As a medical student Dr. Delicia Haynes believed that becoming a doctor would make her immune to depression. The perfectionism and workaholic standards required to become a doctor can lead any student to believe the same. But the fact is that more than 1 million Americans lose their doctors to suicide each year. If it hadn’t been for the intervention of her family and colleagues Dr. Haynes may have been part of that statistic. That’s what drives her to educate the medical community about suicide prevention and remove barriers preventing students from seeking help due to fears over lack of confidentiality and the impact of psychiatric treatment on one’s ability to get their medical license.
Dr. Haynes is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine, the American Board of Obesity Medicine, is highly trained in medical aesthetics, laser therapy, and lifestyle medicine. She completed her specialty training at the Halifax Center for Family and Sports Medicine Residency Program.
Dr. Haynes attended medical school at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Spanish from the University of Louisville where she was a record holding division I track and field athlete.
Today Dr. Haynes is an author, public speaker, business coach and founder and CEO of Family First Health Center, an integrative membership-based family medicine clinic in Daytona Beach, Florida. Considered a “trailblazer” in the medical community, Dr. Haynes founded the first integrative direct primary care clinic in Volusia and Flagler counties as part of her mission to make healthcare more affordable and advocate for the sacredness of the doctor-patient relationship.
Much like her approach to transforming barriers to healthcare for her patients, Dr. Haynes’ mission is to break stigmas associated with mental health in the medical community where rigorous testing, sleep deprivation and high stress often normalize symptoms of depression.
Dr. Haynes has turned her story into one of hope by helping students understand the power in sharing their stories and finding guidance from someone who has walked in their shoes.
As an accomplished medical physician, CEO, and award-winning business coach and mentor, Dr. Haynes speaks to a broad range of audiences, including physicians, health care providers, and organizations supporting employee health.
In addition to running her own practice, Dr Haynes also coaches other physicians through her Direct Primary Care Prescription for Success coaching program