Docs Outside The Box

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 Negotiation Institute. In this role, he conducts live negotiation and conflict resolution training sessions for organizations. We’re talking about the basics of negotiation in a way that you’ll find USEFUL. We go through scenarios that graduating residents will find themselves in with hospitals. Kwame gets surgical with this, and you’ll be fascinated by his ability to handle pretty difficulty situations. If you feel like negotiation is your weakness – this episode is for you!     Resources mentioned in this episode: Nobody will play with me How to talk so little kids will listen Salary Negotiation Guide

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 and lack of transparency has been a major problem in the healthcare industry for decades. Dr. Marty Makary, author of his new book The Price We Pay, drops in to talk about this and the research he is currently doing to combat this issue. Dr. Makary is a surgeon, New York Times best-selling author, and health care expert. He is also a professor of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. His areas of interest include the health care costs, overtreatment, the opioid epidemic, patient safety and the movement to make healthcare more transparent.   Resources Mentioned: Restoring Medicine Giving birth costs a lot. Hospitals won't tell you how much

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?” My next guest is definitely not afraid to both ask that question and take action on it. Dr. Lynn Morski from the Quit Happens podcast joins me on this show to discuss how quitting strategically can be the pathway to a more fulfilled life. That’s right she’s a “Quitting Evangelist,” and she’s very honest about her pathway that has taken her through the tech industry, medicine, and also law.   Things you’ll learn in this episode: Why many avoid quitting How to make your resume/CV look good with multiple experiences in quitting How she helps doctors get over the stigma of quitting How she became a quitting evangelist She takes us through the steps of quitting strategically as physicians How she answers #imnotjustadoc   Resources: Oura Ring Book: Quitting by Design Lear more about Dr. Morski: https://quittingbydesign.com/

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 notes version of health policy research so that lawmakers can make bills based off actual evidence-based studies. Now at this for well over 10 years, Dr. Dark got his start while interning in Washington, D.C. and learning how much policymakers relied on politics and ideology. Not only will you learn more about Cedric, but you’ll also get a civics lesson on exactly how health policy bills on funded on a federal level. For those who want to get more on the front lines of advocacy, especially with social media – this episode is for you!   Things you’ll learn in this episode: How he developed in interest in Emergency Medicine What people in Washington, D.C. think about physicians His advice for clinicians looking to get into public advocacy How he answers #imnotjustadoc   Resources mentioned in this episode: Policy Prescriptions Mazie Foundation The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment   Follow Dr. Dark:   Twitter: @realcedricdark or @policyrx

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 been potholes along the way. We’re going to cover everything from my decision to work more all to the opportunity costs I incurred due to that decision.   Themes covered: I don’t want my career to ruin my life What are opportunity costs Growth vs fixed mindset Worry about what others think   Previous episode mention: EP 101 – My wife hates my locums schedule

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 assistant) is jumping on the mic to share the tools she uses that helps me to scale my business ventures. This is a fun conversation, so listen up and take notes!!   Resources discussed in this episode: Gmail Boomerang AsanaToggl Zoom Loom Canva Smarterqueue

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 brand has a legacy. On this episode, Dr. Renee Darko and Kwesi Asamoah join me to discuss the money and branding plays of these NBA free agents!

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 how he uses one of his biggest weaknesses to get past his fears.    

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 manager and business partner. Several years ago, Dame Dash came on the popular radio talk show The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 to discuss a new movie. To anyone who isn’t familiar with the talk show, it’s not your typical morning show and if you’re a guest, you definitely can’t prepare for the questions you will face on the show. Let’s just say it turned into a heated talk about employment versus entrepreneurship and other things you should listen to in your home and not at work. On this episode, Dr. Renee and I break down this conversation for you from a doctor’s perspective. There are mad nuggets that Dame drops about employment that we think you all can learn from and we go through each one by one. His thoughts are controversial, but this is Docs Outside the Box - and that’s what we do! Twitter The Ask Dr. Renee Show   Resources Mentioned: Dame Dash Full Interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1

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 major about-face and changed medical specialties. Even in the United Kingdom, this is a big deal and she talked about the critiques that came her way. On this episode she’s going to tell us the resources she used to finally make the decision and leave the haters in her rear-view mirror.   Resources discussed on this episode: Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway The Chimp Paradox