"𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.
Dr. Nancy Connolly wrote our Universal Primary Care resolution. WSMA adopted it this month
Join Us! https://ow.ly/lVBM50ZStT6
#PhysicianAdvocacy #PrimaryCare #HealthPolicy
Dr. Nancy Connolly wrote our Universal Primary Care resolution. WSMA adopted it this month
Join Us! https://ow.ly/lVBM50ZStT6
#PhysicianAdvocacy #PrimaryCare #HealthPolicy
October 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.
Dr. Nancy Connolly wrote our Universal Primary Care resolution. WSMA adopted it this month
Join Us! https://ow.ly/lVBM50ZStT6
#PhysicianAdvocacy #PrimaryCare #HealthPolicy
Dr. Nancy Connolly wrote our Universal Primary Care resolution. WSMA adopted it this month
Join Us! https://ow.ly/lVBM50ZStT6
#PhysicianAdvocacy #PrimaryCare #HealthPolicy
🏆 WSMA President’s Unsung Hero Award goes to Chelsi Goodman, MD for extraordinary service to patients, profession & community - access to obstetric care and expanding early-pregnancy care to volunteering at a free clinic and supporting athletes with disabilities.
September 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🏆 WSMA President’s Unsung Hero Award goes to Chelsi Goodman, MD for extraordinary service to patients, profession & community - access to obstetric care and expanding early-pregnancy care to volunteering at a free clinic and supporting athletes with disabilities.
"“This was sold to the physician community as: ‘We’re going to turn this around in 72 hours, it’s super fast’,” says Jeb Shepard, director of policy at the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA), “and instead we’ve had people waiting four weeks or beyond."" www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
AI is now deciding who gets healthcare in 6 US states – and it's already harming patients | BBC Science Focus Magazine
An AI pilot programme is attempting to cut down on ‘wasteful’ medical procedures, and patients are paying the price
www.sciencefocus.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"“This was sold to the physician community as: ‘We’re going to turn this around in 72 hours, it’s super fast’,” says Jeb Shepard, director of policy at the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA), “and instead we’ve had people waiting four weeks or beyond."" www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
Two WSMA members received 2026 Grassroots Advocate Awards for outstanding advocacy:
👏 Claire Brutocao, MD, Spokane, for championing pt safety, physician advocacy & resident engagement.
👏 Daniel Low, MD, Renton, for advocating for low-income & immigrant communities.
👏 Claire Brutocao, MD, Spokane, for championing pt safety, physician advocacy & resident engagement.
👏 Daniel Low, MD, Renton, for advocating for low-income & immigrant communities.
September 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Two WSMA members received 2026 Grassroots Advocate Awards for outstanding advocacy:
👏 Claire Brutocao, MD, Spokane, for championing pt safety, physician advocacy & resident engagement.
👏 Daniel Low, MD, Renton, for advocating for low-income & immigrant communities.
👏 Claire Brutocao, MD, Spokane, for championing pt safety, physician advocacy & resident engagement.
👏 Daniel Low, MD, Renton, for advocating for low-income & immigrant communities.
Let's make sure each day, we stay on the "sunny side of life." www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSMa...
September 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Let's make sure each day, we stay on the "sunny side of life." www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSMa...
Congratulations to Dr. Matt Hollon on his inauguration as WSMA president! Joining him on WSMA Executive Committee are: President-elect Dr. Bindu Nayak; VP Dr. John Scott; Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Colin Fields; and Immediate Past President BridgetBushMD
September 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Matt Hollon on his inauguration as WSMA president! Joining him on WSMA Executive Committee are: President-elect Dr. Bindu Nayak; VP Dr. John Scott; Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Colin Fields; and Immediate Past President BridgetBushMD
𝟐𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 at the WSMA House of Delegates. Some of our resolutions:
*Prior authorization
*Clinical AI fails
*Universal primary care
𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝑱𝑶𝑰𝑵 𝑼𝑺! https://ow.ly/JTY450ZSs4i
#PhysicianAdvocacy #HealthPolicy #WSMA #KCMS
*Prior authorization
*Clinical AI fails
*Universal primary care
𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝑱𝑶𝑰𝑵 𝑼𝑺! https://ow.ly/JTY450ZSs4i
#PhysicianAdvocacy #HealthPolicy #WSMA #KCMS
September 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
𝟐𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 at the WSMA House of Delegates. Some of our resolutions:
*Prior authorization
*Clinical AI fails
*Universal primary care
𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝑱𝑶𝑰𝑵 𝑼𝑺! https://ow.ly/JTY450ZSs4i
#PhysicianAdvocacy #HealthPolicy #WSMA #KCMS
*Prior authorization
*Clinical AI fails
*Universal primary care
𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝑱𝑶𝑰𝑵 𝑼𝑺! https://ow.ly/JTY450ZSs4i
#PhysicianAdvocacy #HealthPolicy #WSMA #KCMS
Great commentary by WSMA Board member Dr. Kristen Wyrick - To train and retain Washington’s future doctors, look to local med school, clinic partnerships washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/09/25/t...
Commentary: To train and retain Washington’s future doctors, look to local med school, clinic partnerships • Washington State Standard
Washington state needs to do more to boost the supply of medical doctors, a family medicine doctor argues.
washingtonstatestandard.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Great commentary by WSMA Board member Dr. Kristen Wyrick - To train and retain Washington’s future doctors, look to local med school, clinic partnerships washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/09/25/t...
My self-published music totals 100 works at JWPepper. Concert, marching, polka band, & ensembles at all levels, many for non-typical combinations. A few on WSMA (Wis) S&E lists.
