Episode 40 - Resident to DPC Owner: The Real Costs & Strategy with Dr. Claire Russell

Today my guest is Dr. Claire Russell, a family medicine resident in Hendersonville, NC who is weeks away from graduation and getting ready to open Clinic by the Sea in Morehead City, NC. Dr. Russell is part of a growing wave of new physicians choosing to step straight from residency into DPC, and she's building her practice from the ground up in a small coastal community. We talk about her childhood dreams of being a country doc, why she chose a rural family medicine residency on purpose, the messaging she's writing for her clinic, and why one should do things even if you don’t feel ready. If you're a resident, a student, or anyone wondering whether you have to wait years before you start, this conversation is for you.

IN THIS EPISODE

• Going straight from residency into DPC and why more new graduates are choosing this path

• Why Claire picked a rural family medicine residency to get the broad scope DPC requires

• The brand voice behind Clinic by the Sea: hanging your shingle and being a family doctor again

• Enrollment fee or no enrollment fee, and the timing of opening the wait list

• "Do it scared": why your landing page does not need to be perfect to go live

Practice: Clinic by the Sea (opening October 2026)

Location: Morehead City, NC (Carteret County)

Specialty: Family Medicine

Residency: MAHEC Hendersonville (graduating June 2026)

Wait List Opens: July 2026

CONNECT WITH DR. RUSSELL

Website: https://www.clinicbytheseadpc.com/ launching summer 2026

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clinicbytheseadpc/

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