Docs Outside The Box
Docs Outside the Box is a fusion of money, medicine, and pop culture. After paying off $662,000 in student loan debt, quitting their jobs, and launching 3 businesses, husband and wife, Drs. Nii and Renée Darko, have a lot to say about earning, saving, and investing your way to the lifestyle you’ve always wanted. These two docs parley about personal finance, careers, and the real world. Tune in for the gems. 💎 Stay for the laughs .😂 Welcome to medicine’s new media!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 546
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
249 Top branding secrets every physician should know
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There is more to medicine than just memorizing textbooks or doing well on exams. Your bedside manner, working with s…
248 - Medical residents sue for overtime in Australia; Invest in Fugees or VTI?
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We talk about Fugees 25th anniversary tour being postponed to 2022
Medical residents, also known as Junior Doctors …
247 - How many hours should a doctor on duty work
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Dr. Nii reads a section from Chapter 2 of Austin Kleon’s book: Show Your Work
Talk about sharing more of behind the …
246 - We fired our property manager
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- Dr. Nii reads Apple Podcast reviews, email, and a great question for a long-time listener.
- Why we decided to fire o…
245 - He beat stomach cancer while in residency
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Dr. Jamal Dixon is an internal medicine physician based out of Atlanta, Ga. He is a cancer survivor after being diag…
244 - Apple shares your iPhone Health data with insurance companies
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Nii and Renee talk about:
- Book: Show Your Work
- New sponsor for the podcast (Locumstory.com)
- 4 week update with Rene…
243 - Life ain't a board exam
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Dr. Nii on a solo episode.
- Stop living life like it’s a board exam
- Confessions of a “Yes” Man
- H…
242 - This doc paid off 120k of debt, invests, and is still a resident!
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Dr. Charles Boadu, Internal Medicine Resident, joins us on this episode
- Talks about using Uber to pay of $120k in de…
241 - Don't buy the iPhone 13, Do this instead!
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- Renee is now manager of Darko Media Group
- Nii discusses new Apple iPhone 13 releases
- Ryan Leslie turns 100k investm…
240 - Give her $1 Million Dollars - she still won't take a job
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Dr. Stephanie Freeman joins us on this episode
- Stephanie shares how being fired multiple times put her on the locums…
239 Its hard out here for an IMG
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Dr. Nina Lum, The IMG coach, is on to talk about all things related to International Medical Graduates.
The struggles…
238 - Pay my student loans or Buy Bitcoin?
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Just started residency and don't know what to do with your money? This is the show for you. The popular doc bloggers…
Rihanna coming on Docs Outside the Box?
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Nii & Renee want more listeners subscribing to the show; Nii talks about his podcasting course; Rihanna being a bill…
236 - Pimp Medicine, Don’t Let it Pimp You
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Nii and Renee discuss going to the Licensed to Live Conference; Nii finally having an imposter on Instagram; Apple P…
235 – Pay off ALL my loans & I want a personal driver for the weekends
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What’s good everyone!!
The title is a bit misleading. Can you really get all of that at your first job?!? Hmmmm. Now…
234 – Should a resident get a $1 million-dollar personal brand deal?
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What’s good everyone!!
Dr. Renee is back and we got a lot to talk about!
In this episode you’ll learn:
- When do yo…
233 – I quit social media for 30 days
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Feels good to be back!
On today’s episode, I’m sharing an experiment that I started back in June. I removed the majo…
232 – Retiring early is overrated and leasing a car every 2 years with Physician on Fire and SurgiFI
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What’s good everyone!
We’ve all learned that there’s plenty of ways to skin a cat. In the world of personal finance, …
231 – Don’t want to practice clinically anymore?! I got the book for you!
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What’s good everyone!
Dr. Sylvie Stacy, author of 50 Nonclinical Careers for Physicians, jumps on the hot seat to t…
230 - Come do surgery with me in Ghana!
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What’s good!!!
And oldie but a goodie! Today’s throwback is an episode where Renee and I recorded in the backseat of…