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2026 Women in Medicine Conference | CME, Evaluation, & Certificate of Completion

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How to Obtain Certificate of Completion

To obtain your certficate of completion, simply fill out your online evaluation. After clicking "Submit" at the end of your evaluation, you will be redirected to a PDF of the certificate. You can then print out the certificate and fill in your information for your own records.

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Evaluation

Accreditation Statement

CME Category 1: 5.0 Total

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Washington State Medical Association through the joint providership of Providence Health Care and the Spokane County Medical Society. Providence Health Care is accredited by the WSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Providence Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 5 hours of Category 1 CME credit to satisfy the re-licensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Meeting Objectives

At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:

Sherri Lynch, PhD: Leading Multigenerational Teams in Medicine: Empowering Women to Lead Across Difference

  • Recognize strengths and tensions across generations in healthcare teams.
  • Apply inclusive leadership strategies that empower diverse voices.
  • Practice communication approaches that build trust and reduce friction.
  • Identify one actionable change to implement in their daily work.

Jonna Damiano - RICP®, CDFA®: Retirement Education

  • Identify the ins and outs of your finances to empower participants to make informed decisions.
  • Achieve a solid grasp of financial concepts that can help avoid common pitfalls and maximize resources.

Rebecca “Beck” Burson, DO: Attention Divided: The Neuroscience of Balancing Two Ways of Knowing

  • Provide a clear, neuroscience-informed framework for understanding the Left and Right hemispheres as adaptive attentional modes rather than personality traits or moral positions.
  • Impart greater awareness of the participant’s own default attentional patterns, especially under stress or threat.
  • Give practical insight into integration between two ways of paying attention.
  • Convey language and concepts that support leadership, medical practice and personal reflection around these two modes of attention.

Roundtable Discussion: Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Leadership Pathways for Women in Medicine

  • Describe at least two common barriers to leadership advancement for women in medicine and strategies to address them.
  • Differentiate between mentorship and sponsorship and identify practical steps to seek each.
  • Identify one concrete action attendees can take in the next three months to advance their leadership development.
  • Recognize ways leaders of any gender can intentionally uplift and advocate for women in medicine.
  • Reflect on personal leadership aspirations and align attendees with available local opportunities.

Christine Cronin, DPT: U-Inspire Leadership and Creating Kindness Cultures

  • Participants will be able to name the 5 elements of kindness culture.
  • Participants will be able to recognize “courage thinking” vs. “discouraged thinking” in themselves.
  • Participants will be able to identify a courageous living approach to conflict and disappointment.