Rene Roberts
MD, MS, FAAFP
IL, USAudiences leave Dr. René's keynotes with more than inspiration — they leave with a repeatable framework to transform setbacks into strategic advantages, renewed confidence to pursue goals that once felt impossible, and a clear next step they can implement immediately.
Fifty medical school rejection letters. Two failed board exams. The audacity to keep going anyway.
That's where Dr. René's story begins.
Today, Dr. René Roberts is a board-certified Family Medicine physician, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and TEDx Sarasota 2026 speaker — proof that the people the system filters out are often the ones who change it.
Resilience isn't just a personality trait. It's a method.
As a transformational keynote speaker and resilience expert, Dr. René is the creator of the L.Y.M.I.T.S. Method™ — a six-step framework forged from fifty rejections and fourteen years of clinical practice that transforms professional setbacks into strategic advantages. She doesn't do inspiration without implementation.
A trusted physician speaker and medical voice featured on ABC 7, CBS 2, Fox 32, and WGN 9, with insights published in the Chicago Tribune, theSkimm, Everyday Health, and Chicago Magazine, Dr. René is equally at home in an exam room and on a national stage — and brings the credibility of both to every audience she addresses.
It's not what stops you. It's what you do next.
That's not just Dr. René's tagline. It's the decision that turned fifty rejection letters into a movement — and the decision she helps every audience make for themselves.
Dr. René speaks to healthcare professionals, corporate leaders, women's organizations, and educational institutions navigating adversity, burnout, and change. As a health equity advocate, medical education reformer, and diversity and inclusion speaker, she brings a perspective no other keynote speaker can replicate — a physician who was filtered out by the very system she now challenges from the stage.
Her keynote practice serves national audiences and is available for international engagements across healthcare conferences, women's leadership summits, corporate events, medical education institutions, and resilience and wellness programs.
Fifty medical school rejection letters. Two failed board exams. The audacity to keep going anyway.
That's where Dr. René's story begins.
Today, Dr. René Roberts is a board-certified Family Medicine physician, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and TEDx Sarasota 2026 speaker — proof that the people the system filters out are often the ones who change it.
Resilience isn't just a personality trait. It's a method.
As a transformational keynote speaker and resilience expert, Dr. René is the creator of the L.Y.M.I.T.S. Method™ — a six-step framework forged from fifty rejections and fourteen years of clinical practice that transforms professional setbacks into strategic advantages. She doesn't do inspiration without implementation.
A trusted physician speaker and medical voice featured on ABC 7, CBS 2, Fox 32, and WGN 9, with insights published in the Chicago Tribune, theSkimm, Everyday Health, and Chicago Magazine, Dr. René is equally at home in an exam room and on a national stage — and brings the credibility of both to every audience she addresses.
It's not what stops you. It's what you do next.
That's not just Dr. René's tagline. It's the decision that turned fifty rejection letters into a movement — and the decision she helps every audience make for themselves.
Dr. René speaks to healthcare professionals, corporate leaders, women's organizations, and educational institutions navigating adversity, burnout, and change. As a health equity advocate, medical education reformer, and diversity and inclusion speaker, she brings a perspective no other keynote speaker can replicate — a physician who was filtered out by the very system she now challenges from the stage.
Her keynote practice serves national audiences and is available for international engagements across healthcare conferences, women's leadership summits, corporate events, medical education institutions, and resilience and wellness programs.
Who Gets to Heal?
Format: 30–60 minute keynote, grand rounds, panel discussion, or virtual session
This program is perfect for:
- Healthcare organizations and hospital systems examining equity in hiring and patient care
- Medical schools, DEI leaders, and policy audiences questioning who gets filtered out — and why
The audience will leave with:
- A new lens for questioning the...
From Limits to Leverage: The L.Y.M.I.T.S. Method™
Format: 30–60 minute keynote, half-day workshop, breakout session, or virtual session
This program is perfect for:
- Leaders and teams navigating setbacks, burnout, or organizational change
- University and healthcare students (medical, dental, nursing) facing rejection, self-doubt, or non-traditional paths
- Women's leadership conferences and professional associations seeking actionable resilience...
Waiting Rooms: Why Slow Success Is Your Superior Advantage
Format: 30–60 minute keynote, workshop, breakout session, or virtual session
This program is perfect for:
- Teams navigating restructuring, transitions, or uncertainty
- Professionals in career pivots, university students, and anyone feeling stuck between where they are and where they're going
The audience will leave with:
- Tools to shift from passive waiting to...
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