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Introducing our reality video series, Doctors for Hire!

Episode 1 Part 1- What happens when Dr. Renée tells her husband, Dr. Nii, that she wants to look for a new place to practice? Will Dr. Renée venture too far outside the box? The couple must confront what this move means for their marriage and their two small children.

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Drs. Nii and Renée announce their latest video series, Docs for Hire, a collaboration with Locumstory.com that takes an up close and personal glimpse into Renée’s job search that led her to locums. The docs also comment on Donald Glover’s GQ interview and introduce the Docs Outside the Box Magic Mirror segment, an opportunity to shout out other doctors succeeding outside the realm of medicine.

 Things to expect in this episode:

• Drs. Nii and Renée congratulate LSU on their 2023 NCAA National Championship 
• Inspired by Donald Glover’s GQ interview, Dr. Nii explores the blessings in rejections, as he looks back on the closed doors in his career path. 
• The doctors congratulate Urologist Dr. Fenwa Milhouse on her new TLC series, Dr. Down Below
• Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. David Burgess, who took Dr. Nii's Ten Steps to Podcasting course, celebrates his 100th podcast episode
• The doctors explore the ramifications of Envision Healthcare, a popular physician staffing company, not hitting their numbers.

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Drs. Nii and Renée meet up in the Docs Outside the Box studio to talk about the big money in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals, plus other advantages kids of the rich and famous have in life. The doctors also respond to Textiful questions and comments from listeners ranging from book recommendations to investment and money habits for residents to the insurance options available to doctors working as independent contractors.

 
Things to expect in this episode:

• High school basketball player Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is making millions in NIL deals 
• The advantages of kids with successful parents, NEPO kids and more
• Jamar gives a book recommendation via Textiful that explores social media as a distraction.
• Dr. Nii gives Dr. Renée a round of applause for her nearly six-week T25 workout achievement
• The doctors file an extension for their business taxes, 1099s and more

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Drs. Nii and Renée are back in the Docs Outside the Box studio to dish on Chris Rock’s highly anticipated Super Bowl of comedy shows, ‘Selective Outrage’, Netflix’s first live global event. The doctors also discuss their first syndication deal, and the latest news and statistics on the recent Match.

 
Things to expect in this episode:

• The doctors give Chris Rock’s much anticipated comedy show a B grade
• Drs. Nii and Renée are excited about their first syndication deal, an 88-unit apartment complex in Wichita, Kansas
• Syndications 101 - investors, silent investors, sponsors, property management, tax benefits, attorneys and selling 
• Congrats to those who did and didn’t match, social media stories, plus Leah and Sam’s Textiful message re. couple’s matching
• Advice and strategies for those who didn’t match, plus the algorithms, trends and outlook on specialties

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Episode 1- Dr  Renée's Locum Story
What happens when Dr. Renée tells Dr. Nii, that she wants to look for a new place to practice? Will Dr. Renée venture too far outside the box? The couple must confront what this move means for their marriage and two small children.

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Dr. Renée goes solo and interviews career and money expert Mandi Woodruff-Santos, co-host of the Brown Ambition podcast and founder of MandiMoney, a coaching and resource  service for professional women. Mandi brings her expertise on negotiating contracts, how resident doctors can know their worth, network and position themselves for greater opportunities.   

Things to expect in this episode:

• Dr. Love, a DOTB listener, thinks that Dr. Nii was too hard on Kyrie. Dr. Nii defends his position.
• The doctors weigh in on the tens of thousands of junior doctors in England who are set to strike this month demanding a long overdue pay increase.
• Mandi suggests there are other reasons, besides bias, that explains why the gender pay gap still exists for women.
• The competitive culture in medicine, networking and why doctors coming out of residency have more leverage than they think 
• DOTB listener, Manisha, asks if HR representatives are required by law to disclose the top salary of positions within the company.

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In this episode of Docs Outside the Box Dr. Nii lays out his plan to read a new book a month in 2023, and discusses how he selected each of the twelve titles. Included in his selections are How to Win Friends and Influence People, Heavy: An American Memoir, Building a Second Brain and How to Be an Antiracist. Renée shares her own book choices, including Michelle Obama’s, The Light We Carry, and the doctors respond to a Textiful question from two third-year KCU medical students.

Things to expect in this episode:

• Dr. Renée scats to Nii’s dismay
• Third-year medical students, Leah and Sam, inquire about couple matching for residency
• The doctors share their book list for 2023, and float the possibility of starting a DOTB book club
• Dr. Nii shares how he anticipates the book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, will relate to his own personal struggle balancing his passion for podcasting with his work as a surgeon.
• Dr. Chambers, The Period Doctor, freezes her eggs and Dr. Renée shares her own IVF experience

Drs. Nii and Renée’s Book Reading List for 2023:

So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love


The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life by Paul Millerd


Someday is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life by Matthew Dicks

The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work and Sexual Desire by David Deida

$100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No by Alex Hormozi

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin J. DiAngelo

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte

Homegoing: A Novel by Yaa Gyasi

The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8 AM) by Hal Elrod

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

I, Too, Cry Purple Tears by Dr. Brooke M. Mobley


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Drs. Nii and Renée meet up in the studio to dish on Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance and why music artists perform at the Superbowl for free. The conversation segues into the reasons why some doctors offer unpaid services. The topic shifts again to cover Kyrie Irving’s recent trade to the Dallas Mavericks. The former Brooklyn Nets player’s history is analyzed and compared to what Renée calls “knee jerk residents''.
 
Things to expect in this episode:

• Rihanna’s controversial Super Bowl halftime performance - baby bump, dance moves, criticism and praise
• Why music artists perform at the Super Bowl for free and the unpaid work doctors do
• Kyrie Irving’s controversial history leading up to his recent trade to Dallas
• Nii compares Kyrie to unreliable residents or attendants and concludes none are worth it
• The docs fully fund their HSA account as part of their retirement plan

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Drs. Nii and Renée come together to discuss a recent study published by Health Affairs that contrasts the lack of diversity among US physicians to the impact of debt on the populations that are underrepresented in medicine. The study asserts that understanding the differential burden of debt by race and ethnicity may help to determine strategies to address the lack of diversity, including scholarships, debt relief and financial guidance.
 
Things to expect in this episode:

• Nii & Renee’s micro and macro habits, plus motivation vs. systems
• Nii checks in with his mentee, and the role significant others play in career plans 
• Outgoing surgeon from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons attacks affirmative action in presentation
• The oftentimes prohibitive financial investment of going to medical school, including applying to and being dismissed from
• Medical student, devastated by her total medical school debt, posts on Instagram

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Back home from completing a four-day work weekend, Dr. Nii joins Dr. Renée in the studio to talk about a recent Wall Street Journal article that reported on Stanford Health Care residents joining the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), the largest housestaff union in the United States. The doctors discuss their personal experiences with unions as well as the varied implications of this supermajority move.
 
Things to expect in this episode:

• Conflict between doctors explored - lack of professionalism, egos, stress, work avoidance and energy conservation
• Renée’s experience as a delegate with CIR 
• The Match Program, anti-trust laws, collective bargaining and strikes
• The pros, pros, pros and con of unions in medicine
• The drastic percentage disparity between unionized residents and doctors

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