FEATURED COVER STORY
Tennessee Osteopathic Center
T
ennessee Osteopathic Center (TOC) is a locally
After residency in 2016, Dr. McCurry returned to his
owned and family operated Direct Primary Care
hometown where he has practiced medicine ever since.
(DPC) and Integrative Medicine practice here in
In his first year of practice, he felt a need to learn more
Cleveland. Dr. Tyler McCurry is a board-certified Family
about nutrition. He completed a one-year health coaching
Medicine Physician who can care for all your primary care
certification course through the Institute of Integrative
needs. As an Osteopathic Physician (DO), Dr. McCurry is
Nutrition. He also gained experience practicing wound care
also board-certified in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
and working with hospice and palliative care.
(OMM)—a method used to diagnose and treat different conditions involving bones, joints, and muscles. Born and raised in Cleveland, Tennessee, Dr. McCurry
Seeing the gaps in care that are caused by insurance regulations, Dr. McCurry sought to practice medicine in a better and more cost-affordable way. This is when he
obtained his medical degree from Lincoln Memorial
discovered a growing style of practice known as DPC—a
University—DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and
low-cost primary care option that offers greater access to
completed his residency training at East Tennessee State
care. In 2020, he and his wife, Lillian, opened TOC. TOC
University. During his time at LMU-DCOM, Dr. McCurry
operates on a monthly membership fee instead of insurance,
completed a one-year teaching fellowship in Osteopathic
allowing you and your doctor to make the final decision
Principles and Practices and Medical Gross Anatomy.
about your healthcare. The membership fee is paid directly
While at ETSU, he was part of the inaugural Longitudinal
to TOC, so you know up front how much your healthcare
Acupuncture and Integrative Health Training in Residency
will cost. Any lab tests and procedures performed in the
where he received hands-on training in acupuncture and
office are included in your membership. We have also
integrative health. He also served as chief resident in his final
negotiated cheaper cash prices for any other lab tests that
year and was the recipient of the Integrative Medicine Award.
need to be sent out of office—as well as prices for imaging.
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