# Why I Chose Direct Primary Care With Dr. Kenneth Qiu Offcall Team > _“We don't have a healthcare system, we have a health insurance system. Everything is built inside and around health insurance. In order for us to actually have a healthcare system, it has to be built on a foundation of primary care. That needs to be completely separated out from insurance.”_ Why I Chose Direct Primary Care with Dr. Kenneth Qiu - How I Doctor with Dr. Graham Walker Why I Chose Direct Primary Care with Dr. Kenneth Qiu Episode 16 • 20th February 2025 • How I Doctor with Dr. Graham Walker • Offcall 00:00:0000:14:56 _1_ Notes Links Follow Notes Links Follow ### Share Episode ShareCopy link Start at EmbedCopy code [Share to LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c448e17d-e8af-4d66-a760-2bd79e55840f/&title=Why+I+Chose+Direct+Primary+Care+with+Dr.+Kenneth+Qiu&summary=) Share to Facebook [Share to X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c448e17d-e8af-4d66-a760-2bd79e55840f/&text=Why+I+Chose+Direct+Primary+Care+with+Dr.+Kenneth+Qiu) ### Shownotes Dr. Kenneth Qiu is a family medicine physician and the founder of [EuDoc](https://www.eudoc.me/), a direct primary care practice in Virginia. Kenneth brings a fresh perspective, having taken the bold step of starting his own practice right out of residency. On this episode of _How I Doctor_, Offcall co-founder Dr. Graham Walker talks with Kenneth about the state of primary care and why he believes a direct care model has advantages over insurance-based care. Kenneth also discusses launching and marketing his practice, the specific challenges of family medicine, and the importance of having humility as a physician. This short episode delivers a lot — from big ideas about systemic healthcare change to tactical tips for entrepreneurial doctors. 🩺 Offcall is more than a platform — it’s a community. [Join today](/content/site-root.html)! https://www.offcall.com/ For a full transcript of this episode click: https://www.offcall.com/learn/podcast/how-dr-kenneth-qiu-launched-a-successful-direct-primary-care-practice-out-of-residency Find all episodes of _How I Doctor_ at offcall.com/podcast or subscribe on your favorite podcast player at [https://episodes.fm/1767429315](https://episodes.fm/1767429315). In this episode, Graham and Kenneth discuss: 03:59 Exploring Direct Primary Care Experiences 09:07 Avoiding Lifestyle Creep 10:07 Balancing Treatment with Nature's Course 🎧 Subscribe to receive new How I Doctor episodes directly in your feed here: [https://episodes.fm/1767429315](https://episodes.fm/1767429315) 👨‍⚕️Follow Dr. Graham Walker: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-walker-md/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-walker-md/) IG [https://www.instagram.com/ubergraham/](https://www.instagram.com/ubergraham/) Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/drgrahamwalker.com](https://bsky.app/profile/drgrahamwalker.com) ✉️ Get our On/Offcall email newsletter: [https://offcall.beehiiv.com/subscribe](https://offcall.beehiiv.com/subscribe) 🟧 Follow Offcall: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinoffcall/](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinoffcall/) IG [https://www.instagram.com/offcalldotcom/](https://www.instagram.com/offcalldotcom/) TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@offcalldotcom](https://www.tiktok.com/@offcalldotcom) ### Follow [RSS](https://feeds.captivate.fm/how-i-doctor) Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-doctor/id1767429315) Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0xxGLwAiTWgeYgwATRGzfU) Pocket Casts](https://pca.st/83jlxjpa) ### Links ### Chapters ### Video