CME Provider Services
The WSMA is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide a voluntary interstate accreditation program for organizations that provide activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. The WSMA has partnered with the Hawaii Medical Association to form the PacWest Continuing Education Accreditation Collaborative. Under this collaboration, PacWest accredits organizations in Washington, Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, and Oregon.
CME is central to life-long learning and professional development to which physicians and the WSMA are committed. Through its accreditation program, the WSMA through the PacWest collaborative seeks to assure physicians and the public that CME activities presented by accredited providers meet the high standards adopted by the association and by the ACCME.
2025 Virtual CME Provider Conference
Registration is now open for the 2025 Virtual CME Provider Conference!
Dates and Times
Join us virtually on Wednesday July 9 and Thursday July 10 from 2-5 PT. Other time zones affected:
Alaska (AKDT): 1 - 4 p.m.
Hawaii (HST): 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
American Samoa (SST): 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Guam (ChST): Thursday 7/10 and Friday 7/11 from 7 - 10 a.m.
Who should attend?
Anyone involved in maintaining your CME program, including program administrators, committee members, or planners.
How much does it cost?
- PacWest accredited providers: Free for the first registrant, $200 per subsequent registrant
- Other learners (ACCME-accredited, joint providers, other SMS-accredited providers): $400
- PacWest/WSMA CME committee member: Free
CME Accreditation Service
The WSMA offers CME accreditation services to numerous providers meeting our high standards of quality. Specifically, our CME Accreditation Committee is charged with:
- Monitoring the administration of the mandatory continuing medical education requirements of the Washington Medical Commission.
- Evaluating and accrediting providers of intrastate Category 1 continuing medical education programs.
- Representing the WSMA in its professional role to assure that appropriate needs assessment programs are carried out on behalf of its members; that its members are encouraged to participate in the full spectrum of continuing medical education activities; that they are assisted by the WSMA in becoming acquainted with the extent of those opportunities; and that the WSMA assists in evaluation of the same.
- Advising the Washington Medical Commission (formerly the Medical Quality Assurance Commission) on medical education, continuing medical education, licensure and other issues as directed by the WSMA Board of Trustees or Executive Committee.
Purpose of accreditation
Accreditation is the set standard to ensure quality continuing medical education activities are planned, implemented, and evaluated in accordance with all WSMA policies, the ACCME accreditation requirements and policies and Standards for Independence and Integrity in Accredited Continuing Education.
If you have questions about WSMA CME Accreditation Service, contact Kendra Peterson, director of continuing medical education and professional development, at kendra@wsma.org or 206.956.3638.