Spurred By Convenience, Millennials Often Spurn The ‘Family Doctor’ Model

Trading a primary care physician for urgent care clinics can have dangerous consequences, warn experts

Millennials aren't willing to wait to see a doctor. Pixabay/Pexels

Calvin Brown doesn’t have a primary care doctor—and the migratory 23-year-old doesn’t want one.

Since his graduation last year from the University of San Diego, Brown has held a series of jobs that have taken him to several California cities. As a young person in a nomadic state, Brown said he prefers finding a walk-in clinic on the rare occasions when he’s sick.