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Healthcare Access for DPC Doctors: Why Zion HealthShare Makes Sense
Zion HealthShare President Ashton Casper and DPC Practice Administrator Camilla Guerrero The Question Most DPC Doctors Don't Want to Ask What happens to your family if you get sick for six months? If you're a Direct Primary Care physician, this question probably keeps you up at night. You've left the security of a traditional system. You're building something better for your patients but what about your own family's healthcare coverage ? As we navigate 2026, with jobs disappe
Maryal Concepcion
Feb 75 min read


From Burnout to Breakthrough: Dr. Gabrielle Williams and the Power of DPC Physicians of Color
Dr. Gabrielle Williams When Dr. Gabrielle Williams watched an episode of House during high school, she was captivated by a medical detective who had autonomy over his practice. Little did she know that years later, after completing her training at Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital, she would be fighting to reclaim that very autonomy she first admired on screen. The Breaking Point Dr. Williams didn't just leave fee-for-service medicine. She fled from it. "I was anxi
Maryal Concepcion
Feb 16 min read


Zooming Out: How Dr. Neal Douglas Rebuilt Medicine Around His Priorities
Dr. Neal Douglas Most physicians are trained to optimize what’s directly in front of them. Schedules. Metrics. Productivity. The next task. What we’re rarely taught is how to step far enough back to ask whether the direction itself still makes sense. In this January Reset episode, Dr. Neal Douglas shares a story not about incremental improvement — but about reordering his life from the ground up. Dr. Douglas describes a season where professional success came at the cost of
Maryal Concepcion
Jan 252 min read


When Medicine Works But Doesn’t Feel Whole: Lessons from Dr. Meena Julapalli
Dr. Meena Julapalli Not all misalignment shows up as burnout. Sometimes, medicine works. The algorithms are correct. The outcomes are acceptable.And yet, something essential feels missing. In this January Reset conversation, Dr. Meena Julapalli speaks to a quieter kind of dissonance, the kind that emerges when care becomes technically excellent but emotionally incomplete. Dr. Julapallis story isn’t about escaping medicine. It’s about reclaiming it. She reflects on practicing
Maryal Concepcion
Jan 181 min read


Prepared vs. Ready: What Dr. Cindy Dafashy’s DPC Story Reveals About Timing
Dr. Cindy Dafashy There’s a moment many physicians recognize but rarely name. You’re clinically prepared. You’ve done the training. You know the medicine.And yet, something still doesn’t feel settled. In this January Reset conversation, Dr. Cindy Dafashy gives language to that in-between space, the gap between being prepared and actually feeling ready. Dr. Dafashy opened her direct primary care practice directly out of residency. On paper, that sounds bold. But what makes h
Maryal Concepcion
Jan 112 min read








