In today’s episode, Dr. Purcell shares how he began down the path of Direct Primary Care. Through working with employers and brokers who support and build plans with the DPC practice at the center of healthcare, Dr. Purcell shares how his practice ballooned overnight by taking care of Anderson County employees. If you are considering working with an employer in the DPC space, listen to today’s episode.
Dr. Shane Purcell was born in Athens, GA and is a true Bulldog by birth. He graduated Mercer University School of Medicine after completing Armstrong State College in Savannah, GA. He went on to finish a family medicine residency in Anderson, SC were he continues to reside.
After completing residency, Dr. Purcell worked in private group practice for 3 years before opening his own cash-only primary care clinic in 2005. As he built his cash-only clinic, he was also working part time in a local urgent care facility. In 2008, he purchased a dormant medical clinic on the “wrong side of the tracks” and opened an urgent care and primary care clinic.
After gaining his freedom from third party captives, Dr. Purcell along with a colleague formed the first direct primary care clinic in Anderson County in 2015. Since then, he has been operating both his walk in clinic and the direct care clinic third party free. The Direct Primary Care model has brought about a restoration of a relationship with patients broken by third party middlemen. Now, he can offer more access and more of his time to patients. Dr. Purcell firmly believes that the direct primary care model is the last hope for health care in America.
Dr. Purcell is an active member in several medical organizations including American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, Free Market Medical Association, DPC Alliance and American Academy of Family Physicians. He is the former Chair of the Direct Primary Care Member Interest Group for the AAFP and a founding member of the DPC Alliance and the Carolina’s Free Market Medical Association. He was elected onto the Advisory Committee for the DPC Alliance in the Fall of 2018 and current still serves there.
Dr. Purcell is the author of Magic, Pixie Dust, and Miracles: A guide to Direct Primary Care and Employers that shares how to connect DPC with employers of all sizes. He has spoken about this topic and DPC in general at the DPC Summit, DPC Nuts and Bolts conference, Hint Summit, AAFP FMX, Carolina’s Free Market Medical Association, TedexFurman (see Dr. Purcell’s talk below) and DPC Alliance Mastermind sessions. He continues to speak to residents and student groups about DPC as well
In today’s episode, Dr. Purcell shares how he began down the path of Direct Primary Care. Through working with employers and brokers who support and build plans with the DPC practice at the center of healthcare, Dr. Purcell shares how his practice ballooned overnight by taking care of Anderson County employees. If you are considering working with an employer in the DPC space, listen to today’s episode.