Greetings my esteemed colleagues, Recently I have found myself thinking quite a bit about communications and the growing lack of peer-to-peer communication. This lack of communication makes my work and caring for my patients even more complicated. Throughout my career I have tried to foster supportive, meaningful relationships with my fellow physicians, which is one [...]

Greetings to our King County Medical Society members, As I discussed in last month’s letter to membership, King County Medical Society is working hard to increase your impact on medical policy decisions specifically in King County. But sometimes the issues go far beyond. After determining a proposed physician fee increase by the Washington Medical Commission [...]

From burnout to surgical standards, King County Medical Society board member Ellen Derrick, MD is at the forefront of many of the critical issues facing physicians and patients alike.  The esteemed vascular surgeon oversees her independent practice while serving on several medical boards, is deeply involved in a system-wide EMR integration for one of the [...]