Ep. 73: A Hooman House Call Vet, A Creator, & A Connector; Meet Dr. Maryal Concepcion

A Sacramento native, Dr. Maryal Concepcion (she/her) MD FAAFP is a Filipinx creator and connector. She is a mom to two young boys and married to a fellow rural family physician. She is the founder and host of the podcast, My DPC Story, and features direct care physicians. In September of 2021, she opened Big Trees, MD, the first Direct Primary Care in Arnold, a rural town of 4,000 in the Stanislaus National Forest, located in Northern California. Her clinic was created as a micro practice telemedicine and home visit model and, after overhead was met, she branched out into renting a brick-and-mortar space for her DPC. 

Topics covered in this episode: 

• Dr. Concepcion's journey to becoming a Direct Primary Care doctor
• Overcoming limiting beliefs
• Understanding different medical models
• The benefits of direct primary care in both the human & veterinary world
• Challenges the status quo in medicine 
• Embracing autonomy in medicine

Links & Resources: 

• Visit Maryal Concepcion’s website to learn more
• Find Dr. Maryal on Instagram
• Find Dr. Maryal on Facebook
• Find Dr. Maryal on LinkedIn
• Find Dr. Maryal on YouTube

The House Call Vet Academy Resources: 

• Download Dr. Eve’s FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan! 
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course  
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison  
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets. 
• Get House Call Vet swag! 
• Register TODAY for the House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference, February 1st-2nd, 2025!!!!!!

Music: 

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg. 

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg. 

Thank you to our sponsors! 

• Chronos 
• O3 Vets 

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel