The Medical Society of the County of Queens, Inc. is a not-for-profit membership organization exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Society was formed to foster progress in the science and art of medicine, as well as other matters, to preserve and enforce the highest standard of ethical and proficient medical care and unite physicians of the County of Queens. 

This Society shall be the Queens County component of the Medical Society of the State of New York (hereinafter called the "State Society"). The mission of the Society shall be:

(a) to establish and maintain the highest possible standards for the practice of medicine in the County of Queens;

(b) to contribute to the professional and personal development of member physicians by representing the profession as a whole and to advocate health-related rights, responsibilities and issues in order to promote a favorable environment for the practice of medicine and improvement of the health of Queens County;

(c) to serve as a resource for its members and assist them in addressing the many issues and needs which they face in providing health care to their patients;

(d) to enhance the delivery and ensure public access to the highest quality medical care in the most judicious manner, and to act to promote and maintain high standards in medical education and in the practice of medicine in an effort to ensure that quality medical care is available to the public; and

(e) to seek to educate the public regarding important health care issues.