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Tuesday Talk: "Becoming Your Best-Self Advocate in the Doctor's Office" with Dr. Lucy McBride

Tue 11 / 17 / 2026 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 FREE · 125 spots
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About this Event
Dr. Lucy McBride will discuss her new book, Beyond the Prescription, and practical steps to be a more empowered, effective patient. 

Book sale and signing begin at 6:15. Talk begins at 6:45. 
 
Dr. Lucy McBride is a primary care physician and co-founder of the Ackerly McBride Group in Washington, DC. A graduate of Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins, she is the author of Beyond the Prescription: A Doctor's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health and the newsletter Are You Okay? She also hots the podcast Beyond the Prescription. Her writing advocates for an evidence-based, whole-person approach to healthcare and has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and USA Today. She lives in DC with her husband and is the proud mother of three grown children.