Quote of the Week

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“It cannot be too often or too forcibly brought home to us that the hope of the profession is with the men who do its daily work in general practice.”

Sir William Osler, physician

Editor’s note: That quote is about 100 years old and is as true today as it was then.

Douglas Farrago MD

Douglas Farrago MD is a full-time practicing family doc in Forest, Va. He started Forest Direct Primary Care where he takes no insurance and bills patients a monthly fee. He is board certified in the specialty of Family Practice. He is the inventor of a product called the Knee Saver which is currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Knee Saver and its knock-offs are worn by many major league baseball catchers. He is also the inventor of the CryoHelmet used by athletes for head injuries as well as migraine sufferers. Dr. Farrago is the author of four books, two of which are the top two most popular DPC books. From 2001 – 2011, Dr. Farrago was the editor and creator of the Placebo Journal which ran for 10 full years. Described as the Mad Magazine for doctors, he and the Placebo Journal were featured in the Washington Post, US News and World Report, the AP, and the NY Times. Dr. Farrago is also the editor of the blog Authentic Medicine which was born out of concern about where the direction of healthcare is heading and the belief that the wrong people are in charge. This blog has been going daily for more than 15 years Article about Dr. Farrago in Doximity Email Dr. Farrago – [email protected] 

  2 comments for “Quote of the Week”

  1. George Voigtlander
    April 11, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    Another great observation by the master clinician. Wouldn’t it have been great to have had him for a mentor?

  2. Penelope Rock
    April 11, 2012 at 1:33 am

    “… hope of the profession is with the men who do its daily work in general practice.”

    So true, yet we often neglect to observe the fact within this adage, eh.

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