The Unlived DPC Life

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I thought I would put this quote up for this Sunday.

How does this relate to doctors? Well, it is another way to explain what I coined as Death Row Syndrome in my book The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice:

So what is this Death Row Syndrome? Simple, all the guys on death row are buddies because they have the same fate. When one guy gets pardoned, like you did when you left to do DPC, the rest of the death row inmates hate you. Why? Because they are still going to die. You are not.

Right now, 82% of docs are employed. Most hate it. And they mock the lhe life (career) they were meant to live. That life is called Direct Primary Care.

You have freedom. You have agency. You practice free-range medicine vs. industrialized care.

Celebrate it and spread the word.

Carl would be proud.

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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 but continues to receive care there as a patient.