In this episode I’m sharing my top five (somewhat) controversial opinions starting a successful direct care practice, including

• The two invaluable things I spend $$$ on that everyone told me not to
• Why I think copied & pasted legal docs are a bad idea
• My thoughts on choosing an appropriate price
• The types of practices I try not to associate myself with
• A tip that most docs are nervous to take but creates magic

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I share what's in store for Season 3 of the Micropractice Mama Podcast, including

• Updates on the course and upcoming webinar
• What I've been struggling with personally & professionally over the past 6 months
• The steps I've taken to protect myself physically and mentally
• A sneak peek of upcoming episodes

DocDefender: https://www.doximity.com/docdefender

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I share my thoughts on patient reviews and how they relate to micropractice, including

• why I have a different opinion on this compared to most doctors
• why they are especially important in DPC and micropractice
• the only type of reviews I believe really matter and why
• how I typically ask for reviews 
• a special update on one of our very special Micropractice Mamas 

Everything at Micropractice Mama is currently on SALE through 5/26/25 at midnight. Here are direct links to learn more about what's available:

The Micropractice 101 E-Course ($600 off)

The Website-in-a-Week Package ($500 off)

The Pre-Launch Bundle ($1000 off)

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I discuss how to grow your practice via Facebook groups in a non-sleazy way including

• why Facebook groups are a powerful tool for marketing
• which groups to join
• what types of posts are and aren't effective
• what NOT to do & common mistakes doctors make

For more non-sleazy marketing tips, check out this episode, sign up for the Micropractice Memo or the Micropractice 101 E-Course (links below).

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I discuss how entrepreneurship is more than just starting a business, it is a path to equity, empowerment and wellness for women physicians. I try to convince you of this hypothesis by sharing

• The evolution of my own thoughts about entrepreneurship 
• The current state of affairs for women in medicine
• The ways in which entrepreneurship addresses inequity

Male Physicians Earn More Than Women Physicians in Primary Care & Specialty: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/male-physicians-earn-more-women-primary-and-specialty-care

Despite drop in burnout, women physicians still feeling burden: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/despite-drop-burnout-women-physicians-still-feeling-burden#:~:text=But%20women%20physicians%20were%20more,of%20men%20who%20felt%20valued

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I chat with Dr. Katie Pencek, a board-certified internist and former hospitalist, about her micropractice journey including

• How and why she transitioned from hospital medicine to primary care
• What it was like starting a panel from scratch in a city she had never practiced in
• How she she got 10 patients signed up in the first week despite spending almost nothing on marketing 
• What she wishes she spent less time stressing about

Hometown Health: https://hometownhealthmd.com/

Follow Katie on IG: @hometownhealthmd

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I share how I'm able to run a full, profitable primary care practice without any staff, including

• perks and downsides of having zero staff
• the 3 key "employees" that prevent me from drowning in scut
• why running a micropractice is only going to get easier
• how to get these "employees" to work for you

Plus a sneak peak of what's in store for the next free webinar, May 19th, 2025 @ 7pm CST via Zoom! See link below.

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I discuss what it’s like practicing evidence-based medicine (EBM) in a cash-based environment including

• Common assumptions doctors and patients make about cash-based practice
• Why EBM is critical to the future of DPC
• Top reasons for falling down the slippery slope to quack-town
• How do talk to your patients about EBM and why you do it

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In this episode I pull back the curtain on Micropractice Mama and share some of my successes and blunders recently as well as the lessons I learned along the way including:

• what happened after the last webinar
• the mistake I made recently in my practice
• my own surprising reaction to falling short of expectations
• the thing no one tells you about "passive" income
• the topic for my next webinar (May 19th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom)

For webinar details & registration link, make sure to subscribe to the Micropractice Memo below.

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.

In 2014, I walked into my program director's office as second year internal medicine resident and told him I was quitting. I recall sitting in the chair in his office and believing in my bones that becoming a doctor had been a mistake, and that there was no place for me in clinical medicine. It's crystal clear to me now, 11 years later, that I was wrong. This is my story.

To read my essay "Open Letter To a Burned Out Intern" click here. 

If you're enjoying this pod, I would love to connect! Real human feedback is so deeply appreciated. Here are a few ways to reach me:

Connect with me on IG @soniasinghMD
Email me at [email protected]
Learn more at www.micropracticemama.com

Register here for my next webinar, Making the Leap: Is Micropractice Right for You?, on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 8pm CST via Zoom.

Sign up here for the Micropractice Memo to get weekly tips, updates and resources on all things micropractice and motherhood in medicine.