Maryal Concepcion, MD Podcasts

Episode 126: Dr. Lauren Skattum of Britt Haus - Sioux Falls, South Dakota In this episode, Dr. Lauren Skattum shared her experience of running a private practice and how she was introduced to the Direct Primary Care (DPC) model through the "My DPC Story" podcast and found that it aligned perfectly with her patient-centered approach. If you want to …

Episode 125: Dr. Cindy Dafashy of Archway Family Medicine DPC - Pasadena, TX Dr. Cindy Dafashy shares her journey of opening a Direct Primary Care (DPC) clinic on a podcast. She highlights the problems in the traditional healthcare system and the disconnection between her desired patient-centered approach and her training. Driven by her passion for…

Episode 124: Dr. Jennifer Allen - Hermann, Washington, and O'Fallon, Missouri In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Allen, discusses her journey of opening and managing multiple Direct Primary Care (DPC) practices. Dr. Allen emphasizes the importance of understanding the goals that one wishes to achieve when starting a practice. She talks about how her bus…

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY from MY DPC STORY! Today's Mother's Day message is an audio greeting card filled with the perspectives of DPC Moms from all over the US! Register for Hint Summit 2023 today with LINK HERE! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MY DPC STORY SUMMIT GIVEAWAY WINNER: Dr. VICTORIA LEVENTIS-SHEW of Victory Family Medicine in Columbia, SC! You have wo…

Episode 123: Dr. Andy Berkowski of ReLACS Health - Ann Arbor, MI In this episode, Dr. Andy Berkowski, talks about his experience in the healthcare industry, direct care, telemedicine, and the direct primary care model. He discusses the concept of "Cura Personalis" and its importance in healthcare as it recognizes spiritual, social, and mental well-…

In this episode, Dr. Cindy Rubin discusses her motivations for choosing to practice Direct Primary Care (DPC) medicine. Dr. Rubin shares how her experiences working in a traditional medical system left her feeling dissatisfied with the level of care she was able to provide for her patients due to the pressure to see more patients in shorter appoint…

Dr. Aerie Chung explains how she built her successful membership-based infectious disease clinic. She reveals that she started by talking to referral sources, such as local ID doctors and a non-profit organization for HIV patients, to target the ideal clients. She also emphasizes the importance of making direct connections with physicians and netwo…

Episode 120: Dr. Diana Medina Galvan of Luminous Health & Wellness - Houston, TX Dr. Diana Medina Galvan talks about her experiences opening and running her direct primary care clinic, offering various services like weight management and aesthetics, and investing in equipment and training. She also shares how she evaluates the financial aspects of …

Episode 119: Dr. Nick Tomsen & Dr. Brandon Alleman of Antioch Med - Wichita, KS Dr. Nick and Dr. Brandon opened Antioch Med in Wichita, KS out of and while in residency! Pulling from their strengths they have built out their DPC to employ multiple full-scope family physicians as well as staff to continue bringing primary, surgical and obstetrical c…

Episode 118: Dr. Esther Khatibi (She/Her) of New Life DPC - Corpus Christi, TX Dr. Khatibi didn't have insurance when she was growing up. So, if there is someone in DPC who understands what not having insurance can result in, it's Dr. Khatibi. In today's episode, Dr. Khatibi shares how experiencing healthcare even beyond her personal experience in …

Today's episode features Dr. Jeff Davenport as he shares the details of the DPC Summit coming June 15-18th in Minneapolis, MN. To register, go to: https://dpcsummit.org To sign up for the DPC Alliance rooftop party, go to https://dpcalliance.org and questions for this event: hello@dpcalliance.org. Summit General Questions? dpc@aafp.org We're CELEBR…

Episode 117: Dr. Jessica Furey of North Star Primary Care - Mequon, WI Dr. Jessica Furey's first career was actually not in medicine. She shares how her life in publishing and freelancing switched gears driven by her desire to affect change in the world. Through her DPC, North Star Primary Care, she has done just that. From making a difference in p…

Episode 116: Dr. Sumul Modi of Celeste Brain Health - NC and TX Dr. Sumul Modi is a Neurologist by training. Tired of the administrative demands that he never envisioned when he dreamed of becoming a physician, he wanted a better way to practice. So, he and his wife, a fellow neurologist, left and opened up their own exclusively telemedicine-based …

