Rebekah Bernard, MD

08/03/2025

What an honor to be elected to the Florida Medical Association Board of Governors as Treasurer and to serve with these incredible physician leaders.

09/22/2024

"Access" alone is not enough - patients deserve access to high quality, physician-led care.

07/13/2024

Meet Rebekah Bernard, MD of Gulf Coast Direct Primary Care, our featured doctor of the week! Join us on My Story as we explore the benefits and future of . Don't miss this insightful conversation!

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12/27/2023

https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/opening-a-new-practice

Rebekah Bernard, MD, a family physician and owner of Gulf Coast Direct Primary Care, discusses how she opened her practice, and how you can open one of your own.

11/20/2023

"For me, it's worrisome when a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant is being perceived as a physician," said Dr. Rebekah Bernard, a family physician in Fort Myers, Florida, who is also the outgoing president of Physicians for Patient Protection, a group that advocates for physician-led care. "We don't have the same training or education. Patients should know who's taking care of them so they can make informed decisions about their health."

When Vernon Langford sees patients, he typically wears a white lab coat with his title—"Dr."—and his credentials as a nurse practitioner stitched on the front.

06/01/2023

My new book, a sequel to Patients At Risk is available now!

/PRNewswire/ -- Rebekah Bernard, MD, President of Physicians for Patient Protection (PPP), a non-profit advocating for physician-led care for all patients and...