Will Your Kids Go Into Medicine Now That You Are Doing Direct Primary Care?

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It has been a well-known trend that physicians are recommending their careers to their children less and less. A 2022 Doximity poll found that 60% of physicians said they would “probably” or “definitely” not want their kids to work in medicine. Heavy caseloads and long hours were their top reasons, but let’s not forget about the bureaucracy, the insurers, the administrators, the prior authorizations, and on and on.

So, how about Direct Primary Care?

Here is a great story from Kansas. I have known Vance Lassey, MD, for over twenty years. In fact, I know his whole family. They are awesome. Vance has always said that his daughter, Beka, wants to be a DPC doc. She has seen what he does in his clinic, which is located near his house, and has even helped out. She is a senior in high school, so Vance has a long wait ahead of him, but this article proves he wasn’t BSing me.

Even with the bulk of her senior year at Holton still ahead of her, Beka Lassey already has a clear vision of what she wants her college experience to look like.

She’d love to play volleyball, that fire stoked even further after helping Holton capture its first-ever state championship two weeks ago when the Wildcats defeated Big East League rival Silver Lake for the Class 3A crown.

She’d also love to continue her vocal career, that fire instilled in her at an early age by her family and stoked continually throughout her life through her performances in choir, musical theater and other arenas.

And all this as she pursues her career goal of following in her father Vance’s footsteps and becoming a family practitioner doctor at his practice, Holton Direct Care.

“It’s a lot for sure,” Lassey said. “But that’s been my life. And I wouldn’t really want things any other way.”

Congratulations, Beka, on this honor, and we will all welcome you someday to the DPC community.

How about you? Would you recommend that your child become a doctor and go into Direct Primary Care?

Here is a quick survey:

Would you recommend your child become a physician and do Direct Primary Care?

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About Douglas Farrago, MD

Dr. Farrago is a retired family physician based in Forest, Virginia. Since 2021, he has run DPCnews.com, a leading resource for the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement. He is the author of three best-selling books on Direct Primary Care: The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity) In 2016, Dr. Farrago conceived the idea for the Direct Primary Care Alliance and co-founded the organization alongside other pioneering DPC physicians. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in the DPC model and frequently lectures to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians on how to successfully start and run their own DPC practices. Dr. Farrago sold his Direct Primary Care practice in October 2020.