Waltham, Mass. – April 27 – Newton resident Debra F. Weinstein, M.D., a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society with its Committee Chair Service Award, an honor recognizing exceptional leadership and service to the Society, the statewide professional association of physicians. She will receive her award at the Society’s annual meeting in Boston on May 18.
Dr. Weinstein is being recognized for her ten years of service as a member of the Committee on Publications, including a term as committee chair from 2009-2012. She has also served the Society as a member of its House of Delegates and a member of the Committees on Administration and Management and Sponsored Programs.
Dr. Weinstein is the Vice President for Graduate Medical Education for the Partners HealthCare System. She is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a practicing gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Weinstein serves on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and of the MGH Institute for Health Professions.
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The Massachusetts Medical Society, with nearly 24,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. The Society publishes the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading global medical journal and web site, and Journal Watch alerts and newsletters covering 13 specialties. The Society is also a leader in continuing medical education for health care professionals throughout Massachusetts, conducting a variety of medical education programs for physicians and health care professionals. Founded in 1781, MMS is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country. For more information please visit www.massmed.org, www.nejm.org, or www.jwatch.org.
