Instructor: Dr. Joshua Elston
Duration: Unlimited
Lessons: 20
Skill Level: Beginner
Price: $350
Course Overview
Are you a surgeon feeling constrained by hospital bureaucracy? Dreaming of greater autonomy in patient care? Ready to build a practice that reflects your unique vision and values?
This comprehensive course guides you through every step of establishing your own successful surgical practice, with special focus on specialized procedures like lipedema surgery.
What you’ll get from this course:
Throughout the course, you will gain valuable insights into the logistics of setting up a practice, from staffing and surgical procedures to marketing strategies and financial management. By the end, you’ll have the confidence to plan, launch, and grow your practice, while creating a niche that aligns with your professional goals and lifestyle aspirations.
Key Takeaways:
- Clear Vision for Your Practice: Understand why you might want to leave hospital employment and define your goals—whether it’s achieving financial sustainability, delivering high-quality patient care, or making an impact on your community.
- Practical Insights into Surgery and Office Setup: Learn about setting up and managing specific surgical procedures like lipedema surgeries, staffing choices, creating a sterile processing room, and maintaining a well-functioning office environment.
- Financial Literacy: Develop the skills to manage your practice’s finances effectively—covering everything from opening bank accounts and securing loans to understanding revenue generation, billing processes, and patient lifetime value.
- Marketing Your Practice: Discover the tools and strategies for attracting patients, including building an online presence, engaging with local doctors, leveraging social media, and evaluating return on investment (ROI) for paid advertising.
- Specialization vs. Generalization: Learn how to identify and build a niche practice that sets you apart from competitors, using data-driven insights and market analysis.
- Navigating Insurance and Getting Paid: Gain a deeper understanding of insurance negotiations, coding, billing, and patient acquisition costs, ensuring your practice runs smoothly and profitably.
- Prepare for Transition: With practical exercises and case studies, you will create a personalized timeline and action plan for transitioning out of your current role and into your private practice, addressing challenges along the way.
Key Takeaways:
- Residents planning to launch a private practice in the near future.
- Early-career surgeons looking to take the leap into independent practice.
- Surgeons considering a shift to a niche practice and seeking guidance on the logistics of opening and running a private practice.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a comprehensive roadmap to turn your vision into reality—setting you on the path to becoming a successful private practice owner while navigating the challenges and opportunities of the healthcare landscape.
Course Content
Course Content
Common Challenges in Hospital Employment
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Why Private Practice is Better
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Niche vs Generalist Practice
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Goals of Your Practice
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Preparing to Transition
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Course Instructor
Dr. Joshua Elston
Lipedema Specialist, Practice Owner
Dr. Joshua Elston is the lipedema expert who is transforming lives and reshaping the conversation around a historically misunderstood condition. Founder of the Elston Clinic in Gig Harbor, Washington, and board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Elston brings a rare combination of cutting-edge surgical expertise and deep compassion to the stage.
