President's Report

Happy Spring!  This is my first newsletter as your new WAMSS President.  I just want to say how humbled and honored I am to represent Wisconsin’s Medical Staff Professionals over the next two years.  We have been very fortunate to have had many amazing WAMSS Presidents in the past and I know that I have big shoes to fill.  I will be working with my fellow Board members over the coming months to develop a strategic plan for WAMSS in 2025.  I will share more details about this plan once it is finalized.  I also encourage each of you to share your feedback with me on any other ways that we can improve WAMSS in the future!

I’d like to take a moment to announce the appointment of two new WAMSS Board members.  Mandy Schultz will be taking over the position of Library Chairperson.  The primary role of the Library Chairperson is to monitor the WAMSS Library email, review requests for materials, purchase materials, and send out new material notices to membership.  Interested in checking out some of our library resources?  Click on this link to review and request our WAMSS library materials: Resource Library.  Stacy Klish will be taking over the position of Program Chair.  The primary role of the Program Chairperson is to coordinate our yearly WAMSS Conference and lead our Conference Planning Committee in the preparation and implementation of the conference.  Stacy and the Conference Planning Committee will be working closely with our IAMSS counterparts to continue preparations for our Midwest Super Conference in May.  Interested in knowing more about our upcoming conference?  Click on this link to learn more about conference information and registration:  Conference Information.  Congratulations, Mandy and Stacy!  We are so lucky to have you on the WAMSS Board and know you will do great things in the future!!

Is there something that you would like to see added to our quarterly newsletter?  Have you learned something new over the past few months in your Medical Staff Professional or Provider Enrollment role?  Our membership would love to learn from you!  Articles can be 2-3 paragraphs long and would be a great addition to the newsletter.  Please submit your article to me via email at [email protected].

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Welcome New Members

Please welcome the following new members who joined WAMSS in the first quarter of 2025:

Raekwon Banks

Suzanne Cantwell-Kohl

Sheila Heiser

Ly Khang

Claudelle McCreary

Jenny Morin

Christina Pellegrini

Krista Peterson

Jennifer Rosner

Mandy Schultz

Cheryl Sears

Tracy Shaw

Shannon Terrien

Jamie Willis

We currently have 119 WAMSS members.  Who do you know that could benefit from a WAMSS membership?  Please share the Membership page on the WAMSS website with them or reach out to our WAMSS Membership chair, Melissa Woodworth at [email protected] for more information.

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Calendar of Events

May 14-16, 2025 - WAMSS 45^th Annual Conference and Midwest Super Conference: We will be “Coming Together” with our friends from IAMSS at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, WI.  If you haven’t already, please register to attend this exciting conference as we celebrate our first ever joint state association conference with Illinois.  We have an amazing line up of speakers this year and some great networking opportunities!  Please find below some very important dates to keep in mind as we are nearing the conference date:

·        Hotel block room deadline: April 14, 2025

·        Registration deadline: May 7, 2025

**Please note that we will not be having another WAMSS conference in Fall 2025,as this joint conference will serve as our annual 2025 WAMSS conference. **

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Scholarships/Awards

WAMSS and NAMSS Educational Scholarships

I am excited to announce that we have two new WAMSS scholarship award winners!  Renee Pierce was granted a scholarship to help cover her WAMSS conference expenses and Jackie Snow was granted a scholarship to help cover her NAMSS conference expenses.   

The WAMSS Board may award up to a maximum of $4,000 per year in scholarship monies (up to a maximum of $599.00 per member) to members who apply and meet the criteria outlined in the WAMSS Policy and Procedure Manual.  Scholarships can be used for WAMSS or NAMSS related events, certifications, or education.  To apply for a scholarship, please visit the WAMSS Scholarships page at: Scholarships.

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NAMSS Updates

New Director-At Large

Michelle Pasco, CPMSM, CPCS, is our new WAMSS Director-At-Large for 2025-2027. 

Conference

September 29-October 1, 2025 - NAMSS 49^th Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition in Portland, Oregon.

Proposed Bylaws Vote

If you are a NAMSS member and you haven’t already done so, please submit your vote for the NAMSS Proposed Bylaws changes by 3/26!  Please contact [email protected] if you did not receive your ballot or are having trouble accessing your ballot.  Your vote matters!

Newly certified

Please join me in congratulating Trish Monis, as she passed her CPCS certification in Fall 2024!  Are you interested in learning more about NAMSS certifications?  Please click on the link to learn more about the types of certifications available, exam dates and deadlines, etc.: Certification

State Leader Training

Did you know that NAMSS invests in the leadership of its state associations?  Each year in February, every state association sends its President and President-Elect to State Leadership training offered by NAMSS.  Andrea Harsh and I had the pleasure of going this year and we are very excited to share information learned with our Board to help us all become better state leaders!    

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Closing Thoughts

I’d like to end my first newsletter with some closing quotes to consider during these challenging times:

Yours in humble service, 

Maggie Fuchs, CPMSM, CPCS

WAMSS President

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