Women Physicians Leadership Council Mission Statement
Increase gender equality for women physicians, who are affiliated with HonorHealth, by removing barriers and providing greater access to professional development and leadership opportunities.

Learn more about the Women Physicians Leadership Council and HonorHealth's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives at the WPLC website.

Event agenda
6 - 7 PM - Cocktail Reception and Raffle
7 - 10 PM - Dinner and Program

Guest Speaker
Tait Shanafelt, MD, Chief wellness Officer, Stanford Medicine
Organizational Approaches to Improve Physician Well-being

Dr. Tait Shanafelt is the chief wellness officer, associate dean, and Jeanie and Stewart Richie Professor of Medicine at Stanford University.

Dr. Shanafelt is a hematologist/oncologist whose clinical work focuses on the care of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He served a 7-year term on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Leukemia Steering Committee from 2014-2020 and has been principle investigator on four R01 grants from the NCI, including two active R01s. He has been the principle investigator on numerous clinical trials testing new treatments for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia including two national phase three trials for the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). He has published over 500 peer review manuscripts and commentaries in addition to more than 200 abstracts and book chapters.

In addition to his leukemia research, Dr. Shanafelt is an international thought leader and researcher in the field of physician well-being and its implications for quality of care. His pioneering studies in this area over 20 years ago are credited with helping launch the entire field of organizational efforts to promote clinician well-being.

Dr. Shanafelt previously served as the founding director of the Mayo Clinic Program on Physician Well-being and served a three-year term as the president of the Mayo Clinic Voting Staff from 2013- 2016. In 2017, he moved to Stanford where he leads the WellMD Center. He served as a member of the National Academy of Medicine Committee on System Approaches to Support Clinician Well-being and now serves on the National Academy Clinician Well-being Steering Committee. 

Dr. Shanafelt has helped hundreds of organizations and their leaders work to improve burnout and promote professional fulfillment for physicians. He has served as a keynote speaker to the AMA, ACGME, AAMC, and ABIM. Dr. Shanafelt’s studies in this area have also been cited in CNN, USA Today, U.S. News, and the New York Times. In 2018, he was named by TIME Magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in healthcare.

Tickets & Sponsorship Opportunities

Women Physicians Leadership Council - April 2024 Reception & Dinner sponsorship opportunities (PDF)

Individual Ticket - $200 per person

Presenting Sponsor - $20,000
• Premier seating for one table of 10
• Sponsor logo recognition during event
• Sponsor logo recognition for 12 months on the WPLC event website
• Recognition in HonorHealth Foundation’s donor recognition publications

Champion Sponsor - $10,000
• Premier seating for one table of 10
• Sponsor logo recognition during event
• Sponsor logo recognition for six months on the WPLC event website
• Recognition in HonorHealth Foundation’s donor recognition publications

Believe Sponsor - $7,5000
• Seating for one table of 10
• Sponsor logo recognition during the event
• Sponsor logo recognition for three months on the WPLC event website
• Recognition in HonorHealth Foundation’s donor recognition publications

Dream Sponsor - $5,000
• Seating for one table of 10
• Sponsor logo recognition during the event
• Recognition in HonorHealth Foundation’s donor recognition publications

The amount of your contribution that is deductible to the full extent of the law is limited to the excess of your contribution over the value of the goods and services promised you. Value of the goods and services for sponsorships is $110 per person.

For additional information or to discuss sponsorship levels, please contact Stephanie Mahrer, Vice President Events Fundraising, smahrer@honorhealth.com, or 480-587-5014.