Neurology Nuts and Bolts: Constructing Your Career, Types of Careers: Concierge/Direct Care Neurology

Listen here to Neurology Nuts and Bolts: Constructing Your Career, a podcast from Creator and Executive Producer Sara Schaefer MD MHS about all the things that you wish you were taught about the practice of neurology. The podcast covers types of careers, contracts and worth, promotional development and CV building, continuing medical education and maintenance of certification, visas, billing and coding, challenges on the job, work/life balance, and more.

Originally released: May 6, 2022

Sara Schaefer speaks with two direct care neurologists Hope O’Brien, founder and CEO of Headache Center of Hope in Cincinnati, OH, and Diana Blum, founder of Peninsula Private Neurology in Menlo Park, CA. They discuss what this model of patient care means, their reasons for choosing it, the patient populations and differences in the doctor/patient relationships compared to employed practice, the day-to-day of direct care practice, and how it has impacted their work/life balance.