My DPC Story
My DPC Story
Maryal Concepcion, MD
Facing Burnout, Cancer & Closing His DPC — Dr. Timothy Blain’s Story | Direct Primary Care
58 minutes Posted Jul 12, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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When Dr. Timothy Blain opened his direct primary care practice in the middle of COVID, he finally felt like a “real doctor” again — after two decades of employed medicine, five-year burnout cycles, and the constant ache of knowing he could help patients but never had the time. In this honest and moving episode, Dr. Blain shares his full journey: graduating in 2000 as hospitals bought up practices, surviving non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 38, then weathering COVID pneumonia, a heart attack, and adult...