The Lonely Side of DPC: Finding Your Focus Five
Entrepreneurship can be lonely. Being a physician can be lonely, too. In direct primary care, we sometimes get the double
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Entrepreneurship can be lonely. Being a physician can be lonely, too. In direct primary care, we sometimes get the double
Continue readingDouglas Farrago’s recent article “Your DPC Practice is Filled. Hooray! But is that all there is?” rang more true for
Continue reading“The lies I told myself were ‘Once we win a Super Bowl, I’ll be happy’,” McVay said. “My identity was
Continue readingI had just come back from a walk on a beautiful morning, feeling ready to start the day. My assistant
Continue readingDirect primary care gives patients more time, but just as importantly, it gives physicians time to think. A common reaction
Continue readingRoughly 15 years ago, I was seeing a patient who lived at 110 percent output. His work frequently took him around
Continue readingNone of my three kids went into medicine. I have a ton of physician friends from back in the day
Continue readingLast month, my practice turned 5 years old. That is wild to me considering sometimes I still feel like “that
Continue readingIt feels as though I spend an inordinate amount of time in my direct primary care practice talking with patients
Continue readingA third-year medical student spent half a day with me recently. He told me he had entered medical school wanting
Continue readingToday, on location from Capitol Reef National Park, we talk about how DPC docs take vacations. No doubt it’s not
Continue readingWhen my grandmother passed away, I inherited a box of photographs that changed my life. Up until then, I told
Continue readingOne of the gifts I offer my patients and clients is spiritual support. I sit back and witness their lives.
Continue readingToday I want to speak to the medical students, who are the future of healthcare. I recently spoke to medical
Continue readingPeople often ask what a typical day is like in DPC. Well, there’s no “typical” schedule. Here’s a look at
Continue readingWhen I asked Doug Farrago to beta-read my newest book—this one about opening and sustaining a direct care practice—he asked
Continue readingI am very proud of the DPC Alliance. They have done some incredible work, and I think this most recent
Continue readingIn the Winter of 1783, at Annapolis, MD, George Washington did something almost unimaginable in human history. He resigned his
Continue readingDid you know our first president, George Washington, was one of the world’s greatest quitters? It’s true, and thankfully lead
Continue readingThe DPC Summit is next week, and I am very excited to see all the new doctors who are thinking
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