Agnes Mina is the president, founder, and consultant of CounselFromTheBook.org and The Clinical Counselor, an organization that seeks to encourage, teach, and equip people to improve outcomes for patients and communities, and to promote high quality leadership and management in healthcare. Since 1980, Agnes has served exclusively in medical laboratories, hospitals and primary care clinics. Her motivation is to serve you by teaching you how to lead through service and amplify best practice to master laboratory testing in clinical medicine. Thankfully, such wisdom can be lived out and learn to live the life we’ve been called to, one that enables you to truly live out what you say you do and transform healthcare organization to “zero harm” globally. 

Agnes served as scientist for the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Albert Einstein Hospital College of Medicine, Montefiore Westchester Square Medical Center in NYC and Edward Hospital in Naperville, Il. She was the supervisor, lead scientist and Point of Care Testing Specialist for the Catholic Healthcare West, Scripps Health in San Diego County, USC LA County Juvenile Court Health Services. She was the former QA manager for the Olive-View UCLA Medical Center, POCT specialist and operation manager from St. Vincent Medical Center in LA County. Agnes also served as a research associate and coordinator for the USC Norris Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology and Preventive Medicine in Los Angeles, CA and the Foundation for Depression in NYC. A former laboratory supervisor for NY Hospital Cornell Department of Reproductive Medicine, and instructor in medical school for the University of Perpetual Help School of Medicine in the Philippines. 

Dr. Agnes Mina holds two earned degrees, including Doctor of Medicine from University of Perpetual Help School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in  Medical Technology from University of Santo Tomas. She earned credentials in both Master of Science in Medical Technology, major in Laboratory Management Theory and Practice from University of Santo Tomas Graduate School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UST in the Philippines. 

“Choose wisely. Serve well. Live wisely in an unwise world.” – Agnes Mina