41. Direct primary care, parenting a child with a rare disease, having kids in residency, social media, and so much more with Dr. Lauren Hughes

"I got in a lot of trouble and so I will never forget my attending said you will never keep the lights on if you practice like that."

This episode is with Dr. Lauren Hughes who is a primary care pediatrician in Kansas City.

In this episode we talk about:

- Having kids in residency and how this might have been the worst time to have kids but there's also no good time

- Having a baby intern year and then having twins in March 2020, a few months before she was going to finish residency and start her own practice

- Her breastfeeding story and how it inspired her to get extra training in lactation medicine

- Being a physician and caring for a child with a rare disease (her son has MCAD where he is missing an enzyme that converts fat to sugar)

- The inspiration behind opening her own direct primary care practice

- Operationally what it looks like to run a direct care practice and how this differs from a concierge practice

- How she got started on social media and what she uses it for today

- and so much more!

 Connect with Moms of Medicine:
- Instagram @moms_of_medicine
- Momsofmedicine@gmail.com

Connect with Dr. Hughes:

- Instagram @bloomdpc

- drlaurenhughes.com