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<h5>Nov. 14, 2025</h5>
<h2>Registration Now Available for All Physician Leadership Trainings in 2026 </h2>
<p>Make the WSMA's Center for Leadership Development your home for professional development in 2026, to help you hone competencies not taught in medical school but increasingly important to thrive in your chosen career path both professionally and personally. You'll join a growing cohort of physician alumni throughout Washington state, many of whom have since moved into leadership tracks in their practice settings. WSMA's leadership courses are led by Edward A. Walker, MD, MHA. Non-WSMA member pricing is available for all courses. These activities have been approved for <em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit</em>â„¢.</p>
<h3><strong>Physician Leadership Course - </strong><strong><em>Most popular! </em></strong> </h3>
<p><em>Two hybrid-distance options available </em> </p>
<p>The WSMA's <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">Physician Leadership Course</a> combines face-to-face and online learning to enable physicians and physician assistants to begin developing and honing their leadership skills at their convenience. Designed with a physician's busy schedule in mind, only three in-person classes are required; the remainder of the course is conducted online. Two sessions will be offered in 2026. Space is limited; <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">register</a> to reserve your spot today.</p>
<p>March 6 - May 8, 2026 - <em>Space is filling fast, register soon! </em> </p>
<p>Sept. 11 - Nov. 20, 2026</p>
<h3><strong>Team-Based Leadership Course </strong></h3>
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<p><em>Sept. 18 - Oct. 16, 2026 </em> </p>
<p>A month-long hybrid-distance course with three live educational workshop days intended for physicians and their administrative partners who wish to improve team function and achieve greater operational success. The <a href="[@]wsma/education/physician_leadership/team-based-leadership-course/wsma/physician_leadership/dyad_leadership_course/dyad_leadership_course.aspx?hkey=37c40fee-c1ac-4056-a613-cd82a083db6c">Team-Based Leadership Course</a> develops knowledge and skills based on your operational needs and is adapted to fit the specific clinical culture of participating teams. Registrants must have completed the WSMA Physician Leadership Course or be on a leadership track within their practice or organization. Space is limited; <a href="[@]wsma/education/physician_leadership/team-based-leadership-course/wsma/physician_leadership/dyad_leadership_course/dyad_leadership_course.aspx?hkey=37c40fee-c1ac-4056-a613-cd82a083db6c">register</a> to reserve your spot today.</p>
<h3><strong>Leadership Masterclass </strong></h3>
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<p><em>Oct. 8-10, 2026 </em> </p>
<p>WSMA's <a href="[@]wsma/education/physician_leadership/leadership_masterclass/wsma/physician_leadership/leadership_masterclass/leadership_masterclass.aspx?hkey=b3ffc0a4-6cad-4a06-98aa-6e1a5e1e64b2">Leadership Masterclass</a> is 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. The course will provide additional growth opportunities to physicians who have completed our <a href="https://wsma.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMjE0OTkwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDc4MTA4MzYwJmxpPTExODQ3MjUwNw/index.html">Physician Leadership Course</a> and have moved on to middle levels of management in their facilities. Space is limited; <a href="[@]wsma/education/physician_leadership/leadership_masterclass/wsma/physician_leadership/leadership_masterclass/leadership_masterclass.aspx?hkey=b3ffc0a4-6cad-4a06-98aa-6e1a5e1e64b2">register</a> to reserve your spot today.</p>
<h3><strong>WSMA LEAD Program</strong></h3>
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<p><em>Flexible schedules</em> </p>
<p>Looking for one-on-one leadership coaching? Check out WSMA's LEAD Program, an integrated model that combines traditional coaching with operational mentorship advice. Perfect for physicians or physician assistants who may prefer more personalized and flexible education. Learn more on the <a href="https://wsma.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMjE0OTkwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDc4MTA4MzYwJmxpPTExODQ3MjUxMA/index.html">program webpage</a> </p>
<h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3>
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<p>Visit the <a href="https://wsma.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMjE0OTkwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDc4MTA4MzYwJmxpPTExODQ3MjUwOQ/index.html">WSMA Center for Leadership Development</a> to learn more about these courses and other resources designed with your career and personal development in mind. Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:monica@wsma.org">Monica Salgaonkar</a>.</p>
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<h5>Nov. 14, 2025</h5>
<h2>WSMA Joins Others in Calling for HHS Secretary Kennedy's Resignation </h2>
<p>WSMA President Bridget Bush, MD, this week issued a message to WSMA members: </p>
<p>"Earlier this year, the Washington State Medical Association issued a <a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Press_Release/2025/president-john-bramhall-md-phd-reaffirms-the-wsmas-commitment-to-medical-ethics">statement</a> reaffirming its support for the AMA Principles of Medical Ethics, a code of conduct for the physician profession that calls for a dedication to professional integrity and a recognition of patient welfare as paramount. That statement was prompted by a series of concerning actions from our federal administration, central among them the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the country's leading authority on matters of health care over the concerns of thousands of <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25482818-committee-to-protect-health-care-rfk-jr/">physicians</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/health/kennedy-hhs-nobel-laureates.html">scientists</a> who pointed to his lack of credentials, his lack of respect for scientific evidence, and his attacks on established medical approaches to disease prevention, such as vaccination, as rendering him unsuitable for assuming the charge of Americans' health and welfare.</p>
