Is an FM doc setting up a small and private anxiety and ADHD clinic for my former fraternity encroaching too much?

I’m a family medicine physician and also serve as an alumni advisor for my undergraduate fraternity. Recently, a number of the brothers have been struggling with issues around mental health, particularly anxiety and ADHD.

Some of them have expressed interest in me setting up a small, private clinic just for our chapter. The idea would be that I’d come by the house a few times a year, and anyone concerned about anxiety or ADHD could be evaluated and managed on a cash-only basis (I wouldn’t be billing insurance).

My background is in FM, so I’m comfortable with the basics of anxiety and ADHD management, but I’m also aware these conditions can overlap with more complex psychiatric needs. I do believe expanding access matters, realistically, if they don’t see me, many of these students would likely go untreated.

My question for the group: does this type of limited, targeted setup cross too far into psychiatry’s lane, or is this the kind of work family physicians can reasonably and responsibly take on?

Posted Oct 5, 2025, 3:58 AM UTC

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