Episode 115: Dr. Neil Panchal of Paging Dr. Neil - NY Metro & New Jersey Dr. Neil is an ER-trained physician who ended up working in different ER settings in multiple states in order to find a way of practicing medicine where he could practice emergency medicine AND build relationships with his patients. Sound far off from what we expect an ER phys…

Dr. Jamie Glover of Glover Family Medicine opens Season 3 of My DPC Story! She shares how she brings her experience and love of her specialty, Family Medicine, to the Medical Students she inspires, her patients and her local community. Over the past six years , she has been through a lot - choosing tech, accepting any one and everyone, closing her …

Marcey Rader believes that health powers productivity. She is a multi-certified health and productivity expert, one of 800 Certified Speaking Professionals® worldwide, Certified Virtual Presenter, digital wellness practitioner, three-time author, and creator of the Powered Path™ Playbook. As the founder of RaderCo, Marcey helps executives, teams, a…

In today's BONUS EPISODE, Dr. Deanna Barry of Barry Pediatrics shares about the upcoming Pediatric DPC Mastermind! Take a listen to the details about the Mastermind happening next month and Register today! Pediatric DPC Mastermind Feb 24-26th Gaylord Palms in Orlando, FL Registration: pediatricdpcmastermind.com Sponsorship Opportunities: email drde…

Episode 113: Dr. Amber Beckenhauer & Dr. Maryal Concepcion In this Christmas episode, the DPC Calibraska sisters are back for a reunion of sorts as they have a candid conversation about their practices over the past year! Topics covered include the transition to incorporating a space, changing staff, workflows, administration and balancing it all! …

Episode 112: Dr. Nicole Harkin (She/Her) of Whole Heart Cardiology - San Francisco, CA Dr. Nicole Harkin fell in love with cardiology and the ability to be a physician helping her patients prevent cardiac illness. At her direct care clinic, Whole Heart Cardiology, she is able to truly practice as a preventative cardiologist. Hearing her story of ho…

Episode 111: Dr. Brian Ostick (He/Him) Of Health & Healing DPC - Woodland Hills, CA Dr. Brian Ostick is an ER-trained physician who has reently joined his wife, Dr. Aimee Ostick, at her DPC Health and Healing DPC in Woodland Hills, CA. He shares how he views life in medicine and what he values now being able to be both an ER physician and a DPC phy…

Episode 110: Dr. Matthew Mintz (He/Him) of Matthew Mintz, MD - Bethesda, MD Dr. Mintz shares how different his life looked like when his future was driven by vision. The time crunch with patients wasn't all that apparent to Dr. Mintz until he switched to a concierge practice within his academic institution. It was then he experienced the value of t…

Episode 109: Dr. Katy Liu (She/Her) of Olive Branch DPC - St. Louis, MO Recorded after the last DPC summit if 2022, Dr. Katy Liu reflects back on her time as she sat and was transformed at the first DPC Summit she attended. She shares a very candid look on her practice, Olive Branch DPC, which is on it's way to celebrate its 4th anniversary! For an…

Episode 108: Dr. Brad Brown (He/Him) of Strive Direct Health - Erie, CO Dr. Brown is the latest doctor to join the podcast and his journey is unique in that he opened his DPC, Strive Direct Health, WHILE he was still in residency. He shares about how his clinic started from a dirt floored building and how he, along with his co-Resident Dr. Schuster…

Episode 107: Dr. Wendy Molaska (She/Her) of Dedicated Family Care - Fitchburg, WI Dr. Wendy Molaska shares her perspective as a DPC physician, as a patient and as the current President of the Wisconsin Medical Society on today's episode. She shares about what pushed her into choosing DPC and how she went from being employed to opening in six months…

Episode 106: Dr. Jlyn Pritchard of Thread Health - Spokane, WA Dr. Jlyn Pritchard of Thread Health, a new DPC in Spokane, WA, about how her desire to protect her autonomy and creativity led her to her journey in DPC. Happy initially in the corporate model, she experienced how it becomes increasingly difficult to interact as a physician in corporate…