Latino/a/x Physician Day Panel

Join the Health Professions Advising office, the Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association (CLAA) at UC Davis, and LMSA Plus (Latino Medical Student Association Latina/o/x Undergraduate Society at UC Davis), for a panel of physicians who are all UC Davis alumni. Explore specialties, learn about their pathways in medicine, and ask questions. We will also share resources to support you throughout your journey at UC Davis and beyond. This is also an opportunity for the audience to ask questions during the Q&A. We do encourage unmuting, engaging in the chat, and having your camera on if possible.

 

 

Hometown: Suisun City, California

Undergrad: UC Davis (2017-2021)

Medical School: California Health Sciences University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (2022-2026)

Residency: Valley Children's Pediatric Residency Program (PGY-1)

 

As an undergraduate, Dr. Diaz was co-founder of UC Davis CHE, a Latino Pre-medical club in 1972. He was a co-founder of Clinica Tepati, a free clinic for Spanish-speaking patients in 1974. He graduated from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) in 1979. He completed his Family Medicine Residency in 1982 and a Song-Brown Family Medicine Fellowship in 1983 at the University of California Davis (UCD) Medical Center. He is Board Certified in Family Practice and Occupational Medicine. Dr. Diaz was a founding member of the National Hispanic Medical Association, the National Hispanic Health Foundation, and the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association (NHPA). He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Hispanic Health Foundation and is a member of the NHPA Board of Directors.  He is a Volunteer Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the University of California, Davis (UCD). He is also a Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor for California Northstate University College of Medicine. He serves on the UCD Cal Aggie Alumni Board of Directors and the Alumni Association of University of California San Francisco Board of Directors. He serves on the University of California Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association (UC CLAA) Legislative Committee and is the co-chair of the UCSF CLAA. He is a member of the founding Board of Directors of the LATIMGS Foundation. He is currently a Medical Consultant for the California Public Employees Retirement System.