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ForwardThe Direct Primary Care Launchpad: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Building, Growing, and Sustaining Your DPC Practice
The Direct Primary Care Launchpad is a comprehensive, practical course designed for clinicians who want to launch, transition to, or strengthen a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice. Participants gain a clear understanding of the DPC model, including its financial structure, legal framework, and clinical philosophy, and how it differs from traditional fee-for-service care.
Through applied instruction, learners explore essential business and operational components such as budgeting, workflow design, patient engagement, technology integration, and sustainable practice infrastructure. The course also guides participants in evaluating their unique value proposition, local market dynamics, and ideal patient population to inform pricing, service offerings, and marketing strategies.
Legal, regulatory, and risk management considerations are addressed to ensure participants understand patient agreements, compliance requirements, and appropriate protections for their practice. By the end of the course, learners will develop a customized, actionable business plan that includes financial projections, organizational systems, and community engagement strategies—positioning them to confidently move from concept to implementation.
This course expires April 30, 2031, at 11:59 PM PST.
Course Format
This course consists of 6 modules and 2.5 hours of content.
Target Audience
This course is applicable for interprofessional healthcare team including physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician associates, registered dietitians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, other health professionals working with chronic disease prevention or treatment, certified health coaches, and clinicians in training.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the foundational principles of the Direct Primary Care model, including its financial structure, legal framework, and clinical philosophy, and how it differs from traditional fee-for-service practice.
- Apply core business and operational strategies—such as budgeting, workflow design, patient engagement, and technology integration—to develop a sustainable DPC practice model.
- Analyze their unique value proposition, local market dynamics, and target patient segments to inform personalized pricing models, service offerings, and marketing strategies.
- Evaluate legal, regulatory, and insurance considerations—such as patient agreements, compliance, and risk management—and implement appropriate protections to safeguard the practice.
- Create a customized, actionable business plan for launching or refining a Direct Primary Care practice, including financial projections, organizational systems, and community engagement tactics.
Amy Mechley, MD, FAAFP, FACLM, DipABLM, DipABFM
Ex Officio Board Member, American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Board Chair, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine
Board Chair, International Board of Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Amy Mechley is a dual board-certified physician in Lifestyle and Family Medicine and serves as the current Chair of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. As an ex officio member of the ACLM Board of Directors, she brings over two decades of leadership, innovation, and clinical practice experience in Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Mechley is the co-founder of IFC Direct Primary Care in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she continues to actively see patients and practice clinical medicine. She is also the CEO and co-founder of TRI-DPC, a curated network of independent DPC physicians delivering care directly to employers and scaling access through innovative channel partnerships for employee health benefits—resulting in better outcomes and smarter healthcare spending. A Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist and sought-after national and international speaker, she remains committed to advancing sustainable, evidence-based models of care that foster physician-patient partnership and health transformation.
Price
ACLM member and category discounts are applied at checkout.
To receive member-only pricing, please join as a member FIRST, then complete your course enrollment in a separate transaction. For more information, please click here.
| Non-member | ACLM Members |
|---|---|
| $99 | $0 |
Access to online material is granted through the term of approval, which ends April 30, 2031.
Participant User Agreement (Terms of Use and Copyright)
Before registering for a Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education Course (“Training”) for the first time, carefully review the following conditions of usage at https://lifestylemedicine.org/terms-of-use-and-copyright/
Registering for an American College of Lifestyle Medicine Course indicates your acceptance of the Participant User Agreement and its terms and conditions.
Required Hardware/software
This course can be viewed on desktop or tablet using a modern browser and most mobile devices. Speakers or headphones are required for this course.