DPC Series Ep. 4: Resident to DPC Owner - Clinic Update, Marketing Strategy, and What She Did Not Expect

DPC Life: Direct Primary Care Podcast · Sep 8, 2026 · 37m

She finished residency on a Friday. By Monday she had moved out of her house, put everything in a storage unit, and had no job lined up. But she still chose to go all in on Direct Primary Care.

Dr. Claire Russell is back for a check-in as part of our Resident to DPC Series, where we follow her journey every couple of months. This time, she has found a location for Clinic by the Sea, and it is not a medical plaza near the hospital. It is an old bank building on the main street of Morehead City. She talks about negotiating with a church landlord, subletting extra exam rooms to cover expenses…