The New York County Medical Society is a professional membership organization for physicians who live or work in the Borough of

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

. As such, it is part of the larger network of medical organizations which includes the

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and the

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. According to its website, the mission of the NYCMS is

... to proactively identify and respond to the evolving needs of its members; to strive for the achievement of the highest standards of
medical practice Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practic ...
and quality of care by providing extended
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and supporting advances in medical science; to champion the
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of the patient-physician relationship; to improve
public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...
through education initiatives and targeted
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efforts; and to serve as a strong advocate for both members and patients by working aggressively for enactment of supportive and enabling medical
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The NYCMS was formed in 1806. It is operated and overseen by a

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and a

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, and maintains several standing committees with specific areas of interest, including membership, medical credentialing, public health, and

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, and has an advisory committee for young practitioners.

Notable members

* Galen Hunter *

Daniel Levy Maduro Peixotto Daniel Levy Maduro Peixotto (July 18, 1800 – May 13, 1843) was a Dutch-born Jewish-American physician. Life Peixotto was born on July 18, 1800 in Amsterdam, Holland, the son of Moses Levy Maduro Peixotto and Judith Lopez Salzedo. He studied i ...

* Isabella M. Pettet

References

External links

New York County Medical Society home page
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