Docs Outside The Box

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone & Happy Holidays Dr. Renee joins me on this episode to discuss updates in our transition to our new place in New Jersey. The biggest update is that today, Dr. Renee is releasing her book How Good Ol’ Dr. V Came to Be. It’s a book for kids, parents and premeds. It is loosely based on Dr....

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s up and good everyone, When the podcast first started, I spent time driving home the notion of being a good steward with your money. This included saving more than you spend, paying off student loan debt, and using index funds for passive investing.  The famous book by Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad hel...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone, I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. We’re in the holiday season and that brings celebrations, family events, and big dinner. Although the food is great, much of it isn’t very healthy. Is a Turduken healthy!?? Let’s be honest, some of the foods we eat or how we cook has been passed...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! On this second installment of The Come-Up, you’re going to hear from a doctor who is on her way to becoming a doc outside the box. I met Dr. Eunice Park when I got invited by Physician CEO to speak to students several months ago. It was a big surprise to learn from Dr. Park that she was a listener of the podcast...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good!! We’re hearing from Dr. Jennifer Caudle on this episode of 5-minute Friday. Dr. Caudle is formally trained in Family Medicine, and can also be found on multiple television networks as a medical consultant. On this episode, we’ll find out how an early lesson from her father helps her to always take a...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! Dr. Nii & Renee answer questions related to locums work while having 2 young children at home, balance in medical school, and our experience working with Physician Assistants. We’re happy to answer your questions. Do not forget about Speakpipe, where you can leave a voice question. You can get to Speakpipe b...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! Up next we have probably’s America’s busiest TV medical contributor – Dr. Jennifer Caudle. Dr. Jen is one of the most visible physicians in America and she appears in the homes of millions every week on TV and in print discussing health topics.  We’re talking CNN, FOX, HLN, Dr. Oz Show, and...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!! When I started Docs Outside the Box, I wanted to expose listeners to doctors thriving in non-traditional career paths. Just listening to episodes, might not be enough. I am learning that mindset plays a big part in our ability to take action, and also have positive energy in our lives. The...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!! Dr. Mark Shapiro, Host of Explore The Space podcast, jumps on the hot-seat to talk about where the hell physicians fit in the current landscape of healthcare. Are we still in the center, or are we stuck riding the bench while the MBAs make all the decisions? Who knows?! We get real, raw, a...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! Welcome to a new series called “The Come-Up.” In previous episodes, I’ve mentioned that it can difficult to identify with a successful person’s journey, especially if they’re on Step 1000 (i.e. Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos). If you got a chance to listen or even talk to someone who is on Step...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! This Friday, Drs Nii & Renee answer questions related to travel locum work, family and marriage. Specifically, how to handle traveling for locums work while spouse is undergoing in-vitro fertilization. Also, how do you remain “present” in family life while traveling for up to two weeks out of the month? You’...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! Today you’re going to hear from Dr. Peter Valenzuela – the creative mind behind the comic strip Doc Related . ” Doc Related is a comic strip with a satirical take on healthcare through the eyes of healthcare professionals. Think of Dilbert and the television show, The Office but for healthc...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! What is the use of knowing that “everything is negotiable” if you lack both the skills and confidence? Negotiation expert and host of the popular podcast Negotiate Anything , Kwame Christian, chops it up with me on today’s episode. Kwame is a business lawyer and the Director of the American...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone, Much like auto body shops, did you know that hospitals present different prices to individuals compared to insurance companies? You may think, “Yeah of course, hospitals present a more inflated bill to insurance companies!” Well, there’s evidence to show this is not the case. Price gouging...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone, I am very happy as a physician. But I’m not going to lie, there are things that people who are not doctors get to do that make me pretty jealous. One of them is the ability to have a career pivot. So many of my college friends have changed careers and sometimes I wonder “ Could that be me?”...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone… My apologies for the short break in the beginning of the month. Check out the beginning of this episode to find out what happened. On this episode, I’m chopping it up with Dr. Cedric Dark, the Founder and Executive Editor of Policy Prescriptions. Think of Policy Prescriptions as a cliff not...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good! Things get real for me on this episode. I’m in the hotseat as Dr. Renee interviews the “Doc Outside the Box.” Starting late last year, I doubled down on clinical work. This included late hours, additional travel, and time away from my family. The show went on in terms of the podcast, but there have...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good! One of the biggest challenges I face with being an entrepreneur is learning how to not be too focused on the minute details of my businesses. This is easier said than done, because, it involves creating systems and automation – things we definitely never learned in medical school. Sheryl (my amazing...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s up! You have got to be living under a rock to not know about the biggest free agency moves in the NBA this summer. On top of that, this class of free agents are the most talented we’ve seen in years. The elite players of the league have been making power moves and operating in ways to make sure their bran...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good!! We’re hearing from The Crispy Doc on this episode of 5-minute Friday. The Crispy Doc is an anonymous physician personal finance blogger who joined us on Episode 117 to discuss how doctors can reclaim both their time and careers by grabbing control of their finances.  On this episode, we’ll find out...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! Dr. Renee is joining me on this episode. I decided to shake things up a bit and discuss something controversial. Damon “Dame” Dash is an American entrepreneur, record executive, film producer and is best known for co-founding Roc-A-Fella records. For a significant time, he served as Jay-Z’s...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good!! We’re hearing from Dr. Nikki Ramskill on this episode of 5 minute Friday. Dr. Nikki, also known as “The Female Money Doctor,” joined us on Episode 115 to discuss why her patients are her target population for her personal finance writings. After listening to that episode, you learned that she did a...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! I’m chopping it up with anonymous physician personal finance blogger Crispy Doc. We have similar immigrant and first-generation stories that led us down the path of becoming physicians. Taking safe jobs (i.e. teacher, engineer, physician) was an important way for first-generation children t...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! On this episode, you’ll hear Dr. Steinour’s approach to getting past fear even in the most extreme of cases and conditions. Also, I share some exciting news about the podcast.

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! My next guest is Dr. Nikki Ramskill – the personality behind the blog “ The Female Money Doctor .” There aren’t as many physicians in the United Kingdom blogging about personal finance as in America, but her claim to fame is being the “first ever doctor in the UK to be blogging about money....