Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

 Life and Family Medical is now open in Iowa and Dr. Julie Schroeder, MD was just highlighted in a recent newscast piece.

“For me, (I like) the flexibility as a doctor and that sense of knowing I’m doing right,” she says. “Most doctors went into medicine with this desire to serve and help people. That’s been lost in a lot of doctors, the sense of doing that (because of) churning and grinding through the system.”

From her website:

We strive to restore the doctor-patient relationship by eliminating the rules and regulations of insurance that interfere with that relationship. The individual is put back in control of their healthcare choices. You receive quality healthcare that isn’t rushed, fits your schedule, and offers transparent pricing. We maintain the dignity of each individual and their relationship with God, family, and doctor.

It’s a simple model. One that saves the doctor and the patient. We wish Dr. Shroeder well and hope she fills up her panel soon.

6020cookie-checkDr. Julie Schroeder, MD Opens Up Life and Family Medical in Iowa
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By Douglas Farrago, MD

Douglas Farrago MD is board certified in the specialty of Family Practice. He is the inventor of a product called the Knee Saver which is currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Knee Saver and its knock-offs are worn by many major league baseball catchers. He is also the inventor of the CryoHelmet used by athletes for head injuries as well as migraine sufferers. From 2001 – 2011, Dr. Farrago was the editor and creator of the Placebo Journal which ran for 10 full years. Described as the Mad Magazine for doctors, he and the Placebo Journal were featured in the Washington Post, US News and World Report, the AP, and the NY Times. Douglas Farrago, MD received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia in 1987, his Masters of Education degree in the area of Exercise Science from the University of Houston in 1990, and his Medical Degree from the University of Texas at Houston in 1994. His residency training occurred way up north at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. In his final year, he was elected Chief Resident by his peers. Dr. Farrago has practiced family medicine for twenty-three years, first in Auburn, Maine and now in Forest, Virginia. He founded Forest Direct Primary Care in 2014, which quickly filled in 18 months. Dr. Farrago still blogs every day on his website Authenticmedicine.com and lectures worldwide about the present crisis in our healthcare system and the effect it has on the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Farrago’s has written three 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 and Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity) are all best sellers in this genre. He is a leading expert in direct primary care model and lectures medical students, residents, and doctors on how to start their own DPC practice. He retired from clinical medicine in October, 2020.

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