296 The Breaking Point in Corporate Medicine. Dr. Shvetha Zarek

“You’ll never be able to make it on your own.”A challenge issued by a network CEO to this week’s guest, Dr. Shvetha Zarek.She left anyway, built Arbor Fertility in St. Louis, and co-founded AIRE, the Alliance of Independent Reproductive Endocrinologists. Now, she’s one of the loudest voices challenging the idea that corporate consolidation is inevitable.We dive into: The myths practice owners are told about going independent Why independent REIs often take home 3-4 times more revenue than their corporate peersWhat really happened when her venture-backed group quietly ran out of moneyThe debate over whether owning your lab makes you truly independentWhy AIRE is calling this a breaking point for corporate medicineIf this conversation resonates with you, leave us a review or share it with a colleague who's thinking about hanging their own shingle.