An overview of available resources approaching wellness cultivation from a variety of perspectives.
Leadership development with the WSMA
The WSMA is committed to helping physicians develop the skills they need to thrive professionally in today’s health care environment, regardless of where you are in your career or 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.
Our Center for Leadership Development offers multiple opportunities to develop your leadership skills without taking time away from your practice. Offerings include:
Physician Leadership Course
A dynamic, interactive hybrid-distance learning course that combines in-person and online learning to deliver 40 hours of curriculum over a 10-week period, requiring minimum time away from patient care.
Dyad Leadership Course
This three-day educational workshop is for physicians and their administrative dyad partners who wish to improve team function and achieve greater operational success within their clinical system.
Leadership Masterclass
An intensive three-day adaptive-learning course that examines the complex challenges faced by seasoned physician leaders and provides the tools necessary to solve them.
Effective Board Governance Course
A full-day seminar that provides in-depth education about governance: what it is, what boards do, why they exist, and how you can be an effective participant.
Leadership Development Conference
This annual conference has become one of the premier physician events in the Pacific Northwest.
Visit the WSMA's Center for Leadership Development to learn more about these opportunities.
Washington Physicians Health Program
The Washington Physicians Health Program assists health care professionals with medical conditions that may affect their ability to practice medicine safely. These conditions include substance use and behavioral health disorders, as well as physical and cognitive disorders.
In 2015, the Washington Physicians Health Program began broadening its scope of services by presenting programs that enhance clinicians’ health by reducing stress and increasing physician satisfaction. The Washington Physicians Health Program's new wellness programs include mindfulness and compassion cultivation workshops.
Visit the Washington Physicians Health Program website for a preview of upcoming wellness programs.
The WSMA established the Washington Physicians Health Program (known then as the Washington Monitored Treatment Program) in 1986, with both the legislative and financial foundation to function as an independent, nonprofit organization. In 1993, the name was changed to the Washington Physicians Health Program.
Today, the Washington Physicians Health Program is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization under contract with the state Department of Health.
Institute for Functional Medicine
The Institute for Functional Medicine promotes physician and patient wellness through courses on treating chronic disease with lifestyle remedies. IFM focuses on areas such as nutrition, exercise/movement, sleep/relaxation, stress-management, relationships and more.
Visit the IFM website for a list of upcoming CME.
IFM is an ACCME-accredited provider of continuing medical education.
Other wellness resources
The HappyMD
The website of Mayo-trained family physician Dr. Dike Drummond, CEO of TheHappyMD.com and physician coach and health care speaker. He is the author of "Stop Physician Burnout: What to Do When Working Harder Isn't Working." TheHappyMD.com offers a variety of resources aimed at preventing physician burnout, including an email newsletter, blog, app for your mobile phone and much more.
Physician Family magazine
Physician Family magazine focuses on issues and challenges faced by medical families, with special emphasis on the four stages of medical life—medical school, residency and fellowship, active practice and retirement. Other topics covered include relationships, health and wellness, work/life balance, financial and legal issues, making a difference, food, travel and humor, and more. American Medical Association Alliance members receive hard copies of the magazine and an online version is available free to everyone on the Physician Family website.
Sinsky Healthcare Innovations
The website of Drs. Christine and Thomas Sinsky, wife and husband general internists who care about patient and physician well-being and the future of primary care. Drs. Sinsky are co-authors of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation study of high-functioning primary care practices, “In Search of Joy in Practice.” Their website includes practical resources on how to organize your clinical practice, build stronger teams, work more efficiently with the EHR and manage administrative and regulatory tasks, and more.