Physician Leadership Course
The WSMA Physician Leadership Course is a 40+ hour hybrid-distance leadership skills-development course for physicians and physician assistants who want to know more about health care leadership.
Why it's important
Once out of residency, many physicians will find themselves leading a multidisciplinary team charged with delivering the highest quality care to our patients. To be an effective team leader, core leadership competencies are required—skills not taught in medical school. Without these skills, physicians may find themselves unprepared and overburdened with unexpected responsibilities—a recipe for burnout.
The WSMA is committed to helping physicians develop the skills they need to thrive professionally in today’s health care environment, regardless of the type or size of your organization. Developing core leadership competencies can strengthen clinician resilience, improve time and stress management, and help you achieve greater workflow efficiency.
How it works
The WSMA Physician Leadership Course combines live and online learning to enable course participants to begin developing and honing their leadership skills at their convenience. Designed with a physician's busy schedule in mind, only three live classes are required; the remainder of the course is conducted online.
Course details
The Fall 2021 course will be held Sept 10-Nov 19. The live sessions
will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept 10-11 via Zoom. Course
participants will then have eight weeks of online instruction and
interaction, finishing with a third live session on Friday, Nov 19. The
deadline to register is August 13, 2021.
The full curriculum for the WSMA Physician Leadership Course is detailed below. The course is limited to 20 participants. Individuals or group/system teams are encouraged to apply. The tuition for the course is: WSMA member: $2,250; non-member: $2,800. A 5% discount is offered for groups of five or more.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Details on CME credit are included in the curriculum information below.
Instructor
This course is led by Edward A. Walker, MD, MHA, professor emeritus in the departments of psychiatry and behavioral
sciences and health services at the University of Washington in Seattle and senior physician advisor for the WSMA Center for Leadership
Development.
Register for the WSMA Physician Leadership Course
Register online for the Physician Leadership Course. Questions? Contact Monica
Salgaonkar at 206.956.3641 or
monica@wsma.org.
Payment for the course is accepted by credit card or check. To pay by credit card, you may do so when registering online. To pay by check, please remit payment to the address below, and we will send you an email confirming your registration. It is important we receive payment prior to the first day of the course.
Washington State Medical Association
ATTN: Abby Vincent
2001 6th Avenue #2700, Seattle, WA 98121