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As hard as finding the right primary care doctor can be, leaving the wrong primary care doctor, whether you’ve seen them for one year or 10 years, might be just as difficult.

You’re fed up with traditional primary care. You can’t stand waiting – days or weeks for an appointment and who knows how long in a lobby or exam room.

Happiness is worth pursuing and it’s also, in some cases, possible to predict. You’re looking at concierge medicine likely because traditional care hasn’t been an ideal experience for you. We think you’re right to look for an option that satisfies you.

We know there may be uncertainty when switching to concierge medicine. How do you know you’re choosing the right home for your healthcare?

Choosing the right concierge medicine physician can be challenging, particularly as more physicians embrace the concierge model. As you look for your partner in health, you’ll want to think about a few factors.

What is health coaching like at PartnerMD? What might your first appointment look like? What can you do to best utilize our health coaches? Short Pump health coach Brandon Rice walks you through what he likes to do during that first meeting with a patient and how he helps people put together a plan to achieve their goals for the long term.

Are you close to choosing a concierge medicine practice? If so, you want that decision to go perfectly. And so do we. We’re big proponents of double-checking a practice’s fit, and your expectations before you squiggle your signature on the dotted line.

As a concierge doctor, people frequently ask about the differences between what I do and what a traditional primary care doctor does.