Norwell doctor wins Massachusetts Medical Society award
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Dr. Ronald W. Dunlap, a Norwell resident, was recently honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society with its 2021 Award for Distinguished Service.
The honor is awarded each year to a member of the society who has made significant contributions to the goals of the organization through demonstrated leadership, member recruitment and committee work.
A cardiologist and member of MMS since 2000, Dunlap served as the organization’s president from 2013 to 2014 and provided leadership to the organization as the nation began to implement the Affordable Care Act.
Dunlap previously chaired the medical society’s committee on diversity in medicine, is a former member of the board of trustees, a longtime member of its house of delegates and served on the organization’s committee on information technology for nine years.
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