I spent the first 11 years of my career practicing medicine in a traditional fee-for-service clinic. Like most physicians in that system, I felt constant pressure to see as many patients as possible each day and to focus on "billable services." What didn't count as billable? Calling a family to check in. Sending a quick message to see if a child was feeling better. Simply being available.

So my days were packed — back-to-back visits, often cut short of even the allotted 15 minutes, with no time built in to proactively reach out to the patients I cared about.

And this was happening at exactly the wrong time. Parents today are navigating an overwhelming flood of medical misinformation, conflicting opinions, and noise from every direction. They need more from their doctor, not less. They need a trusted voice, time to ask real questions, and a relationship built on more than a rushed appointment every few months.

I was burning out. And more importantly, I knew my patients weren't getting what they deserved.

Upon reflection, I came to a few unavoidable realizations:

Modern primary care is becoming more transactional and less personal. Patients and their families deserve far more time with their doctor — and far better access to them. And perhaps most frustratingly, there is no real path within a traditional fee-for-service practice to fix this. The system isn't broken by accident; it's built this way.

So I decided to do something about it.

McCammack Pediatrics exists because I believe there is a fundamentally better way to practice medicine — one built around relationships, time, and real access. Not someday. Now.