WALTHAM – Dr. David A. Rosman, a board-certified radiologist, associate chairman at Massachusetts General Hospital, was elected president of the Massachusetts Medical Society at the organization’s annual meeting, held virtually May 30.
Rosman, a resident of Jamaica Plain, will serve a one-year term as the top officer of the medical society, the statewide professional association of physicians and medical students with more than 25,000 members.
Rosman, 44, is the youngest president in the 239-year history of the organization.
Rosman is committed to global health and to addressing disparities in health care. He started the first-ever radiology residency in Rwanda. Rosman wrote the curriculum and established the program while practicing radiology and living in Rwanda with his
family for two years. He and his family return annually to teach – he in radiology and his wife, Dr. Samantha Rosman, in pediatrics.
“Having the opportunity to lead what I believe is the greatest medical society in the world is certainly one of the great honors of my lifetime,” Rosman said. “The MMS is hard at work - determined to improve the practice of medicine, the health of the
commonwealth and eliminate health care disparities, yet this pandemic has laid ever more bare the fact that while we are all in the same storm, we are in very different boats. Addressing the many challenges that face our patients, our practices and
communities as a direct or indirect result of the pandemic will continue to be a top priority.”
A member of the Massachusetts Medical Society since he was a medical student in 1998, Rosman has served the medical society in several capacities. He is a member of the organization’s American Medical Association (AMA) delegation and has served as a member
of the board of trustees and on numerous committees. Rosman also served on the board of trustees of the AMA and as a Delegate to the AMA from the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Rosman is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He earned a BA from Dartmouth College, and an MBA in health care, business, and public policy from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the statewide professional association for physicians and medical students, supporting 25,000 members. We are dedicated to educating and advocating for the physicians of Massachusetts and patients locally and nationally. A leadership voice in health care, the MMS contributes physician and patient perspectives to influence health-related legislation at the state and federal levels, works in support of public health, provides expert advice on physician practice management, and addresses issues of physician well-being. Under the auspices of the NEJM Group, the MMS extends our mission globally by advancing medical knowledge from research to patient care through the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Catalyst, and the NEJM Journal Watch family of specialty publications, and through our education products for health care professionals: NEJM Knowledge+, NEJM Resident 360, and our accredited and comprehensive continuing medical education programs.
