My DPC Story

Episode 75: Dr. Garrick Baskerville (He/Him) of METSI Care - Austin TX When Dr. Garrick was in Medical School, he was told how important time and listening to a patient was for physicians. Through his time in residency, urgent cares etc. he learned how important time and a relationship-based practice are. Opening METSI Care has been the manifestation of Dr. Garrick's why and he has evolved hi...

Episode 74: Dr. Lindsey Faucette (She/Her) of SLO Health Center - San Louis Obispo, CA Dr. Faucette talks about how she was moved to start SLO Health Center after being disillusioned with the broken care she saw while practicing and while training residents at the family medicine residency where she worked. Since opening SLO Health Center, she has been able to incorporate integrative and functiona...

Episode 73: Dr. Belen Amat (She/Her) of Direct Primary Care of West Michigan - Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Amat is a Med/Peds physician. She comes to the podcast to talk about how her practice grew from a dream into a reality. She shares about how she served the Hispanic community in Grand Rapids under the fee for service model and how she assumed moving to DPC would cause her to lose her Hispanic patie...

Episode 72: Dr. John Jacobsen (He/Him) of Click Family Healthcare - Kearney & Broken Bow, NE. Dr. Jacobsen is the founder of Click Family Healthcare in Nebraska. After years of working as a banker in the Ag industry, he discovered he wanted to become a family physician. Hear how he then went on from fee for service doctor to opening his own DPC and how he has been able to pull from his banking...

Episode 71: Dr. Erika Bliss (She/Her) of Equinox Primary Care - Seattle, WA Dr. Bliss is a phoenix when it comes to DPC! In today's Season 2 opener episode, Dr. Bliss discusses how her background and passions for delivering accessible, personalized care intersected in DPC. She touches on her experience as CEO of Qliance and she shares about closing that practice and then opening her solo prac...

As you wait for Season 2 to begin... we're dropping a BONUS episode for all you die hard My DPC Story listeners! This BONUS episode features Dr. Aleea Gupta of Family First DPC and Alexa Torres of Care ID ! They talk about all things branding and marketing in DPC!  As two individuals who have worked together to create a cohesive brand for Dr. Gupta's clinic, Dr. Gupta and Alex share abou...

Episode 70: Dr. Maryal Concepcion (She/Her) of Big Trees MD - Arnold, CA. Today's episode closes out Season ONE of My DPC Story! It's been such a pleasure being able to share the stories of the doctors doing DPC and direct care here on the podcast! A CALL TO ALL LISTENERS! Please share your feedback HERE at our LISTENER SURVEY and please leave a positive review on your podcasting platfor...

Episode 69: Dr. Rob Rosborough (He/Him) of Township Health DPC - Silverton, OR Dr. Rob, as he is lovingly known, is a staunch DPC advocate and practicing DPC physician in Silverton, OR. He transitioned from decades in private fee for service practice to DPC and is now taking care of hundreds of patients under his membership model. One of the toughest experiences he had was working to get coverage...

Episode 68: Dr. Tea Nguyen (She/Her) of Pacific Point Podiatry - Watsonville, CA Dr. Nguyen shares how she was forced to open her own private practice and how by doing, learning to pivot and getting the help of mentors matters. She shares how initially she was always set on academic medicine but that now, with a young daughter and being the CEO and owner at Pacific Point Podiatry, she couldn'...

Episode 67: Dr. Niran Al-Agba of Silverdale Pediatrics - Silverdale, WA Dr. Niran Al-Agba shares her story as to why DPC was not the solution for her. She shares how her practice is ideal as she has relationship-based medicine, charges for non-covered services and one works 20 hours a week while managing being a Mom to four as well as an author of numerous newspaper articles, blog posts and recent...

Episode 66: Dr. Christina Gonzalez (She/Her) of Hope Family Medicine - El Dorado, KS Dr. Gonzalez shares about how she never wanted to be a physician and how ended up going to medical school anyways! She then talks about how she trained for residency in a place she never would have considered based on where she grew up and how she happened to then transition to entrepreneurship and opening her own...

Episode 65: Dr. Nithya Natrajan of Blossoming Mamas - West Columbia, SC Dr. Nithya Natrajan joins us today to share about her practice where she pulls from her own experience as a Mama to help her patients in their fourth trimester journeys. Dr. Natrajan grew up watching her father practice medicine and deciding early on she was going to be accessible to her patients on her terms; in her all virtu...