<p>"Soon after releasing that statement, the WSMA was compelled to <a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Press_Release/2025/defendants-in-wsma-v-kennedy-agree-to-restore-deleted-public-health-data">sue Sec. Kennedy and the Department of Health and Human Services</a> to stop the deletion of vital public health and science data from taxpayer-funded websites. We believed this nonpartisan action was critical for restoring information access, promoting transparency, and supporting the evidence-based decision-making at the heart of the patient-physician relationship, and fully in accordance with the ethical principles that guide the physician profession.</p>
<p>"Now, at the request of the Infectious Diseases Society of Washington, the WSMA has joined more than 50 medical organizations, including more than 20 national medical associations, in signing on to <a href="https://www.idsociety.org/news--publications-new/articles/2025/joint-statement-calling-for-secretary-kennedy-resignation/">a letter calling for Secretary Kennedy's resignation to protect the health of the American people</a>. This decision was reached after careful consideration by our executive committee and board of trustees.</p>
<p>"This is not a political or partisan stance, but rather one grounded in what's best for patients and community health and wellness. As trained health care professionals, we have a responsibility to speak when we see anti-science actions that undermine public health and safety of our patients. In the past several months, we have witnessed a consistent pattern of behavior that has undermined scientific integrity, disrupted the work of our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health and Human Services, sowed vaccine policy disinformation and confusion, and helped to spread unproven and dangerous medical advice.</p>
<p>"We cannot stand by and tolerate these injustices to our population which will inevitably cost lives. We stand with the 50 medical organizations, as well as the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, and others who call for the replacement of Secretary Kennedy with an appointee who has appropriate experience and expertise, who will make health care decisions based on accurate data and scientific findings." </p>
<h3>Keep WSMA's voice strong </h3>
<p>Regardless of the challenges confronting us, providing leadership for Washington's physician community and ensuring physicians have a strong voice for safe, quality, and equitable care is WSMA's value proposition to its members. Membership support makes our work for you possible. Please take a moment to <a href="[@]wsma/membership/join_renew/wsma/membership/join_renew/join_renew.aspx?hkey=37a820cf-9d05-4812-b9dd-c29b9a75356d">renew your membership for 2026</a>. Thank you.</p>
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<h5>Nov. 14, 2025</h5>
<h2>WSMA Reports: The Intersection of Wall Street and the Exam Room </h2>
<p>The growing presence of private equity in the health care industry has sparked a debate about the corporate practice of medicine, with some concerned about the potential for interference in clinical care and others seeing private equity investment as an opportunity to maintain the viability and independence of their organizations. For our <a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Latest_News/2025/the-intersection-of-wall-street-and-the-exam-room">November/December 2025 <em>WSMA Reports </em>feature story</a> (members only; sign-in required), writer John Gallagher talks with WSMA members on both sides of the issue, as well as legal experts and WSMA staff on the regulatory environment in Washington state and what to expect during the 2026 legislative session.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, feature writer Rita Colorito checks in Washington physicians and subject matter experts to discuss <a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Latest_News/2025/healthy-food-resources-better-health">"food is medicine"</a> (members only; sign-in required), the evidence-based movement to integrate healthy food into health care delivery.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, with today's outpatient settings coming in all shapes and sizes, peer review-once viewed as a punitive process-has become a strategic necessity to ensure patient safety and clinical excellence. Our trusted partners at Physicians Insurance <a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Latest_News/2025/a-safer-smarter-approach-to-peer-review-and-patient-care">explain why</a>.</p>
<p>Download the <a href="https://wsma.org/doc_library/news/wsma-reports-6-nov-dec-2025.pdf" target="_blank">November/December 2025 <em>WSMA Reports</em></a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Also in the issue: </p>
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<li>Member spotlight on <a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Latest_News/2025/member-spotlight-lucinda-grande-md">Lucinda (Cindy) Grande, MD</a>.</li>
<li>A photo recap of the 2025 WSMA Annual Meeting.</li>
<li><a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Latest_News/2025/doctors-making-a-difference-patricia-egwuatu-do">Patricia Egwuatu, DO</a> is a doctor making a difference.</li>
<li>Food is medicine by the numbers.</li>
<li><a href="[@]Shared_Content/News/Latest_News/2025/advocates-for-health-and-humanity.aspx">Heartbeat: Two poems by Toren Davis, DO, and Bridget Bush, MD</a>.</li>
<li>And more.</li>
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<p>This issue's cover illustration is by <a href="https://www.purplerainillustrators.com/mar-hernndez-malota/editorial">Mar Hernández</a>.</p>
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