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On May 6, 2026, John Zen Jackson was installed as President of the Medical History Society of New Jersey (MHSNJ), a non-profit organization founded in 1980. In addition to his publications on legal topics, Jackson has been writing medical history articles since 2012. MHSNJ is has been devoted to promoting and encouraging historical research, analysis, and publications concerning the history of medicine and related fields. Its main activities include a weekly online newsletter that frequently announces medical history events in the area, monthly Zoom presentations of scholarly papers, and an annual dinner in Princeton with several short presentations and an invited featured lecturer. This year’s lecture was given by William Summers, M.D., Ph.D. of Yale University.