To better your understanding of non-clinical career options and/or facilitate your physician career change, today we introduce you to Rita S. Meek, MD, MSOD. Dr. Meek is the Hospital Medical Director for the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, a 180 bed pediatric facility in Wilmington, Delaware.
She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Meek’s current interest is in developing programs to support physicians through the stress of malpractice litigation and serious adverse events. Prior to becoming the Hospital Medical Director in 2001, she was the Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology for fifteen years. Before that she was in private practice in pediatric hematology/oncology for ten years. She has been a Clinical Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University Medical School for twenty years. During her career as a medical administrator, academic pediatric hematologist-oncologist, and private practitioner, she has been the Chairperson of numerous committees and task forces. She has received numerous awards for her work including the 2004 Trailblazer Award for the outstanding woman in Delaware, the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Thomas Jefferson University Pediatric Residents, and was featured on the cover of “Top Docs for Delaware” in 1998.
