Pierce County Medical Society

What Pierce County Medical Society does

Pierce County Medical Society (PCMS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional membership organization founded in 1888 in Pierce County, Washington, serving physicians, physician assistants, medical students, residents, and retired medical professionals in the region. The society represents approximately 43.5% of Pierce County's licensed medical providers and 45% of Washington State Medical Association members located in the county, with a membership base of nearly 1,400. PCMS delivers a unified suite of member services including legislative and regulatory advocacy, a public Find A Doctor referral portal, a quarterly PCMS Bulletin newsletter, school health forms, a confidential Physician Support Line, and representation on countywide healthcare decision-making bodies including the Tacoma Trauma Trust Operations Committee and Board of Directors, the Pierce County Health Local Impact Network, and the Medical-Dental Integration Working Group.

The organization's business model is built on tiered annual membership dues, with paid tiers ranging from $85 (Physician Assistants) and $143 (Associate and second-year practitioners) up to $285 (Active MD/DO members), alongside free categories for students, residents, first-year practitioners, and retired members. Distribution occurs through direct membership enrollment via a MemberClicks-powered website (pcmswa.org), supplemented by a Corporate Partners sponsorship program that monetizes third-party brand access to the physician membership at events. The PCMS Foundation, established in 2000 as a wholly-owned 501(c)(3) subsidiary, distributes over $20,000 annually in grants ($250–$2,500 per grant) to Pierce County non-profits addressing social determinants of health, with most funding sourced from PCMS membership contributions.

Operationally, PCMS runs with a two-person staff (Executive Director Linda Krause and Office Coordinator Tanya McClain) under a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors led by President C. Blair Campbell MD for 2026. The technology footprint is intentionally minimal — a MemberClicks membership management platform with online member portal, the Find A Doctor public search portal, and digital bulletin distribution — with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no external funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no geographic expansion beyond Pierce County. Founded by nine doctors and now in its 138th year of continuous operation, PCMS is structured as a regional advocacy and collegial body rather than a growth-stage commercial enterprise.

Name

Pierce County Medical Society

Legal name

Pierce County Medical Society

Website

https://pcmswa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pierce County Medical Society is a 138-year-old non-profit professional membership organization serving nearly 1,400 physicians, physician assistants, and medical trainees in Pierce County, Washington, providing advocacy, practice resources, and community health programs.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fircrest

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from physicians, physician assistants, medical students, residents, and retired members. Dues vary by category with specific rates for Active members ($285), Physician Assistants ($85), Associate members ($143), new members, and free tiers for 1st year practitioners and students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pierce County Medical Society (PCMS) is a nonprofit professional membership organization that provides physicians and physician assistants in Pierce County, Washington with legislative and regulatory advocacy, peer collegial activities, a quarterly bulletin, a Find A Doctor public referral portal, and access to a physician support line. The affiliated PCMS Foundation distributes grants to local nonprofits addressing social determinants of health and supports healthcare workforce development through the Healthcare Careers Academy partnership.

Product overview

Pierce County Medical Society operates as a professional membership organization providing services to physicians and physician assistants in Pierce County, Washington. The society offers a unified suite of member services including a quarterly PCMS Bulletin publication, a Find A Doctor referral portal, school health forms, and advocacy services. The organization also maintains the PCMS Foundation for grant-making to local non-profits and partners with educational institutions on healthcare workforce development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PCMS Foundation: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation established to improve social determinants of health and advance sustainable healthcare workforce development through grants to Pierce County nonprofits.

Products and services

• PCMS Membership Annual membership program for licensed MD/DO physicians, physician assistants, residents, students, and retired physicians in Pierce County, providing legislative and regulatory advocacy, physician referrals, collegial activities, quarterly bulletin, practice resources, and action alerts. Annual dues vary by category, with 2026 rates of $285 for Active members, $85 for Physician Assistants, $143 for Associate (military/USPHS/VA) members, $228 for new members, and free for first-year-in-practice, residents, students, and retired members.
• Find A Doctor Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• PCMS Foundation supports Pierce County non-profits with over $20,000 annually through grants ranging from $250 to $2,500

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Healthcare Careers Academy (Tacoma Public Schools)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCMS is a proud partner of the Healthcare Careers Academy, a collaboration of Tacoma Public Schools, healthcare industry, higher education, and nonprofits preparing high school students for healthcare careers. PCMS supports the program at Stadium and Mount Tahoma High Schools with healthcare skill building experiences and scholarship programs.
• Tacoma Trauma TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCMS serves as physician representatives on the Tacoma Trauma Trust Operations Committee and Board of Directors, contributing to trauma care coordination in the region.
• Pierce County Health Local Impact NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCMS represents the physician perspective with the Pierce County Health Local Impact Network and the Medical-Dental Integration Working Group.
• Pierce County Project AccesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCMS founded Pierce County Project Access, a program for physicians and other medical providers to assist in providing efficient and effective no-cost medical care to uninsured, low-income citizens in Pierce County.
• Tacoma-Pierce County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCMS works with the Health Department to protect and improve health of Pierce County residents through disease prevention, immunization promotion, and healthcare system partnerships.
• Pierce County Nurse LeadsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCMS supports Pierce County Nurse Leads to ensure the health and well-being of school students in the county.
• PCMS FoundationcoreOthersPCMS Foundation was formed in 2000 as a 501(c)(3) organization to improve social determinants of health and sustainable healthcare workforce. The Foundation awards small grants to Pierce County non-profits addressing SDOH issues, with majority of funding from PCMS membership.
• Washington State Medical AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCMS represents 45% of the Washington State Medical Association members in Pierce County, functioning as the component medical society.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association: National physician membership organization providing the broader umbrella above state and county societies. Operates the same advocacy, education, and membership model at national scale, with PCMS effectively acting as a downstream component.
• Washington State Medical Association: State-level professional medical association of which PCMS is the component society for Pierce County. Operates the same advocacy and membership mission at statewide scale, serving as the umbrella body and the obvious structural counterparty for PCMS.
• California Medical Association: Large state-level professional medical association serving California physicians through advocacy, CME, and member services. Operates the same professional society business model as PCMS but at much larger scale and in a different state.

Regional players

• Oregon Medical Association: State medical association in the neighboring Pacific Northwest state. Runs the same physician membership and advocacy model as PCMS, but serves a different primary geography and competes for policy influence with Washington-based bodies.
• Medical Society of Virginia: Statewide professional society for Virginia physicians offering advocacy, practice resources, and physician referral tools. Mirrors PCMS's core service mix but operates at state scale on the U.S. East Coast.
• Idaho Medical Association: State-level medical association serving Idaho physicians. Operates an analogous professional society structure with advocacy, lobbying, and member benefit offerings, but is geographically focused on a different Pacific Northwest state.

Direct peers

• Snohomish County Medical Society: County-level professional medical society in Snohomish County, Washington. Provides comparable membership, advocacy, and referral services to physicians in the adjacent county, making it a near-direct functional twin of PCMS.
• King County Medical Society: County-level professional medical society serving physicians in King County, Washington. Operates the same physician membership, advocacy, and referral portal model as PCMS, just in a larger adjacent Washington county.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/pcmswa
• Facebookfacebook.com/pcms.wa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pcms-wa
• Instagraminstagram.com/pcms.wa

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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