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Dr. Patrice High, DO
Dr. Patrice High, DO is a dual board-certified physician in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine with over 25 years of clinical experience. She is the founder of NuEmpowerment Health, where she empowers patients and healthcare professionals to achieve lasting wellness by addressing root causes, embracing lifestyle change, and prioritizing preventive care. Dr. High is deeply committed to health equity and reducing disease disparities, particularly in communities of color, through education and accessible strategies. Her work reflects a purposeful approach to medicine that aligns career with calling and impact.
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You’re reading The Recalibrated Vision Newsletter, a resource for purpose-driven physicians and healthcare visionaries transforming from career to calling. In this issue, we highlight how Dr. Patrice High, DO, has built a practice that empowers patients and clinicians while aligning with her purpose and values.
- The Recalibrated Vision Team
THE INTERVIEW
Introduction & Background
I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Patrice High, DO, a dual board-certified physician in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. With over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. High has shifted from conventional practice to a model that emphasizes prevention, wellness, and health equity. Her journey is a compelling example of what it means to transform from career to calling.
Why Dr. High Made the Shift
Dr. High shared that traditional healthcare often felt restrictive, with limited time to focus on prevention and lifestyle interventions. She wanted to create a practice that allowed her to work closely with patients, address root causes of disease, and make a meaningful impact on communities that experience health disparities. Her drive to align her work with her values inspired her to create a practice centered on empowerment and holistic care.
True healing happens when we address the root cause, not just the symptoms.
What Her Model Looks Life
Dr. High’s practice, NuEmpowerment Health, focuses on personalized care that addresses the whole person. Patients benefit from extended visits, lifestyle guidance, and education that supports sustainable health change. This model gives her the freedom to deliver care that is preventive, proactive, and deeply relationship-driven. It also provides a framework for other physicians and healthcare visionaries seeking to build practices aligned with purpose and impact.
Building The Vision
Dr. High described how she built her model by clarifying her unique value, creating systems to support longer visits and patient follow-up, and educating patients about the benefits of this type of care. She emphasized starting with a small pilot, learning from patient feedback, and refining her approach before expanding further. Her story highlights the importance of intentional planning and consistent execution when transforming a practice.
Patient Impact and Experience
The results of Dr. High’s approach are profound. Patients report feeling supported, understood, and empowered to make meaningful health changes. For Dr. High, this model has renewed her joy in medicine, improved her work-life balance, and created a practice that reflects her purpose. Her experience shows that when physicians lead with intention and align their work with their values, both they and their patients benefit.
Empowering patients with knowledge and tools is the most important part of sustainable health.
Advice for Physicians Redesigning Their Work
Dr. High encourages physicians to start by clarifying their purpose and the type of care they want to deliver. She advises leveraging your unique story, building systems that support your vision, educating patients about the value of your approach, and remaining flexible as your model evolves. She emphasized testing small, learning, and refining before scaling.
Key Takeaways
Purpose-driven care is achievable when you design a model that reflects your values. Extended, relationship-focused care allows physicians to impact patients deeply while maintaining professional fulfillment. Transforming a career into a calling requires clarity, intentional steps, and consistent execution. The work may require courage, but it brings freedom, fulfillment, and meaningful impact.
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