Tag: medical school

Living and Practicing By Design™ – Not Default

Posted on October 28, 2026October 28, 2026 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

I’m down here in Fort Lauderdale today, and I just spent the entire day with some incredible businesspeople. Literally, I

Do Medical Schools Need to Expose Students to Direct Primary Care?

Posted on October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The image above may come across as a little harsh, but is it true? I think it is. Being employed

What Is Your Obsession?

Posted on October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 by Angela Andrews, MD

Has your practice become your obsession? How about medicine itself? Is it being known? Becoming influential? Maybe it’s taking down

My First DPC Column in Medscape Was Just Published and I Need Your Help

Posted on October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I was flattered to be asked by Medscape/WebMD to write a column about Direct Primary Care. I know that DPC

It Can’t Be Done?

Posted on October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I saw this story on Facebook, and it checks out:. In 1939, a graduate student named George Dantzig arrived late

Why Are Physicians Still Staying in the System?

Posted on September 27, 2026September 27, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Things are not going well for doctors who try to run their own practices while still trying to suckle at

DPC Diary: One Year Later

Posted on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

A year ago, as I was knee deep in setting up my DPC practice, Doug Farrago had me share my

DPC Diary Part 4

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Setting up and operating a business requires overseeing what sometimes feels like a hundred moving parts. There’s no shortage of

ACEs over Cowboys by Ben Hauter, MD PGY-1

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

How much impact do social aspects have on one’s health? Recent studies in healthcare suggest that the area of social

A Second Chance for Prevention and Public Health in the Rural South by Claire Lockman, M2

Posted on March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Growing up in small town western North Carolina, I had a childhood that is enviable nowadays, complete with afternoons at

Make the Jump by Lauren Hughes, MD

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Not many people plan for twins after having one child already, especially during residency. Fewer still plan to start their

Full Spectrum Family Medicine

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Medical students and residents often ask how they can start preparing to be a DPC doctor. From a medical standpoint,

3 Things I Learned about DPC by Jake Mutch, DO

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

For the past few years, I’ve compiled a summary of all of my daily journal entries and planner notes into