41. Direct primary care, parenting a child with a rare disease, having kids in residency, social media, and so much more with Dr. Lauren Hughes
Description
"I got in a lot of trouble and so I will never forget my attending said you will never keep the lights on if you practice like that."
This episode is with Dr. Lauren Hughes who is a primary care pediatrician in Kansas City.
In this episode we talk about:
- Having kids in residency and how this might have been the worst time to have kids but there's also no good time
- Having a baby intern year and then having twins in March 2020, a few months before she was going to finish residency and start her own practice
- Her breastfeeding story and how it inspired her to get extra training in lactation medicine
- Being a physician and caring for a child with a rare disease (her son has MCAD where he is missing an enzyme that converts fat to sugar)
- The inspiration behind opening her own direct primary care practice
- Operationally what it looks like to run a direct care practice and how this differs from a concierge practice
- How she got started on social media and what she uses it for today
- and so much more!
Connect with Moms of Medicine:
- Instagram @moms_of_medicine
- Momsofmedicine@gmail.com
Connect with Dr. Hughes:
- Instagram @bloomdpc
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