# Docs Outside The Box

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Official site: http://www.drniidarko.com
Author: Dr. Nii Darko
Episodes: 568

## Resource

Hosts Dr. Nii (Ghanaian) and Dr. Renee (Haitian) are first-generation physicians who paid off $662,000 in student loans in 3 years - while figuring out contracts, career moves, and money management that their colleagues learned at home. Every episode covers what first-gen docs need to know: Contract negotiation and career decisions Paying off debt without family financial guidance Building wealth from scratch The questions you don't know to ask (but your colleagues already knew) Real strategies from doctors who had to figure it out on their own. Subscribe and build your blueprint with us. Download: The First-Gen Doctor Blueprint

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## Episodes
- [Want to Do Global Surgery? Start Preparing Now. #482](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/want-to-do-global-surgery-start-preparing-now-482) — 2026-09-15T11:00:00+00:00
- [We've Taken Our Kids to Ghana Every Year for 14 Years. Here's What Humanitarian Medicine Actually Looks Like. #481](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/we-ve-taken-our-kids-to-ghana-every-year-for-14-years-here-s-what-humanitarian-medicine-actually-looks-like-481) — 2026-09-01T13:00:00+00:00
- [We Were Paying Off $700K in Student Loans. And Doing IVF at the Same Time. #480](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/we-were-paying-off-700k-in-student-loans-and-doing-ivf-at-the-same-time-480) — 2026-07-30T11:00:00+00:00
- [2 Docs No Nanny. #479](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/2-docs-no-nanny-479) — 2026-07-14T12:00:00+00:00
- [7% of Med Students Don't Match. Do These Things Instead. #478](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/7-of-med-students-don-t-match-do-these-things-instead-478) — 2026-04-06T11:00:00+00:00
- [I Couldn't Run a Mile in Residency. #477](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/i-couldn-t-run-a-mile-in-residency-477) — 2026-03-30T15:00:00+00:00
- [Is 40 Too Old For Med School? Here's The Truth. #476](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/is-40-too-old-for-med-school-here-s-the-truth-476) — 2026-02-23T12:00:00+00:00
- [How We Paid Off $662K With No Family Help #475](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/how-we-paid-off-662k-with-no-family-help-475) — 2026-02-02T12:00:00+00:00
- [DOE Says Nursing Isn’t a Professional Degree?! #474 Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/doe-says-nursing-isn-t-a-professional-degree-474-part-1) — 2025-12-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [Wale’s New Album “Everything Is A Lot” + HSA Deadline #474 Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/wale-s-new-album-everything-is-a-lot-hsa-deadline-474-part-2) — 2025-12-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [Life With a Tenant Upstairs + Kitchen Renovation #474 Part 3](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/life-with-a-tenant-upstairs-kitchen-renovation-474-part-3) — 2025-12-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [Are You Ready for Locums? #474 Part 4](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/are-you-ready-for-locums-474-part-4) — 2025-12-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [ACA Premium Spike 2026: What Doctors, Residents & 1099 Physicians MUST Know. #473 Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/aca-premium-spike-2026-what-doctors-residents-1099-physicians-must-know-473-part-1) — 2025-12-08T20:00:00+00:00
- [PSLF Guilt, Family Expectations, and Financial Reality. #473 Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/pslf-guilt-family-expectations-and-financial-reality-473-part-2) — 2025-12-08T20:00:00+00:00
- [Honoring D’Angelo: What Brown Sugar Meant to Me Growing Up #472 Part1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/honoring-d-angelo-what-brown-sugar-meant-to-me-growing-up-472-part1) — 2025-11-18T12:00:00+00:00
- [Top 5 Financial Moves That Actually Changed Our Lives. #472 Part2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/top-5-financial-moves-that-actually-changed-our-lives-472-part2) — 2025-11-18T12:00:00+00:00
- [Q&A Locums And Life Between U.S.A & Ghana With $478K Debt. #472 Part3](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/q-a-locums-and-life-between-u-s-a-ghana-with-478k-debt-472-part3) — 2025-11-18T12:00:00+00:00
- [REPLAY: What is a 1099? Non-traditional pre-med advice #357](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/replay-what-is-a-1099-non-traditional-pre-med-advice-357) — 2025-10-28T13:00:00+00:00
- [REPLAY: Sharing finances as a physician couple #428 , pt2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/replay-sharing-finances-as-a-physician-couple-428-pt2) — 2025-10-21T13:00:00+00:00
- [A Recap Of Our Wonderful Trip To Ghana. #471 Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/a-recap-of-our-wonderful-trip-to-ghana-471-part-1) — 2025-09-23T11:00:00+00:00
- [Can Busy Moms Really Do Locum Work Without Having Mom Guilt? #471 Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/can-busy-moms-really-do-locum-work-without-having-mom-guilt-471-part-2) — 2025-09-23T11:00:00+00:00
- [REPLAY: Money Trap #4 - Debt is not a substitute for cash! #303](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/replay-money-trap-4-debt-is-not-a-substitute-for-cash-303) — 2025-09-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [REPLAY: Starting a Locums Company, Navigating Insurance & Why Consider Locums. #432](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/replay-starting-a-locums-company-navigating-insurance-why-consider-locums-432) — 2025-08-27T13:00:00+00:00
- [How to Pay for Med School After Loan Changes! #470](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/how-to-pay-for-med-school-after-loan-changes-470) — 2025-08-22T11:00:00+00:00
- [REPLAY: From panic attacks to beautiful artwork. Medicine is artistry for this doc #285](https://stenobird.com/podcast/docs-outside-the-box-323291/replay-from-panic-attacks-to-beautiful-artwork-medicine-is-artistry-for-this-doc-285) — 2025-08-19T13:00:00+00:00

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