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Gretchen Rickards

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Physician Peer Coach and Consulting Physician at VITAL WorkLife
📍 Greater Philadelphia, United States

Gretchen is an executive coach and physician specializing in leadership development for high-achieving professionals. With a background as an Internal Medicine Program Director and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), she empowers clients to navigate change and transitions. She holds an MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Outside of her coaching practice, Gretchen is a dedicated mother who enjoys managing a busy family schedule filled with her daughters practices and rehearsals. She values her professional connections, maintaining a standing monthly lunch with fellow coaches to share wins and provide mutual support. She is also an avid reader of leadership books.

In a full-circle career moment, she recently delivered a workshop to a consulting firm, the same industry where she began her career.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Physician Peer Coach and Consulting Physician
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Philadelphia, United States
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Priorities

Topics Gretchen cares about

Navigating Transitions
Her coaching practice is centered around empowering professionals to thrive through change and embrace career transitions with purpose and joy.
Leadership Development
She is a voracious reader of leadership books and shares curated lists of practical, high-yield recommendations with the leaders she coaches.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Physician Peer Coach and Consulting Physician
VITAL WorkLife
11-2022
Founder and Executive Coach
GR Coaching and Consulting
9-2019 - 9-2022
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
ChristianaCare
1-2017 - 9-2019
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
ChristianaCare
1-2017 - 9-2019
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
ChristianaCare
In the press

Media appearances

Peer Coaching - VITAL WorkLife. Featured in VITAL WorkLife
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Education
2003 - 2007
MD
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2011 - 2013
Master of Public Health - MPH
Uniformed Services University
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