We had $662,000 DEBT and Transitioned Out Of Traditional Medicine #457

Author: Dr. Nii Darko
Published: Fri 18 Apr 2025
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Are you feeling trapped by crushing student loan debt? Well you're not alone. In our conversation, we reveal how we transitioned from traditional medical employment to locum tenens work even with so much debt.

Beyond the money, we also talked about other topics like discrimination during our pre-med, medical school and residency journey. We also let you in on the freedom locums provides to design your own practice pattern as a doctor.

We discuss:

00:00 Introduction

02:10 A big shoutout to our long term listeners

04:40 Do y'all wear shoes in people's houses or do you take them off?

06:47 Shoutout to The Premed Podcast

11:56 How to transition out of Traditional Medicine with so much debt

32:19 Discrimination in Residency

49:15 Pursuing Locums

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