An article that speaks to the sacredness of the primary care relationship
“Mom and Medicine: What Worries this MD” by Venu Julapalli, MD
“The foundation of medicine is the patient-doctor relationship.” Not metrics, not even evidence-based medicine.
” . . . anything that honors the unique expression of love and healing that is the patient-doctor relationship, I am choosing to promote and preserve.”
This is why the Direct Primary Care model makes sense to me – because it provides us the space and time to honor that primary care relationship. Thank you, Venu Julapalli, MD for this article – so very well-said. Read the entire article here.