Jane M. Simpson, DO FAAFP Elected Vice Speaker of the Medical Society of the State of New York

For Immediate Release

Jane M. Simpson, DO FAAFP Elected Vice Speaker of the Medical Society of the State of New York
MSSNY is the State’s Primary Professional Organization for Physicians

Westbury, NY—April 15, 2024 – Jane M. Simpson, DO was elected Vice Speaker of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) at its annual House of Delegates meeting in Uniondale, NY, on April 13.

Originally from the 1000 Islands region of New York State, Dr. Simpson studied biology and political science at Clarkson University and had research areas in constitutional analysis and evolutionary biology.  She attended Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech (VCOM) for her medical education and spent her 3rd and 4th years working with underserved populations in West Virginia. Dr Simpson completed her Family Medicine Residency at UHS Wilson Hospital in Binghamton, NY where she served as chief resident and then completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Brown University.

Dual board certified in Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr Simpson serves as faculty for the UHS Family Medicine Residency; faculty at SUNY Upstate Medical University; and as a Palliative Medicine physician at Wilson Memorial Hospital and Binghamton General Hospital. She is also the Medical Director of the Palliative Care Unit at Binghamton General Hospital and serves as Director of Palliative Medicine at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY.

Dr Simpson has been involved in organized medicine through the medical society and specialty societies at both the state and national level. She currently serves as a MSSNY Alternate Delegate to the AMA, and as a MSSNY Delegate to the AMA YPS. She is also the current MSSNY YPS Vice Chair. She is a registered Parliamentarian and is a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and the American Institute of Parliamentarians.

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Founded in 1807, the Medical Society of the State of New York is the state’s principal non-profit professional organization for physicians, residents, and medical students of all specialties. Its mission is to represent the interests of patients and physicians to assure quality healthcare services for all. 

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Medical Society of the State of New York
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