As a Direct Primary Care doctor, you have a big hill to climb. The job is not easy. It's an uncertain world that can be as scary as it is gratifying. The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal helps you in this endeavor by using the old-fashioned, pen-and-paper method allowing you to brainstorm, concentrate and gather your thoughts. Just fifteen minutes each morning with DPC specific questions will help you be the doctor you always wanted to be, in the practice you always wanted to have. But there's a secret: you can’t be told what to think or believe. You must work through the process and find the answers yourself. That is what this book is for.
This Direct Primary Care Doctors’ Daily Motivational Journal is NOT just for beginners. It works really well even for seasoned DPC Docs who continually need to refresh their spirits, keep sharp and stay motivated. Whether you are just starting out or you are in year 10, this workbook is well worth your time and effort.
THIS IS A LARGE, 300+ PAGE WORKBOOK WITH DAILY QUESTIONS FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. IT IS NOT A NOVEL TO READ. IT IS FOR YOU TO WRITE IN AND LEARN FROM. PLEASE SEE PREVIEW BEFORE PURCHASING.
"A thought provoking book to work through on your own time to construct your ideal DPC practice. Whether you complete it in 3 months or 12 months, the answers to the questions are all your own. You are the only one who knows the specific passion and vision that you bring to Direct Primary Care! Questions range from broad, existential, personal questions to relationships to nuances of environment and service in your clinic. This appeals to new or seasoned DPC doctors or any physician who has a desire to improve their practice and the discipline of daily journaling will certainly improve many areas of life.”
Kimberly Nalda MD, Direct Primary owner/physician at Rekindle Family Medicine, Wilmington, DE
Dr. Doug has provided the DPC community with another useful and informed "get it done" manual. Designed to walk you through the essentials of start up and building blocks to being an entrepreneur, The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal allows you to break down the complexity of starting your own direct pay medical clinic. Dr. Doug is not only a writer but also a mentor, a successful DPC doc, a serial entrepreneur and long standing voice for authentic medicine.
> Julie Gunther, MD owner/physician of SparkMD, Boise, Idaho
Starting a DPC clinic takes hard work. Douglas Farrago's newest book with a few minutes of reflection and writing by you can help you savor your successes and push on through the inevitable setbacks on this journey. I wish I'd had it my first year in, but am happy to have it now.
Michael Garrett MD, owner/physician at Direct MD, Austin, Tx
I think this is fantastic. I wish I had this available to me the year I converted my practice, although it is truly helpful now, too. DPC as we know, is not just a practice model, it is not just about all of us saying "we're not playing your game anymore" to insurance companies and the government; it is rebellious, disruptive, scary as hell, and after decades of being told what to do and how to do it, physicians opening DPC practices NEED to know that it is not all "eating rainbows and pooping butterflies." They need to know that it is okay to be scared, to not know what to do or how to handle it, that they HAVE to VALUE themselves and what they are doing by making this unbelievably scary leap. Thank you Doug, I think this is brilliant, simple, suggestive and will be much needed by many.
Kimberly Legg Corba DO, owner/physician at Green Hills Direct Primary Care, Allentown, PA.
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, his peers elected him chief resident. Dr. Farrago has practiced family medicine for twenty 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 invented the Knee Saver, a padding that relieves knee stress in baseball catchers, while he was in medical school. The original Knee Saver is currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is also the inventor of the CryoHelmet worn by people for migraines, heat recovery and head injuries. Dr. Farrago created the Placebo Journal in 2001 and ran it until 2011. He is also the author of The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice (2016), Diary of a Drug Rep (2017) and The Placebo Chronicles (2005). Dr. Farrago still blogs every day on his website Authenticmedicine.com and lectures worldwide about the present crisis in our healthcare system and the affect it has on the doctor-patient relationship. He is a leading expert in the Direct Primary Care model and lectures medical students, residents and doctors on its benefits as well as how to start their own DPC practices.