Episode 64: Dr. Nazia Sheriff  of Olive Leaf Pediatrics in Orinda, CA In today's episode, Dr. Nazia Sheriff shares how she has transitioned from a hospital-based pediatrician to her own DPC clinic in Northern California. Her practice, Olive Leaf Pediatrics, opened in 2018 and focuses on the wholistic treatment of all her patients.  Cooperative of American Physicians or CAP . Learn more about...

Episode 63: Dr. Becky Lynn of Evora Women's Health - St. Louis, MO Dr. Becky Lynn joins us on the pd today to chart about how she has been able to leave corporate medicine and open Evora Women's Health. In her talk she shares about how she continues to support her local community through curbside consults, eChats with patients about certain health topics and how she has set aside the sec...

Episode 62: Dr. Brian Blank of Ember Modern Medicine - Greenville, SC In this Halloween episode, Dr. Blank shares his story of how his love for family medicine drove him to change careers and how, after ten years, he has finally opened his clinic Ember Modern Medicine. He shares about his buildout, his staffing and so much more in today's episode! Cooperative of American Physicians or CAP . L...

Episode 61: Dr. Delicia Haynes (She/Her) of Family First Health Center - Daytona Beach, FL In today's episode, Dr. Haynes shares about how she opened her fee for service clinic directly after graduating residency and how, after too many years of being a martyr, she decided to put her own mental and emotional and physical health first and made the decision to open Family First Health Center in...

Episode 60: Dr. Ken Rictor of Scotland Family Medicine DPC - Scotland, PA From the pains of fee for service, Dr. Rictor shares how he went from over 4000 patients to under 400 in one day and how his journey has been a worthwhile, successful practice now seven years later! THANK YOU TO OUR  SPONSORS: - Hint Health- See how Hint Health is helping drive the Direct Care movement forward! Be sure to RE...

Dr. Christa Springston of Health Springs Direct - Tyrone, GA In today's episode, hear how Dr. Springston found her executive suite location and how she helps her patients understand Tricare insurance. She shares about her 2 and 5 year plan and how she is still able to do things like aviation exams even though she is opted out of Medicare. She speaks about how tech like Hint OS has helped her...

Episode 58: Dr. Kenneth Qiu (He/Him) of Eudoc DPC - Midlothian, VA Dr. Kenneth Qiu has been involved in the DPC ecosystem for years. In today's episode, he shares what he's seen over the years and how that is translating into actions as he is in the opening months of his own DPC, Eudoc in Midlothian, VA. From creating his logo to deciding to hire a physician from the start, hear Dr. Qiu&...

Dr. Lara Briseño Kenney of Leeton Medical - Leeton, OH Dr. Kenney shares how she is able to run a Hematology/Oncology practice driven by the DPC model. She shares how even in her small town her practice continues to be the dream practice she always envisioned!  THANK YOU TO OUR  SPONSORS: - Marketing Beaver - Get your marketing game on starting at $3.00 a day! Click HERE for more and to get a free...

Hint Summit 2021 is coming virtually 10/28-29/21! Today's guest is Zak Holdsworth, CEO of Hint Health. Hint Health is an EHR-integrated membership management & billing software streamlines operations so your team can focus on patient care. They believe immensely in the power of DPC and direct care! THE DETAILS: WHEN: 10/28-29/21 WHERE: Virtual platform, register @ summit.hint.com today! W...

Dr. Shane Purcell of Direct Access - Anderson, SC 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...

Episode 55: Dr. Jalan Burton (She/Her) of Healthy Home Pediatrics - Washington, D.C. In today's episode, Dr. J shares about how her passion for medicine, pediatrics and public health came together in her dream practice, Healthy Home Pediatrics, serving the DMV for almost three years now! She shares about how she balances and pivots being a Mama as well as a Doc and how she could never go back...

Episode 54: Dr. Jenna Silakoski of North Idaho DPC - Hayden, ID Experiencing medicine in both the civilian and military worlds, Dr. Silakoski makes her dream of providing relationship-based care and having time with her patients at her DPC North Idaho DPC. Hear her share her story as to how she ended up in Idaho and how she has grown her practice to the point she is adding on another physician in...

Episode 53: Dr. Omar Akhter of Madina Medicine - Austin, TX In toady's episode, Dr. Akter shares his passion for functional medicine and how he is able to bring his expertise to the community of Austin, TX. Hear how he transitioned from his medical training in Pakistan to New York and how this transition opened his eyes to his love for primary care and preventative medicine! CHECK OUT the upc...