Dr Rene Roberts is the Executive producer of our previous public broadcasting show Medicine Makers and is one of the main hosts. She is also a physician mentor and co-director of the Saturday Morning Professor Intro to History Taking series with Dr Conway.

Dr. Roberts, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician, speaker and former competitive figure skater. Since 2016 she has been a physician mentor with the I Am Abel Foundation and enjoys working with high school, college and post-baccalaureate students pursuing their dreams of becoming a medical doctor.
She has recently joined the foundation as a board member as well.
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After her competitive figure skating career concluded, Dr. Roberts began to pursue her passion for medicine full time. She completed her medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine and her residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chicago. When she is not caring for her own patients, you will probably find Dr. Roberts traveling the globe serving on medical missions including trips to Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Africa, and Moldova.

In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling and staying active by running, figure skating recreationally and walking her dog.