Your GPS Doc

Your GPS Doc Your GPS Doc is a physician-owned health advocacy and healthcare consulting firm based in Maryland, USA. How do they get what they need?

Our founder/CEO, Dr. Nicole Rochester, is also a keynote and TEDx speaker and experienced trainer, facilitator, panel moderator and workshop leader. Your GPS Doc was founded by Dr. Nicole Rochester, a board-certified physician and a former caregiver to her late father. Frustrated while advocating for her dad and other family member's health care, Dr. Rochester began to wonder, "What happens to people who don't have a medical professional in the family? How do they figure out this maze we call healthcare?" Your GPS Doc is committed to providing tips and information to help others navigate the healthcare system. Information provided is NOT medical advice. Individuals should ALWAYS seek the advice of their healthcare professional.

Christmas is less than one week away. Many are caught up in the hustle and bustle of last-minute shopping. 🎁 But can we ...
12/19/2025

Christmas is less than one week away. Many are caught up in the hustle and bustle of last-minute shopping. 🎁

But can we be honest for a moment? Most people don’t need another gadget, sweater, or hat and scarf set. 🤔

Your loved ones are managing chronic health conditions, medical appointments, and hospital stays and they are LOST AND CONFUSED.

Their ability to understand their medical conditions, ask questions, and advocate for their needs in healthcare settings is no longer an option— it is NECESSARY.

If someone in your life is dealing with health challenges, what they really need is clarity, confidence, and support.

I’ve been thinking about the information I share with my healthcare advocacy clients, my friends and my family members and decided to create a resource I wish I had when I was caring for my late father.

The Compass Essentials Toolkit is a powerful last-minute gift that helps patients and caregivers:
🧭 Prepare for medical appointments
🧭 Ask better questions
🧭 Advocate for themselves or loved ones
🧭 Feel more confident navigating the healthcare system

6 downloadable resources they can use today. It’s practical. It’s empowering. And it can literally improve their health and their health care.

🎁 A small gift that can make a big difference.

🔗 bit.ly/gpsgift1

09/21/2025

Important information from a trusted health advocate who can help!

I just spent 3 days with Patrice Washington and members of her beautiful community at Redefining Wealth Live 2025. I reg...
09/16/2025

I just spent 3 days with Patrice Washington and members of her beautiful community at Redefining Wealth Live 2025. I registered for the event with the intention of getting answers for how I run my two businesses- - what Patrice calls the “work pillar”. But what came up again and again is the “space pillar”.

I need to MAKE SPACE for my vision.

I have a desire to integrate my work authentically into one personal brand. I am not just a pediatrician. I am not just a healthcare consultant, professional health advocate, speaker, and business coach for physicians. I am not just a recent divorcée, podcast host and budding women’s empowerment speaker and transitions coach. I am not just a mom of two beautiful young adult women.

I am ALL of these things.
I carry ALL of these identities when I show up personally and professionally.
But I have not EMBODIED them.

I have worked, spoken, and existed in isolated siloes.

That ends TODAY.

It starts with archiving this page on Facebook and Instagram. The content will remain and is incredibly value.

The work wil not stop, but it will EVOLVE.
It will INTEGRATE.
Most importantly, it will TRANSFORM.

Moving forward, please be sure to follow my public page (tagged in this post). So many exciting things are coming and I don’t want you to miss it! 🙏🏾💜

I just spent 3 days with Patrice Washington and members of her beautiful community at Redefining Wealth Live 2025. I reg...
09/16/2025

I just spent 3 days with Patrice Washington and members of her beautiful community at Redefining Wealth Live 2025. I registered for the event with the intention of getting answers for how I run my two businesses- - what Patrice calls the “work pillar”. But what came up again and again is the “space pillar”.

I need to MAKE SPACE for my vision.

I have a desire to integrate my work authentically into one personal brand. I am not just a pediatrician. I am not just a healthcare consultant, professional health advocate, speaker, and business coach for physicians. I am not just a recent divorcée, podcast host and budding women’s empowerment speaker and transitions coach. I am not just a mom of two beautiful young adult women.

I am ALL of these things.
I carry ALL of these identities when I show up personally and professionally.
But I have not EMBODIED them.

I have worked, spoken, and existed in isolated siloes.

That ends TODAY.

It starts with archiving this page on Facebook and Instagram. The content will remain and is incredibly value.

The work wil not stop, but it will EVOLVE.
It will INTEGRATE.
Most importantly, it will TRANSFORM.

Moving forward, please be sure to follow my public page (tagged in this post). So many exciting things are coming and I don’t want you to miss it! 🙏🏾💜

08/26/2025

Patient portals, test results, and waiting… oh my!! Once again, I have received a different (and more favorable) outcome because I advocated for myself.

08/18/2025

If you are a physician and you’d like to learn more about health advocacy, I invite you to join me TOMORROW (8/19) at 7 pm ET for an information session.

