Tag Archive for: Self Employment

Community-Centered Care Is the Throughline: Dr. Jen O’Bryan on Independent Pediatrics in Times of Change
Dr. Jen O’Bryan has been practicing independent pediatrics since 2005. She sheds light on the challenges and rewards of independent practice, the power of community-based pediatrics, and how to navigate a shifting healthcare landscape.

Advice to My Younger Self: Independent Pediatricians Reflect on the Early Days
Taking the leap into independent practice can be both exciting and daunting. These successful independent pediatricians reflect on their early days in practice, shed light on what’s at the heart of their practice of medicine, and share advice they’d give to their younger selves in those early days of independent practice.

A Coach Helps Women Physicians Shift Old Patterns and Thrive
In 2021, Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma realized she had everything she had always dreamed of, and yet she was still unhappy. This realization catalyzed her to shift her mindset, regulate her emotions, and ultimately create greater balance and fulfillment in her life. Now, she coaches women physicians to do the same for themselves.

An Essential Space for Women in Pediatrics
The Women in Pediatrics Retreat was founded by Katrina Skinner, MD, FAAP, an independent pediatrician who runs her own practice in Fairhope, AL. While skill-building is certainly part of this event, Women in Pediatrics prioritizes creating a space where women pediatricians can connect, practice vulnerability, and walk away with a newfound sense of confidence and self-compassion.

Goldstar Pediatrics Brings Comprehensive Care to California’s Inland Empire
Goldstar Pediatrics, founded in 2016, emphasizes comprehensive care for families in Fontana, California. As the practice’s founder and sole pediatrician, Dr. Irmgard Tackie develops lasting relationships with her patients and goes above and beyond to help them connect with services and resources they need.

Dr. Richard Schwartz on the Benefits of Thinking Big and Staying Small
An exemplary pediatrician draws on his long career to describe his obsession with science, the rewards of gutsy perseverance and why he can't work for someone else.

Proust Questionnaire: Suzanne Berman MD, FAAP
To help share your stories and personalities, The Independent Pediatrician created our own version of the Proust Questionnaire. We hope you enjoy this small window into one another's personal and professional challenges and aspirations.

You Define Affordable Care
Pediatric Practice Consultant Chip Hart questions whether the hype surrounding the so-called demise of the small practice is causing pediatricians to undersell their value to everyone, including themselves.