BRI Virtual Speaker Series – Why Autonomy Matters: The Case for Direct Primary Care with Dr. Shane Purcell
BRI Virtual Event Series - Why Autonomy Matters with Dr. Shane Purcell
Will the future of health care be decided by Congress, special interest groups, insurers, or conglomerates? Or will it instead be physicians who simply decide to practice differently? With over 4,000 practicing firms nationwide, direct primary care is quietly, steadily reshaping medicine by offering doctors greater autonomy and patients a better experience. Join Dr. Shane Purcell as he explains what makes DPC different, what's driving its growing popularity, and why it deserves a place in every conversation about health care reform.
ABOUT THE BENJAMIN RUSH INSTITUTE:
BRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites unites medical students, students in affiliated healthcare specialties, faculty, doctors, healthcare professionals, and others who believe that free enterprise and a direct patient-doctor relationship are the best means for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices. Through leadership conferences, chapter events, scholarships to national health care conferences and consistent written content, BRI strives to cultivate the careers of med students and to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health.
ABOUT DR. SHANE PURCELL:
Dr. Shane Purcell is a family medicine physician in Anderson, South Carolina. Dr. Purcell is a founding member of the DPC Alliance and currently serves as a member of its Advisory Committee. He began his medical education at Mercer University School of Medicine in Georgia and completed his family medicine residency at AnMed Health in Anderson. After 14 years of working in private practice and owning an urgent care center, Dr. Purcell left traditional Fee-For-Service medicine to start a direct primary care clinic with business partner, and has employed the DPC model since 2015. He has authored several books, including Magic, Pixie Dusts, and Miracles: A Guide for Direct Primary Care and Employers and Good Care Feels Different.