Medical students should get excited about direct primary care
You’ve heard the story before: a young man or woman with idyllic dreams of practicing primary care goes off to medical school, only to have their dreams crushed by the realities of 7-minute visits, “production goals,” and unstable reimbursement — you’ve heard of the Medicare sustainable growth rate, or SGR, right? Every time you turn around, there is someone talking about primary care physician burnout or complaining about practicing on …
