About Us
For more than 125 years, the Washington State Medical Association has worked on behalf of physicians, patients, and the practice community in Washington state. Through the WSMA, physicians and physician assistants stand together
regardless of specialty to ensure patients have access to quality care and
to make our state the best place to practice medicine and to receive care.
In the About Us section you will find:
Who We Are
The WSMA is the largest physician professional association in Washington,
representing physicians, residents, medical students, and physician
assistants from nearly all specialties and practice settings throughout
the state.
Who We Are
Strategic Plan
The WSMA is guided by a strategic plan, which outlines key priorities for
the association, areas of focus for its work, strategic goals, and
associated benchmarks. The WSMA’s strategic plan reflects the
association’s commitment to its members, which is to make a difference,
whether that’s by improving the practice environment, their professional
status, or the care they provide to patients and communities.
Strategic Plan
House of Delegates
All legislative power of the WSMA is vested in the approximately 200
voting members of the WSMA House of Delegates.
House of Delegates
Board of Trustees
The WSMA board of trustees meets quarterly, and is responsible for
carrying out the mandates and policies of the House of Delegates.
Board of Trustees
Standing Committees
The five committees defined in the WSMA bylaws that carry out various
association activities.
Standing Committees
Early Career Sections
Helping early career physicians get involved with the WSMA and connect
with peers across the state.
Early Career Sections
Latinx Advisory Council
Providing a forum in which Latinx physicians and physician assistants can
support each other professionally, recruit other Latinx physicians, and
develop and inform advocacy strategies within the WSMA.
Latinx Advisory Council
Staff
Meet the hard-working, dedicated full-time staff of the WSMA.
Staff
Policies
Understanding the policies that define and guide the WSMA.
Policies
What’s Our Policy?
Learn more about the WSMA's positions on issues impacting patients and the
practice of medicine.
What’s Our Policy?
WSMA Foundation
The WSMA Foundation for Health Care Improvement is a not-for-profit
501(c)(3) organization, living out a vision to make Washington the best
place to receive care and to practice medicine.
WSMA Foundation
Foundation Board of Directors
Meet the board of directors and staff that govern and operate the WSMA
Foundation for Health Care Improvement.
Foundation Board of Directors
Give to the Foundation
Make an investment in yourself, your peers, and your profession by
donating to the WSMA Foundation.
Give to the Foundation
Foundation Donors
Thanking the corporate partners and individual donors for their generous
contributions to the WSMA Foundation for Health Care Improvement.
Foundation Donors
Education Matters
Patients deserve to know who provides their health care, and exactly what
their health care professionals are qualified and licensed to diagnose,
prescribe, and treat.
Education Matters
Physician Education and Training
Understanding the education and training of physicians, the most
highly-skilled and trained of the health professions.
Physician Education and Training
Physician or Provider?
The problem with using “provider” instead of “physician.”
Physician or Provider?
Health Professions Defined
A list of all currently licensed and regulated health professions in
Washington state and the educational requirements for each.
Health Professions Defined
Partner Organizations
The WSMA is part of a constellation of
local, state, and federal membership organizations that make up organized
medicine and the friends of organized medicine.
Partner Organizations
County Medical Societies
Representing physicians at the local level and promoting the health and
well-being of communities.
County Medical Societies
State Specialty Societies
Providing specialty-specific educational resources and professional
support.
State Specialty Societies
Corporate Partners
A special thanks to our corporate partners for their generous
contributions.
Corporate Partners
Complete Association Management Services
A professional and affordable solution for your medical organization's
management and administrative needs.
Complete Association Management Services
Advertise with WSMA
Reach Washington state's physician community via the largest and most
trusted medical association in the state.
Advertise with WSMA
Corporate Partners Program
Become a corporate partner and demonstrate your company's commitment to
the medical community.
Corporate Partners Program
WSMA Recognition
National recognition of WSMA's work provides independent validation of our
efforts on behalf of the medical profession.
WSMA Recognition
WSMA History
Highlights from the 125+ year history of the WSMA.
WSMA History
FAQs
Understanding what the WSMA is and what we
do for physicians, patients, and the state of Washington.
FAQs
The WSMA has two offices, downtown Seattle and Olympia, and is open during
business hours.
Contact Us