Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Lilian White.
Hi Dr. White, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
As a medical student, I had the enormous blessing of working with some innovative, brilliant, and whole-hearted physicians. They inspired me to become not only a holistic family physician, but also to start my own practice. I was so fortunate to be exposed to their example of founding and growing their own practices. They were caring for patients on their own terms, and I knew I wanted to have that same feel to my practice one day. Empowered Health is the culmination of hours and months and years of dreaming about what an ideal medical practice could look like. I’ve taken so many of the best pieces of the many physicians who were so kind to share their practices and teachings with me along the way.
Near the end of my medical training, I felt torn between starting the practice of my dreams right away vs taking the paycheck offered by the healthcare system and then breaking away on my own later. During this time, I was invited to lead a workshop for an integrative (holistic) medicine elective for medical students in the Redwoods of California. I went away for a long weekend and as I was on my flight back, I had this immense sense of peace and excitement – I knew I would take the leap and start my practice, even if it involved some risk. It’s important to me to pursue a life of meaning and living my values. This decision was my way of living my values, and it’s been an incredible journey!
My practice filled within about 18 months. I’ve loved getting to spend time with and get to know my patients on a more personal level. I get to be the doctor I envisioned over a decade ago.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
I’m a doctor by training, so I’ve gotten to learn a lot about how to run a practice in a way that’s financially sustainable for myself and patients.
We’ve been impressed with Empowered Health, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I’m a family and functional medicine physician. My practice is unique in that I combine family and functional medicine, while other practices often focus on one or the other. I think functional (or holistic) medicine is just good medicine, so I make it a part of my everyday practice of family medicine. Just like any good relationship, the patient-physician relationship requires time and accessibility. My patients have 2-hour initial visits, 1-hour follow-ups and annual exams and are able to be seen the same- or next-business day for acute illnesses. My patients also have my phone number. While I’m not a 24/7 concierge doctor, I like to say my practice is like having a doctor in the family. Patients are welcome to call after-hours, and I’ll get back to them as soon as I can. But honestly, the after-hours calls are pretty rare since I’m so easy to reach during the day!
Pricing:
- $120/month – individual <65 yo
- $100/month – for children if parents join
- $160/month >/= 65 yo
- Additional family discounts available
Contact Info:
- Website: https://empoweredhealthdpc.com
- Instagram: empoweredhealthdpc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552584249399
