Yes. My program teaches you how to be a health coach so that you can practice across state lines and do not require the oversight of a supervising physician.

Unfortunately, you are limited by your license since it is state dependent. As a coach, you are an unlicensed provider and able to practice across state lines without a license. You just need to set up your business, your practice, your website, and your paperwork correctly to comply with the necessary laws and regulations. We help you set this up correctly with the assistance of a lawyer.

No. You are not able to write prescriptions as a coach. Fortunately, what I found as I got better at functional medicine was that I no longer needed to write prescriptions. There are supplement options for everything that I used to prescribe. This includes bio-identical and thyroid hormone support.

My opinion is that you should give up anything that doesn’t allow you to reach your personal and professional goals. If your goals are to make more money, help more people, have a greater impact on the world and do it all while seeing less patients, spending more time with your family and on your hobbies, then, yes, I think the end justifies the means. If you can still provide great care, get great results and have a better quality of life, then I believe you should become a coach and stop prescribing medications.

No. I don’t believe so. I’ve helped thousands of people resolve their fatigue (which is as complicated as it gets) with my Fix Your Fatigue Program using natural alternatives to prescription medications. Yes, that includes natural options for BHRT and thyroid.

As a bonus for paying in full for the Virtual MD Program, I include the Fix Your Fatigue Course for free which contains all of my functional medicine protocols and recommendations that address all 33 of the potential causes of fatigue. If you choose the payment plan option, you can purchase the Fix Your Fatigue Course at a significant discount.

Probably not, but it depends on your state’s regulations and whether you take insurance to determine whether you need to see all patients and conduct all visits in-person. Where I practice, seeing a patient face-to-face once in-person allows me to establish a doctor-patient relationship that can continue over phone and video until I determine that I need to examine them again. In this case, patients can travel to see you for the first visit and the rest can be virtual. We can help you set this up as well.

The Virtual MD Program is much more than just helping you transition to being virtual. It helps you determine your niche, your expertise, your messaging, your offer, how to price your program, how to get new clients and patients, how to authentically enroll people into your program, and how to make them raving fans forever. These are the true steps to success. No matter where you are in your business, we can help you fine tune your processes for better results.

No. You will always have your degree and you can maintain your license. We discuss how to do this legally in the program.

No, I have a laboratory store that is run by a medical colleague of mine that I refer my clients to.

They do. These labs are all cash pay. Most of the functional laboratory tests that I use don’t work with insurance companies anyway.

You're not able to order labs as a coach, so I refer to a physician who supplies them to my clients through an online store. This store ships directly to the client’s home for them to complete. In the program, we share all of these resources with you so that you don’t have to find them on your own. If someone wants their blood test covered by their insurance, they can always go to a local provider.

If they are important to the visit, home devices are used.

Fortunately, private insurance companies credential you based on location, so if you were to move across the street, you would no longer be credentialed with them. Unfortunately, Medicare and Medicaid are different and are wed to you as an individual. Consequently, if you’re going to accept cash from people who have Medicare and Medicaid, you’ll need to opt-out or not accept people who have these insurances.

I highly recommend that people keep a local PCP. They are especially helpful for annual exams and urgent needs. Occasionally, they are willing to prescribe medications & order labs that I recommend if the need arises. Blood labs ordered by their local provider will generally be covered by the client’s insurance, which they appreciate.

Cash pricing for local labs like Quest and Labcorp is much less than running them through insurance. All of the functional medicine labs are marked up, but no more than any other functional medicine provider’s office.

There are 2.4 billion people on Facebook and that's the majority of where we do most of our free and paid marketing right now. We teach you how to attract the right clients and then engage with them in a way that ends up with them booking a call with you. We give you scripts that I have used successfully. I also teach you how to get on podcasts, summits and stages.

I’ve invested over $100,000 in my business and mindset education over the last couple of years. It has been invaluable to my personal and professional growth and success. The Virtual MD Program includes everything that I learned from these masterminds and training programs.

Yes. Some of the patients that I had before I made the transition to my virtual practice made the transition with me. I had seen them face-to-face in Washington State (my state of license) previously, so I am able to continue to have a physician-patient relationship with them in accordance with Washington law. I just have a separate business for using my MD vs being a coach.

Yes, I carry malpractice insurance for my MD practice ($3k) and liability insurance for my coaching practice ($250).

Since you’re not paying rent and limited salaries depending on the number of employees that you have (I have one virtual assistant in the Philippines), you’re mainly budgeting for software, bookkeeping, internet, and phone. My overhead is 10% and approximately $3k per month.

No you don’t, but I use one for all of my 1-on-1 clients.

Currently, when you sign up for the Virtual MD Program and pay in full, I include access to the Fix Your Fatigue Course at no additional investment. If you choose the payment plan option, you can access the course at a significant discount. 

Once you are comfortable with your 1-on-1 program, then you hire coaches to replace and augment what you do in the program. This is called scaling. I go over the perfect rollout strategy to get you from a successful 1:1 practice to groups and becoming the CEO of your business (if this interests you).

I am currently seeing four (4), 1-on-1 clients per week and 1 group zoom call every other week. I make $30k per month.

No. I have spent thousands of dollars optimizing my funnels and I give them to you for free in this program. You just need to change the copy (text) to match your brand.

In the program I help you create your messaging that goes into your emails, website, etc.

No. If I need vitals, I’ll ask the client to get them at the local grocery store, pharmacy or with a home device. Oftentimes, they also will have an apple watch or oura ring, etc. How often do you examine non-acute issues in your office now? Your time is most likely best used speaking to the client and you do a visual exam.

Our program is 3 months and so generally between 3-6 months depending on how fast you are at implementing :)

Five hours per week.

Absolutely. I have scaled my business so that I am currently seeing 4 clients per week and my revenue is $30k per month.

Absolutely. As you ramp up your new virtual practice, you decrease your hours at your current job.

1. MINDSET & PLAN. After this step, you will have created a daily mindset practice that will take you to the next level in your personal and professional development. You will have a clear vision of what you want for your life. This step includes: Envisioning, Reverse Engineering Your Ideal Practice, Lifestyle Income Plan, Your Spiritual Vision, Your Daily Mindset Practice.

2. LEGALITIES & POLICIES. This step teaches you to determine that what you want to do is feasible, legal and you create the paperwork needed.

3. IDEAL CLIENT, OFFER & MESSAGING. After this step, you will have the clarity of your niche and how to speak so your client self identifies with your offer. This step includes: Finding Your Niche, Dialing in Your Messaging & Ideal Client, Creating Your Irresistible Offer.

4. THE FUNNEL. This step helps you create the technology you need to take customers through your process that leads to a sale. It includes: Attracting New Clients, Creating Trust, Technology, and the Customer Journey.

5. AUTHENTIC ENROLLMENT

6. MARKETING

7. DELIVERING YOUR PROGRAM. This step teaches you how to deliver your program. It includes: Choosing Your EHR, Providing Supplements, Labs and Communication with Clients.

Absolutely.

No. Any niche is fine.

Absolutely not. There are definitely plenty of fatigued people out there that need our help and people will resonate with different practitioners. An abundance mindset is key.

You get group zoom calls, 1:1 visits & messaging with me depending on which program you choose.