Speaking for the Next Generation
and the Leaders Shaping Healthcare Today
Dr. Paola Mina-Osorio speaks to healthcare and life-sciences leaders, physicians, scientists, students, and emerging professionals.
For students and early-career audiences, she uses personal stories to address purpose, resilience, representation, and paths in medicine and science.
For experienced leaders, she examines how purpose, authority, lived experience, and competing priorities shape consequential healthcare decisions.
TESTIMONIALS
The inspiration! The ability to get a dose of energy to allow myself to recommit to why I want to go into medicine and why focusing on public health to drive my motivation to be an effective doctor still holds true. There are endless possibilities, we just need to focus on what we want to contribute!
"This talk was so inspiring it brought me to literal tears. This presentation was an opportunity to recommit myself to medicine and served as a reminder how important it is for me not to give up."
"This talk was so amazing and encouraging. I took special heed to how research can be used in patient care and also in closing the gaps that exist in disparities."
“I learned much more about the pharmaceutical industry. I have always just heard negative things about it, and it was refreshing to learn more about how it works, and the different pathways and fields within pharma that I could pursue.”
I have been doubting myself and this talk brought back a spark for the pursuit of happiness and care for myself and my community.
Keynote
From the Back Seat to the Boardroom: The Perspectives Healthcare Leaders Cannot Afford to Miss
Healthcare leaders make decisions under uncertainty, competing priorities, limited resources, and incomplete information. In this keynote, Dr. Mina-Osorio uses her Purpose–Power–Possibility framework to examine what organizations optimize for, which perspectives fail to reach the decision, and what becomes possible when leaders connect scientific, organizational, access, patient, and community realities.
Keynote
The Cure is Culture
Cultural and linguistic gaps can affect what patients communicate, what healthcare professionals understand, and whether care is trusted and followed.
Drawing on the research behind Un Doctor Por Favor, published patient cases, workforce data, and her experience as a Latina physician-scientist and biotechnology executive, Dr. Paola examines why language, health literacy, trust, and representation belong in every healthcare quality strategy.
Through her Three Doors Framework, she gives healthcare leaders practical questions and 90-day actions to strengthen communication, trust, accountability, and workforce pipelines.
Keynote
From the Backseat to the Boardroom: Opening Doors and Building a Legacy.
In this keynote, Dr. Mina-Osorio doesn’t just tell her story; she hands medical students and physicians the mindset that helped her push through fear, stereotypes, and doors that weren’t built for her. With vivid personal stories, humor, and undeniable truth, she introduces the 3-Door Mindset: Purpose, Power, and Possibility.
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From Scrubs to Suits:
Unconventional Career Paths for Medical Graduates
Medicine doesn’t end at the bedside. In this eye-opening talk, Dr. Mina-Osorio explores the exciting world beyond clinical practice — from biotech innovation to health economics to global health leadership. Perfect for physicians ready to chart their own course, this keynote shows how to leverage medical training to create impact across industries.
My heart sank when she said she’s been the only Latina in the room. It makes me want to work harder to support URM students. I was also shocked that we make up 22% of young adults and so few apply to medical school.