The Micropractice Mama Podcast

In this episode I interview Dr. Heather Jackson, a board certified family medicine physician, mother of 4 and beekeeper. Heather enrolled in the Micropractice Mama E-Course in October 2024 and is celebrating the grand opening of her micropractice, Become Health next week (mid February 2025). In this interview we discuss what led Heather to leave traditional practice after over 16 years with the sa...

In this episode I share my strategies for managing one of my favorite patients populations - patients with significant health anxiety, including Important steps to take before the first visit Key strategies for building a therapeutic relationship How to handle frequent after-hours messaging What to do if all else fails If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback...

In this episode I share my own personal evolution since starting my micropractice, including how I use to see myself and my work ethic my natural response to challenges or problems how my attitude shifted as a result of micropractice the moment I am most proud of If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me...

In this episode I have a 1:1 discussion with Sharud Agarwal, the founder of Akute Health, an EMR designed for direct care (and the one I use in MY micropractice!), including Sharud's own health journey and how it informed his decision to develop tech tools to improve patient care What drew him to the direct care community What makes a good EMR & where he hopes to go next with Akute My top...

In this episode I review common questions regarding logistics in direct care micropractice including how to get wholesale lab contracts with major labs how to find and order low cost imaging how to refer to specialists  how to handle vaccines how to take time off If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me...

In this episode I review and respond to several FAQs and comments from a recent discussion regarding direct primary care in an online physician forum, including is direct care viable? is it only for the wealthy? does it replace insurance? why would anyone do it if they have insurance? how is it different from concierge medicine? is it equitable? what about patients who can't pay? If you'...

In this episode I discuss why and how primary care is better without insurance, including The evolution of my relationship with insurance How insurance-based care affects our autonomy  The economic argument for direct care from both patient and doctor perspective How my own practice of medicine has changed since transitioning to direct care If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect...

Happy new year and welcome back listeners! In this short trailer I give a preview of some of the topics to be covered this season in the podcast and the Micropractice Memo. I also share the date for the next FREE webinar (Wednesday, February 26 @8pm CST). Mark your calendars!  If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few wa...

The DPC community can sometimes project a suspiciously rosy image of direct care. While this model is revolutionary and has dramatically improved my life, it is not without flaws and I want to be transparent about these. In this episode I "spill the tea" on the direct care micropractice model, including my least favorite thing about micropractice what it's really like to have no sup...

In this episode I make the discuss why micropractice is a compelling solution for burnout among PCPs, including how burnout is defined (and my issue with this definition) root causes & drivers of burnout based on research the reason most organizations are ineffective at reducing burnout how micropractice addresses many of the root causes of burnout Here's a link to the article I reference...

In this episode I discuss issues surrounding timing in micropractice, including how long does it take to plan and launch a direct care micropractice? important rate-limiting steps to consider how long does it take to become profitable or to fill a panel? what is the best time to start? *In the original audio for this episode I mis-stated my year 2 micropractice salary as 180k, correction is 220k (...

In this episode we welcome Dr. Theresa Wong, a board-certified internist, geriatrician and founder of W Geriatrics Direct Primary Care in Pasadena, CA, which opened it's doors THIS summer. Theresa is still early on her journey but already has so many insights to share, including what prompted her to explore direct care cultural challenges and biases she encountered what resources and tips she...

In this episode I reflect on what has made me a raving fan of a particular person/business, including what fundamental qualities create raving fans what specific interactions made me root for this particular photographer's success what lessons I learned from my own raving fandom how we can apply these lessons to marketing in micropractice If you're in Houston and want to work with Hannah...

In this episode I share more information of the Micropractice Mama E-Course and address several frequently asked questions including what is included in the course expected timeline for completion the best time to start questions to ask yourself to decide whether or not it's worth it for you what I learned from my first course "launch" Here are the links to enroll (promotional perio...

In this episode I discuss how analysis paralysis often affects me and several strategies I have used to overcome it in my micropractice journey, including what analysis paralysis is and why it's critical to identify and overcome when starting a business the main antidote I have found for analysis paralysis the value of vision, brand and mentorship in micropractice how YOU can benefit from MY...

In this episode I answer one of the most common questions I have been getting over the past 6 months which is, "How did you have a baby WHILE running a solo practice?" including how I prepared the practice and my patients for an upcoming leave how I handled coverage and membership payments what responsibilities I still had while I was out of office how my experience compared to having a...

In this episode I share my own fears of failure, both past and present, as well as thoughts and strategies that helped me overcome them including acknowledging the reality that micropractices CAN fail examining the alternatives considering opportunity cost or the risk of never trying reframing failure and drivers for change and progress If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Re...

In this episode I discuss 3 concrete ways you can use AI in any primary care model to become more efficient immediately, including why efficiency is helpful for everyone but critical in micropractice why I no longer use or pay for UpToDate how I minimize documentation time how I quickly create high quality appeals and other letters in minutes If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to conne...

In this episode I discuss the most common way doctors attempt to network and why it doesn't usually work. I then share 4 simple strategies to use to make networking more effective, including how marketing in micropractice is different from marketing in traditional private practice or employed practice why bringing cookies is not enough and what to offer instead tips for building authentic con...

In this episode I interview fellow Micropractice Mama, Dr. Marion Woerner of Dot's Place Pediatrics in Houston, TX. In this conversation with discuss what led Marion to quit her outpatient pediatrics job after 7 year of practice in a large health system how she dealt with skepticism and doubt (internal and external) as she was preparing to go solo her timeline from learning about direct care...

In this episode I discuss ways you can start setting yourself up for micropractice success while still working as an employed physician, including: questions to ask yourself to hone in on your zone of genius how to build and own your personal brand as a physician ways to distinguish your unique value and practice style how to build a patient panel full of loyal patients you enjoy seeing If you&apo...

In this episode I chat with Dr. Una, a private practice pediatrician, business coach and founder of EntreMD about money, mindset and practicing medicine on your terms, including: Dr. Una's journey from a fresh-out-of-training, pregnant doctor to private practice owner Her "A-ha" moment about business that helped her overcome fear and potential failure How you can start building a pe...

If you've reached out to me and asked "Can we chat?" or "Where do I start?" this episode is for you! In it I cover 5 great free or low-cost resources to get you started on your direct care micropractice journey. Links mentioned in the episode: My DPC Story Podcast: https://www.mydpcstory.com/ "Start-Up DPC: How to Start & Grow Your Direct Primary Care Practice&quo...

In this episode I'm sharing 3 pieces of advice that are extremely common and potentially harmful to the success of your future micopractice, including the bad advice I got from my dad (a seasoned private practice owner of 40+ years) the advice I ignored in order to stay true to my own mission & strengths as a doctor the advice I got from a DPC pioneer who told me I had a 90% chance of fai...

In this episode I share some thoughts I had about motherhood and how I reframed those to empower rather than hinder me, including the thought about motherhood that I felt guilty for having the thought experiment that helped me reframe motherhood why motherhood is a superpower why motherhood should actually push you towards micropractice, not hinder you from it If you're enjoying this pod, I w...