved its top public health priority with the passage of the Freedom to Breathe Act, which prohibits smoking in restaurants and bars.
The MMA advocated for the passage of the primary seat belt law in 2009. As a result, the state saved $45 million in avoided hospital costs and experienced 68 fewer deaths between 2009 and 2011.