While the core concept of Concierge Medicine is to devote more time to fewer patients, the way each practice utilizes that time depends on their philosophy. This has led to the emergence of several practice models within Concierge Medicine. When considering a practice, it's important to assess whether their philosophy aligns with yours.

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For example, many practices claim to be able to make you live better or longer with an array of innovative laboratory test, scans, drugs, supplements, IV infusions, and lifestyle recommendations. However, upon closer inspection, you will quickly notice that each of these practices follows a different protocol. They all have a different idea about what makes you healthy. Which begs the question: why so many claims, and how can you determine which, if any, are correct?

This is Critical Thinking in medicine and the central philosophy of my practice: to question and learn how to evaluate medical claims. See the six key principles of Critical Thinking in medicine below.