Esperanza Diaz, MD
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Biography
Esperanza Díaz M.D. provides teaching and supervision for Yale medical students, psychiatry residents, and trainees from other disciplines such as psychology, nursing and social work. Dr. Diaz received her M.D. degree from the Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia. She finished her Psychiatry residency at Yale School of Medicine. She is a board-certified Psychiatrist and Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is a psychoanalyst. Her research concentrates on adherence to medications, the development of culturally sensitive mental health services to Hispanics with persistent mental disorders, development of teaching methods of culturally sensitive care. She has received research awards from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) and from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Diaz’s professional interests are focused on improving mental health services to Hispanics and education focusing on interviewing, culturally sensitive services, and mental health disparities. She is a member of the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry. She is the recipient of the 2012 inaugural American Psychiatric Association Assembly Member in Training Mentor Award, and the Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents. She served on the SAMHSA Advisory Committee for Women Services. She serves on NIMH and NIH scientific reviews. She is a reviewer for numerous scientific journals.
Education & Training
- MAYale University, Psychiatry (2018)
- Medical Educational FellowshipYale School of Medicine (2011)
- PsychonalystWestern New England Inst. for Psychoanalysis (2002)
- ResidentYale School of Medicine (1987)
- MDJaveriana University (1978)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Simon Bolivar Award | American Psychiatric Association | 2022 |
Life Fellow | American Psychiatric Association | 2016 |
Stephen Fleck MD Faculty Award, as exemplary Physician and Clinician Teacher | Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine | 2012 |
American Psychiatric Association Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Resident 2012 | American Psychiatric Association | 2012 |
American Psychiatric Association, Assembly Member-in-Training (MIT) Mentor Award. 2012 | American Psychiatric Association Assembly | 2012 |
Felllow | American Psychiatric Association | 2006 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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UBHC UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | Led organization of Clinica Latina offering Mental Health Services to Hispanics, New Brunswick and Newark NJ at UBHC UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | 2006 - 2008 |
National Institute of Health | Integrated Review Group Study Sections, Center for Scientific Review, CSR, NIH, National Research Service Awards NRSA | 2004 - Present |
Psychiatry Resident recruitment Committee | ||
Yale Dpt of Psychiatry-CMHC-Stateof CT-NAMI | Organized and chair first Spanish mental health educational conference for Latinos in greater New Haven |
Departments & Organizations
- Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System
- Connecticut Mental Health Center
- Division of Public Psychiatry Research
- Global Health Studies
- Office of Cooperative Research
- Psychiatry
- Yale Global Mental Health Program