VictorReneRischMDPhD

Summary

• Early on, I envisioned a career in academia. I initially worked to become a PhD chemist, achieving
  this at the age of 24. I went on to earn an MD and became triple board-certified: in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology. My academic career culminated in my becoming Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins, where I became the only faculty member ever to attend concurrently in both Medical and Radiation Oncology.
  
  Upon the realization that my true love was clinical medicine, I moved to Lehigh Valley Hospital in
  Allentown PA, an 850-bed teaching institution. There, I became chair of the radiation oncology
  department before the age of 40 and built the department into one of the largest and most
  sophisticated programs anywhere. As one of only 12 department chairs, I was also on the hospital CEO's cabinet (Senior Management Council), and became intimately familiar with hospital administration and operations, with the council signing off on an operating budget of over 1 billion dollars annually. I was involved with running the network's cancer program, and was the driving force behind the creation of its two Cancer Centers, serving long-term as Chair of the Cancer Committee and as senior member on the Cancer Center Leadership Council.
  
  I retired from full-time work in 2009 to spend time with my family. Soon thereafter, though, I was
  recruited to become a provider of locum tenens services. This allowed me to continue with my love of practicing medicine while realizing what I most sought upon retirement: unstructured time. During my locum tenens career, I have had experience working in small freestanding facilities, small and large hospitals, and several university medical centers, and have been well received throughout.
  
  I have experience in research, teaching, administration, management, and business, and have been recognized in all of these areas. Most significant to me, though, are awards for excellence as a doctor from patients and peers.