18. Exploring alternatives to primary care with Dr. Cindy Rubin

Dr. Cindy Rubin is a pediatrician and breastfeeding medicine specialist who decided to transition out of the healthcare system and chart her own path.

In Menders episode 18, Dr. Cindy Rubin shares her story of taking a leap of faith from the traditional healthcare system into her own practice as a direct primary care pediatrician. 

For Cindy, making this transition allowed her to create a fulfilling work life where she is able to structure her patient interactions so that she has plenty of time for healing interactions with her patients and still makes it home for dinner every night. 

And perhaps most important of all, taking this leap of faith has challenged her to take full ownership of her value as a human being in a healing profession. 

Listen to find out: 

• How she went from missing dinner and bedtime with her family every night to creating a flexible schedule that allows her to attend her children’s school lunches and baseball games!
• How she used a gutsy publication to connect with a community of like-minded physicians who applauded her as she brought light to the challenges in her health system! 
• Why you need to connect with a community of like-minded clinicians and a simple way to find people who will champion your worth in your health system!

Here are some of my favorite quotable moments from this episode: 

• “It was manageable and suddenly zero to 60, it was like I was exactly where I had been and I realized I can’t do this. I’d gotten a taste of what it could be like to be able to see fewer patients a day” 

-          Dr. Cindy Rubin 

“Something shifts when people take on a systemic level of responsibility and take on the system’s values. It’s important to me to question that….if we change our values and commit to changing our values, I believe things can happen differently!”

-          Me! (Dr. Nicola De Paul)

This episode will get you thinking, laughing, and motivated to reach out to your community of colleagues. 

It’s time to value ourselves. 

Additional Resources: 

 To connect with Dr. Cindy Rubin, find her at In-Touch Pediatrics & Lactation - https://intouchpediatrics.com/dr-cindy-rubin

Cindy Rubin - "It's not me it's the system" - https://intouchpediatrics.com/in-touch-pediatrics-blog/its-not-me-its-the-system

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If you’re doing the internal work to transform yourself as a leader to maximize your impact on your healthcare system – I want something more for you. That is precisely why I got into working with healthcare leaders and leadership teams in the first place.

Join me for a complimentary Leadership Strategy Session (https://forms.office.com/r/ZM6Q4h7q9k) where you’ll have a chance to consider your values and develop a strategy to realign your actions with your core values.

Contact me (dr.nicoladepaul@mendinghealthsystems.com) if you have questions or want additional details about this free Strategy Session. And keep in mind…because of the very special nature of this mindfulness-based work, just a few seats are available each month!