Dr. Rene Roberts

Fifty medical school rejections. A failed USMLE Step 1. And a decision that changed everything.

Dr. Rene Roberts didn’t take the traditional path to medicine — she carved her own. Today, she’s a board-certified Family Medicine physician, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP), and a two-time Castle Connolly Top Doctor (2024, 2025) serving Medicare-eligible patients in underserved communities at Oak Street Health in Chicago. With over 14 years of clinical experience, she brings both depth and credibility to every stage she steps on.

But Dr. Rene isn’t just practicing medicine — she’s redefining what resilience looks like inside of it.

A trusted medical media expert featured on ABC 7, Fox 32, CBS 2, and WGN 9 Chicago, with insights published in The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Everyday Health, and
Chicago Magazine, Dr. Rene recently completed a 25-interview national satellite media tour. Her upcoming TEDx Sarasota talk, “Who Gets To Heal?”, challenges the systems that
determine who becomes a physician — and who gets left behind.

Dr. Rene is the creator of the L.Y.M.I.T.S. Method™, a battle-tested framework for transforming limitations into strategic advantages. Through dynamic keynote presentations, she empowers audiences — from medical students and residents to healthcare executives and corporate leaders — to convert their biggest obstacles into their most powerful competitive strengths. Her audiences don’t just leave inspired — they leave equipped with both the mindset and the method to achieve what once seemed impossible.

A first-generation medical graduate and dedicated mentor through the Urban Bridges Medical Mentoring Program, Dr. Rene is passionate about opening doors for the next generation of physicians — especially those who’ve been told the door isn’t for them.

“Behind every rejected healer is a patient who never gets the care they deserve.”