Episode #68: Being a Patient Advocate is a Real Option

As physicians are given progressively less time for visits with often complex patients, many are left wondering how they can still help patients and their families understand diagnoses and better navigate the healthcare system. Enter the patient advocate! Today we are talking with Dr. Nicole Rochester whose personal experience with the healthcare system when caring for her father led her to pursue this unexpected career path. Dr. Rochester shares with us how she knew this was her purpose, the challenges and triumphs of building her business, and how you can become a patient advocate.

You can find the show notes for this episode and more information by clicking here:

www.doctorscrossing.com/68

In this episode we’re talking about:

• What it means to be a patient advocate and the day-to-day work
• Why Dr. Rochester left her thriving pediatric career to pursue this role 
• Nicole’s consulting work in health equity 
• The importance of listening to your calling 
• How to build a career as a patient advocate/navigator and avoid common pitfalls
• What to charge for health advocacy work and how to scale your business
• Dr. Rochester’s course for physicians interested in health advocacy

Links for this episode:

Dr. Rochester’s website, Your GPS Doc

Dr. Rochester’s LinkedIn

Dr. Rochester’s course waitlist

Instagram: @thegpsdoc

Facebook: The GPS Doc

Twitter: Nicole Rochester

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