I’m going to share why and how I left my dream job to start my own business, why health advocacy is needed now more than ever, and how I help physicians launch their own health advocacy business as a side gig or new career.

To register: bit.ly/nhainfo

For the last two weeks I have had to navigate the healthcare system as a patient. 😟I am VERY thankful that I know how to...
08/13/2025

For the last two weeks I have had to navigate the healthcare system as a patient. 😟

I am VERY thankful that I know how to advocate for myself.
I shudder to think about what could have happened if I did not.

As physicians, we know how the healthcare system works. We know how to interpret results and explain them in plain terms. We know how to get the most out of medical appointments, how to communicate clearly with medical professionals, and how to prepare for the next steps.

Our friends and family members ask us these questions when they are confused.
Did you consider that when you help in this way you are being an ADVOCATE? 🤩

Come hang out with me next Tuesday (8/19) at
7 pm ET to learn how you can leverage your knowledge, skills and expertise as a professional health advocate.

Learn how I transitioned from academia and clinical medicine to entrepreneurship in 2017 and why I have never looked back!

Learn how I teach physicians how to launch their own successful health advocacy business in my 8-week coaching program, Navigating Health Advocacy: Ready, Set, Launch!™️

Register for the FREE info session at
bit.ly/nhainfo and I’ll see you there!




07/31/2025

Happy 8th birthday to us and THANK YOU! 🎉

The best part of leading a workshop is seeing the participants engage and knowing that they will take the skills and too...
07/24/2025

The best part of leading a workshop is seeing the participants engage and knowing that they will take the skills and tools with them!

I had the honor of delivering my NEW workshop: “The Doctor Will SEE You Now: A Prescription for Restoring Humanity in Healthcare” at the 340B Coalition Summer Conference ‘25. Special thanks to Kalika Shah and the 340B Health team for the invitation.

We opened with an interactive presentation that utilized data and storytelling to build the case for an empathy deficit in healthcare.

Then we had 45 minutes of sharing, deep listening and role play centered around The 90 Second Encounter™️, a concept I introduced in my 2019 TEDx talk that encourages healthcare providers to spend the first 90 seconds of all patient encounters connecting with the human on the other side of the stethoscope.

The icing on the cake?
✅ This works for ALL healthcare workers/providers!
✅ The process is reciprocal! Patients and care partners can do it too!

The results of restoring humanity?
✔️A deeper sense of connection for patients, care partners and healthcare workers/providers
✔️ Increased treatment adherence
✔️Reduced burnout/moral injury
✔️Improved health outcomes
✔️Lower healthcare costs

Intrigued? Let‘s talk about how we can bring this training to your organization. Comment “workshop” below or send us a DM.

The best part of leading a workshop is seeing the participants engage and knowing that they will take the skills and too...
07/24/2025

The best part of leading a workshop is seeing the participants engage and knowing that they will take the skills and tools with them!

I had the honor of delivering my NEW workshop: “The Doctor Will SEE You Now: A Prescription for Restoring Humanity in Healthcare” at the 340B Coalition Summer Conference ‘25. Special thanks to Kalika Shah and the 340B Coalition team for the invitation.

We opened with an interactive presentation that utilized data and storytelling to build the case for an empathy deficit in healthcare.

Then we had 45 minutes of sharing, deep listening and role play centered around The 90 Second Encounter™️, a concept I introduced in my 2019 TEDx talk that encourages healthcare providers to spend the first 90 seconds of all patient encounters connecting with the human on the other side of the stethoscope.

The icing on the cake?
✅ This works for ALL healthcare workers/providers!
✅ The process is reciprocal! Patients and care partners can do it too!

The results of restoring humanity?
✔️A deeper sense of connection for patients, care partners and healthcare workers/providers
✔️ Increased treatment adherence
✔️Reduced burnout/moral injury
✔️Improved health outcomes
✔️Lower healthcare costs

Intrigued? Let‘s talk about how we can bring this training to your organization.
👇🏾👇🏾
bit.ly/bookdrnicole

07/16/2025

“It’s the part of my job I love the most but I don’t have time to do it.”

“Wait, you mean I can get paid to teach people about their medical illnesses and how to communicate with their doctors?”

“I’ve done this so many times for family members and friends.”

These are just a few of the things I hear every time I speak with a physician about health advocacy. 😊

8 years ago I started Your GPS Doc, LLC and I have not looked back! 🙌🏾

You don’t need to quit medicine. (But you may want to after you experience the freedom of entrepreneurship!) 🤔

You can figure it out on your own. But how much time do you want to take and how many mistakes do you want to make? ⚠️

Let me give you the roadmap that I wish I had in 2017 when I got started. 🧭

If you are a physician (MD/DO/MBBS) and you want to learn how to launch a successful health advocacy business, I invite you to join us in Navigating Health Advocacy: Ready, Set, Launch!™️, my small group coaching program.

Want to learn more? Send me a DM or comment below.

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