Executive Committee

The WSMA Executive Committee meets monthly and acts for the board of trustees in implementing WSMA programs and establishing interim policy.

The executive committee consists of the WSMA president, president-elect, vice president, immediate past president, and secretary-treasurer from the board of trustees.

President

Katina Rue, DO

Past President

Mika Sinanan, MD, PhD

President-Elect

Nariman Heshmati, MD

Vice President

John Bramhall, MD, PhD

Secretary-Treasurer

Bridget Bush, MD

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2023 WSMA Legislative Summit Features Panel Discussion on State of Abortion Care

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<div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-sm-5 pull-right" style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/Newsletters/MembershipMemo/2023/january/2023-leg-summit-graphic-keiser-645x425px.png" class="pull-right" alt="2023 Legislative Summit logo" /></div> <h5>January 27, 2023</h5> <h2>2023 WSMA Legislative Summit Features Panel Discussion on State of Abortion Care </h2> <p>At the WSMA Legislative Summit next Friday, Feb. 3, we'll check in on the many legislative proposals regarding access to abortion currently being debated in Olympia during a robust panel discussion on the state of abortion care in Washington. Our guest panelists include Senator Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), Nari Heshmati, MD, WSMA president elect and OB-GYN, and Courtney Normand, Planned Parenthood state director.</p> <p>Protecting access to abortion and reproductive care is one of the priority legislative and budget items highlighted at this year's Legislative Summit. Other priorities include across-the-board Medicaid reimbursement rate increases, standardizing the prior authorization process, and preventing inappropriate scope-of-practice increases. If you are passionate about direct advocacy or have been looking for ways to engage with the work of the WSMA, next Friday's Summit is a great opportunity to come to Olympia, learn more about WSMA's legislative agenda, and help deliver our advocacy message directly to your elected representatives. The free event begins at 8 a.m. in the Columbia Room of the Legislative Building at 416 Sid Snyder Avenue SW, Olympia, WA 98504. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. <a href="[@]wsma/events/legislative_summit/wsma/events/wsma_legislative_summit/Legislative_Summit.aspx?hkey=795731a5-79ba-45b0-b78b-b9dfbfc336e5&amp;_zs=A3aFd1&amp;_zl=soFk8">Register for the event online</a>.</p> </div>

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Apply Now to Attend the Physician Leadership Course this Spring

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<div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-sm-5 pull-right" style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/Newsletters/MembershipMemo/2023/january/2023-plc-645x425px.png" class="pull-right" alt="WSMA Physician Leadership Course logo" /></div> <h5>January 27, 2023</h5> <h2>Apply Now to Attend the Physician Leadership Course this SpringHybrid distance, March 3-May 12, 2023</h2> <p>The WSMA Physician Leadership Course, led by Ed Walker, MD, MHA, is an 11-week hybrid-distance leadership skills-development course for physicians and physician assistants who want to know more about health care leadership. Designed with a physician's busy schedule in mind, only three in-person classes, held at the Silver Cloud Hotel in Seattle, are required; the remainder of the course is conducted online. </p> <p>In-person sessions will be held Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4, followed by 11 weeks of online instruction and interaction and a final in-person session on Friday, May 12. The 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. Dr. Walker is the senior advisor for WSMA's Center for Leadership Development.</p> <p>For a course curriculum and application details, visit the <a href="[@]wsma/education/physician_leadership/physician_leadership_course/wsma/physician_leadership/physician_leadership_course/physician_leadership_course.aspx?hkey=efdc4ad1-ff20-4089-ab51-caafbe73572b">WSMA Physician Leadership Course</a> webpage, and learn more about other courses from WSMA's <a href="[@]wsma/education/physician_leadership/wsma/physician_leadership/physician_leadership.aspx?hkey=4a910f13-3bb1-4b95-853f-6f93e33637d2">Center for Leadership Development</a>. This activity has been approved for <em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit</em>â„¢<em>.</em> </p> </div>

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Next Health Equity M&M Webinar Is Friday, Feb. 10

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<div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-sm-5 pull-right" style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/Newsletters/MembershipMemo/2023/january/mm-equity-webinar-series-2023-645x425px.png" class="pull-right" alt="Health Equity M&amp;M Webinar Series logo" /></div> <h5>January 27, 2023</h5> <h2>Next Health Equity M&amp;M Webinar Is Friday, Feb. 10</h2> <p>For members who haven't yet experienced these rich discussions, please join us for the next Health Equity M&amp;M Webinar on Friday, Feb. 10 at noon, facilitated by Edwin Lindo, JD. The webinar series, free for WSMA members, fosters a space conducive to building a community of professionals focused on achieving health equity, allowing for discussions of charged but necessary topics. Starting with this February session, members will now be able to submit patient cases for discussion. Verbal submission of cases is the safest approach for preserving the confidentiality of the information. If you would like to speak with professor Lindo directly, please email Kendra Peterson at <a href="mailto:kendra@wsma.org">kendra@wsma.org</a>. As an alternative, the WSMA has created a new <a href="http://wsma.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDkxODM1NiZwPTEmdT0xMDc4MTA4MzYwJmxpPTk5NjQ0NTc3/index.html">online case submission form</a> for you to share patient cases. All case submissions are CQIP and HIPAA compliant. This activity has been approved for <em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit</em>â„¢. Register for the Feb. 10 webinar <a href="[@]wsma/education/upcoming_webinars/wsma/education/upcoming_webinars/Upcoming_Webinars.aspx?hkey=b760d6bd-1833-412d-b681-babf251792a8">online</a>.</p> </div>

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