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K00936 Summary:

BILL NOK00936
 
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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn
 
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K00936 Text:

 
Assembly Resolution No. 936
 
BY: M. of A. Bichotte Hermelyn
 
        COMMEMORATING  the  Bicentennial Stated Meeting of
        the Medical Society of the County of  Kings  on  May
        25, 2022
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to commend and
recognize those vital organizations within  the  medical  community  for
their  extraordinary  and  sustained  contributions  to  the progress of
medicine and the improvement of life; and
 
  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the Bicentennial Stated Meeting of the  Medical  Society  of
the County of Kings on May 25, 2022; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Kings  County  Medical  Society  is  the oldest scientific
organization in Brooklyn and  the  largest  delegation  to  the  Medical
Society of the State of New York (MSSNY); and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  purpose of this day is to sustain the legacy and rich
history of those who paved the way for generations, through medical  and
scientific contributions that support New York City patients; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  1806, the New York State Legislature passed "An Act to
Incorporate Medical Societies for the Purpose of Regulating  Physic  and
Surgery in the State"; and
 
  WHEREAS,  On  March  2,  1822, the Kings County Medical Society held
their  first  meeting   with   their   President-Cornelius   Low,   Vice
President-Matthew  Wendell,  Secretary-Adrian Vanderveer, Treasurer-John
Carpenter, Censors-Charles Ball, Joseph G.T. Hunt and Thomas  W.  Henry,
and Delegate to the State Medical Society-Matthew Wendell; and
 
  WHEREAS,   There  have  been  many  individual  accomplishments  and
contributions toward the betterment of medical practices such as Abraham
Jacobi, M.D., L.L.D. being the pioneer in diseases of  children  in  the
United  States  and  James  Marion  Sims  also  known  as the "father of
gynecology"; and
 
  WHEREAS, The medical library of the Kings County Medical Society was
formed in 1844 and by the early 20th Century, the Kings  County  Medical
Society  had the 5th largest medical library in the country, including a
rare book section; and
 
  WHEREAS, In 1900, the Kings County Medical Society opened its  grand
new  colonial  revival  building at 1313 Bedford Avenue until 1996 where
numerous scientific conferences were held, and where local, national and
international leaders in the field presented original scientific  works;
and
 
  WHEREAS,  To  then  mark  the  100th Anniversary of the Kings County
Medical Society, they developed a Clinical Committee  to  establish  the
continuous medical education for every practitioner in the county; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  1961,  the Medical Library Association of Brooklyn was
chartered by the University of the State of New York; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  2022,  the  Medical  Society  of  the  County of Kings
celebrates 200 years of physician representation and  community  service
in Brooklyn; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of  this  Legislative  Body that when
organizations of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to  our
attention,  they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  Bicentennial  Stated Meeting of the Medical Society of
the County of Kings on May 25, 2022; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Medical Society of the County of Kings.
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