Dr. Sonia Singh is a Stanford-trained, board-certified internist, primary care physician, writer and consultant. In 2021, Dr. Singh designed and launched a solo, direct primary care (DPC) micropractice built to serve women in Houston, TX. She believes both PCPs and their patients deserve better than what our healthcare system offers. Alongside her own clinical practice, Dr. Singh helps other women in medicine build micropractices that allow them to practice medicine with autonomy, authenticity and joy via educational resources and 1:1 consulting. Dr. Singh hosts a weekly Micropractice Mama podcast and will also be launching an E-Course in Fall 2024. Her writing has been featured in NPR, The New England Journal of Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine. Some of the topics we discussed were:3 key factors that contributed the most to making Dr. Singh’s direct primary care micropractice successfulHow often Dr. Singh receives phone calls from patients outside of business hoursHow taking vacations works when you’re running a DPC micropracticeWhat obstacles Dr. Singh faced in growing her micropractice and how she overcame themWhat helped Dr. Singh the most with marketingMarketing methods for her micropractice that Dr. Singh found the most valuable How Dr. Singh manages her micropractice on her own without hiring staffThe HIPAA compliant app Dr. Singh uses to communicate with her patientsHow Dr. Singh manages bloodwork and medications without staffHow Dr. Singh handles when her women patients ask to bring their husbands or adult children and how it adds a variety of patients to her micropractice What Dr. Singh does when a patient needs a procedureDr. Singh’s final tip for listeners about running a successful micropracticeThe very useful free resources Dr. Singh offers on her website, newsletter, and podcast to help physicians start a micropracticeDr. Singh’s e-course launching this fall that will detail step by step the process of launching your practice from just having the idea to opening your doorsAnd more!Learn more about me or schedule a FREE coaching call: https://www.joyfulsuccessliving.com/ Join the Voices of Women Physicians Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/190596326343825/ Connect with Dr. Singh: Instagram: @soniasinghMDDr. Singh's Website for Education on the Micropractice Model:www.micropracticemama.com The Micropractice Mama Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-micropractice-mama-podcast/id1756769050Website for Dr. Singh’s Practice: www.junipermodernprimarycare.com

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