seeking mentorship for starting a private practice
Hi Everyone, I'm thinking of venturing into opening a private practice but I don't know where to start. Can anyone provide some mentorship/advice?
Background: I went to a program where I was able to do all of my rotations remotely and saw patients through telehealth. I felt like I was confident in counseling patients but didn't know anything about the administrative work behind the scenes like ordering tests, writing clinical notes, coordinating with doctors, etc. All my mentors said I don't have to worry about those things because each clinic is different, and that's something I'll learn on the job.
After I graduated, I got a job as a variant scientist, so I don't see any patients. I love my job and have no intentions of leaving, but also miss the clinical aspects of directly seeing patients. I want to avoid any conflicts of interest in working for different institutions, plus, most clinical positions are not full time. So, I wanted to start my own practice as a side hustle and I can see patients on my own time.
However, since I don't have any clinical experience as a GC, I don't really know how a clinic is run. Simple questions such as, 'how do you order genetic testing?' or 'what should go into clinic notes?' are basic knowledge to any practicing GC, but not me. I'm not sure where to start, and would love some mentorship/help/advice in this.