About the Foundation
The WSMA Foundation for Health Care Improvement is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization. At the Foundation, we are living out a vision to make
Washington the best place to receive care and to practice medicine.
Improving Physician Wellness and Patient Care
At the WSMA Foundation, we believe in a future where physicians are
healthy and fulfilled; where physicians, the health care team, and
patients are partners; and where all Washingtonians experience quality
care that aligns with their needs, goals, and values.
Fulfilling that quest depends upon transformational change at all
levels—individual, organizational, and statewide. We believe that change
is possible, and that physicians and patients can thrive in health care
settings that support them.
The Foundation exists today because of the vision of forward-thinking
doctors who cared about—and invested in—the future of the profession more
than 50 years ago.
With your participation and support, the WSMA Foundation ensures that
legacy will continue to benefit physicians today… and tomorrow.
Your tax-deductible donations are an investment in yourself, your peers,
and your profession. Thank you!
2025-2028 Strategic Plan
Our vision
We believe in a future where physicians are healthy and fulfilled; where
physicians, the health care team, and patients are partners; and where all
Washingtonians experience equitable, quality care that aligns with their
needs, goals, and values.
Our mission
To create transformational health care change at all levels—individual,
organizational, and statewide.
Our values
As a health care improvement foundation, we value:
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Well-being: We promote the well-being of physicians so that we can
fulfill our high calling of caring for our patients.
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Health equity: We commit to health equity and eliminating disparities to
improve health care in Washington.
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Patient partnership: We uphold and respect the patient/physician
partnership, creating equitable health care settings where conversations
are mutual and care decisions are shared.
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Compassion: We serve our patients, communities, and each other with
compassion in the pursuit of wellness and equity for all Washingtonians.
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Collaboration: We work with a diversity of stakeholders to generate
high-impact equitable results that improve care in Washington state.
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Legacy: We build upon the vision of forward-thinking physician leaders
to ensure an equitable, thriving medical profession, and a healthy
population.
Our goals
Goal #1: Facilitate systemic change so that physicians and their teams can
thrive in practice.
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Objective: Foster system improvement through organizational level
intervention plans that reduce burnout and improve wellness.
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Objective: Care for ourselves to ensure we are well enough to care for
others.
Goal #2: Advance health equity in medicine.
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Objective: Address gaps in health equity through education and clinical
transformations.
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Objective: Support students from underrepresented-in-medicine
communities to enter the field of medicine.
Details on the WSMA Foundation’s 2025-2028 strategic plan, including
tactics to achieve the goals’ objectives, are available in the following
PDF.
WSMA Foundation 2025-2028 Strategic Plan
Board of directors and staff
Meet the
board of directors and staff that govern and operate the WSMA Foundation for Health Care
Improvement.
WSMA Foundation for Health Care Improvement
1215 4th Ave., Suite 1901
Seattle, WA 98161
Phone: 206.441.9762
Fax: 206.441.5863
Email: foundation@wsma.org