Promotional material linked includes FREEBIES I used with students that you can download
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Promotional material linked includes FREEBIES I used with students that you can download
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Jim Scheuer Publishing Promo - Google Drive
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August 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
My self-published music totals 100 works at JWPepper. Concert, marching, polka band, & ensembles at all levels, many for non-typical combinations. A few on WSMA (Wis) S&E lists.
Promotional material linked includes FREEBIES I used with students that you can download
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Promotional material linked includes FREEBIES I used with students that you can download
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Does *ANYONE* know whether West Coast Health Alliance (Hawaii, California, Oregon & Washington state)
has provided any information about SARS-CoV-2 #CovidIsNotOver 2026-2027 vaccine availability?
💉❓
wsma.org/resources/im...
has provided any information about SARS-CoV-2 #CovidIsNotOver 2026-2027 vaccine availability?
💉❓
wsma.org/resources/im...
Immunizations and West Coast Health Alliance - WSMA
Science-based immunization recommendations from the West Coast Health Alliance for Washington, covering COVID-19, flu, RSV, and child vaccine schedules.
wsma.org
August 21, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Does *ANYONE* know whether West Coast Health Alliance (Hawaii, California, Oregon & Washington state)
has provided any information about SARS-CoV-2 #CovidIsNotOver 2026-2027 vaccine availability?
💉❓
wsma.org/resources/im...
has provided any information about SARS-CoV-2 #CovidIsNotOver 2026-2027 vaccine availability?
💉❓
wsma.org/resources/im...
WSMA continues to support the recommendations of the @wadepthealth.bsky.social & West Coast Health Alliance on vaccine guidance. Read more at wsma.org/latest-news/... #yourcareatourcore #physiciandrivenpatientfocused
August 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
WSMA continues to support the recommendations of the @wadepthealth.bsky.social & West Coast Health Alliance on vaccine guidance. Read more at wsma.org/latest-news/... #yourcareatourcore #physiciandrivenpatientfocused
A new federal report found that Medicaid "ghost networks" are limiting access to maternity care by listing inaccurate provider information. Read how WSMA is advocating for stronger oversight and better access to obstetric care across Washington. wsma.org/latest-news/...
Federal Report Finds 'Ghost Networks' Limiting Medicaid Maternity Care Access - WSMA
Federal report finds Medicaid "ghost networks" limiting maternity care access as WSMA advocates for stronger oversight.
wsma.org
July 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A new federal report found that Medicaid "ghost networks" are limiting access to maternity care by listing inaccurate provider information. Read how WSMA is advocating for stronger oversight and better access to obstetric care across Washington. wsma.org/latest-news/...
The average American has microplastics in their brain that weigh the equivalent of a plastic spoon! Good article written by a friend and physician, Anita Penualas, for the Washington State Medical Association. 1/
wsma.org/latest-news/...
wsma.org/latest-news/...
Reducing Patients' (and Your) Exposure to Microplastics - WSMA
Family physician Anita Peñuelas, MD, MPH, encourages clinicians to educate patients on practical ways to reduce exposure to microplastics and harmful chemicals such as BPA, phthalates, and PFAS.
wsma.org
July 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The average American has microplastics in their brain that weigh the equivalent of a plastic spoon! Good article written by a friend and physician, Anita Penualas, for the Washington State Medical Association. 1/
wsma.org/latest-news/...
wsma.org/latest-news/...
Great news for WSMA physician assistant members - US Judge Blocks Trump Administration's New Student Loan Restrictions www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...
www.usnews.com
June 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Great news for WSMA physician assistant members - US Judge Blocks Trump Administration's New Student Loan Restrictions www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...
Congrats to Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) member Dr. Cundiff on his re-election to @ama-assn.org Council on Science & Public Health. #amamtg #wsma
June 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Congrats to Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) member Dr. Cundiff on his re-election to @ama-assn.org Council on Science & Public Health. #amamtg #wsma
Physicians from Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) representing the association, WA state physicians and patients at @ama-assn.org annual meeting #yourcareatourcore
June 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Physicians from Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) representing the association, WA state physicians and patients at @ama-assn.org annual meeting #yourcareatourcore
Help Me Grow Washington is supporting physicians by connecting patients to resources, from nutrition to housing, and will partner with WSMA on a new Physicians Foundation grant-funded clinical QI effort. Learn more at: www.wsma.org/ldc
March 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Help Me Grow Washington is supporting physicians by connecting patients to resources, from nutrition to housing, and will partner with WSMA on a new Physicians Foundation grant-funded clinical QI effort. Learn more at: www.wsma.org/ldc
On Match Day, we celebrate the next step in a medical student’s training to become a trusted healer & advocate for their patients. This day is a testament to their commitment to heal & save lives. Congrats to all who matched in WA state! More: tinyurl.com/wsmamatch#Yo... #WSMA #medstudents
March 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
On Match Day, we celebrate the next step in a medical student’s training to become a trusted healer & advocate for their patients. This day is a testament to their commitment to heal & save lives. Congrats to all who matched in WA state! More: tinyurl.com/wsmamatch#Yo... #WSMA #medstudents
Learn more & register at wsma.org/wsma/events/...
March 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Learn more & register at wsma.org/wsma/events/...
Trust between patients &physicians is being challenged by misinformation, politicization of health care, &growing social drivers of health. At the WSMA Leadership Development Conference, learn how to lead as community advocates & trusted voices for evidence-based care.
March 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Trust between patients &physicians is being challenged by misinformation, politicization of health care, &growing social drivers of health. At the WSMA Leadership Development Conference, learn how to lead as community advocates & trusted voices for evidence-based care.