DIANA N. CARVAJAL, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Program Director, Reproductive Health EDucation In Family Medicine (RHEDI)
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Contact Information
29 S. Paca St. Lower Level
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 667-214-1848 (office); 732-754-5568 (cell)
Fax: 410-685-1971
Email:
Post-Graduate Education and Training
2008 – 2011Primary Care Health Services Research Fellowship
Joint Program: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine.
2007-2008Chief Residency
Columbia University Family Medicine Residency Program
2005 -2008Family Medicine Residency
Columbia University Family Medicine Residency Program
Other Education/Certification
2008-2010Master of Public Health (MPH)
Concentration: Women’s Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
2001- 2005 Medical Doctor (M. D.)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) Piscataway/Camden NJ
1997- 2001 Bachelor of Arts, Sociology (Undergraduate)
Georgetown University
Washington D.C.
1998, 2000 Certified Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
Georgetown University
Washington D.C.
Employment
2014 - currentProgram Director, RHEDI
University of Maryland, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine
RHEDI (Reproductive Health EDucation In Family Medicine)is a reproductive health education program dedicated to the integration of high-quality comprehensive family planning training into the usual education of U.S. family medicine residents.
2013 – currentAssistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Research Division, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
2012- 2013Assistant Professor of Family and Social Medicine
Research Division, Dept. of Family and Social Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2011- 2012Attending Physician and Research Fellow
Dept. of Family and Social Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2008 - 2011 Clinical Instructor and Primary Care Research Fellow
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
2008 – 2011Post-doctoral Health Services Research Fellow
Dept. of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2005-2008Family Medicine Resident
Center for Family and Community Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center; NY Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
2001 Research Assistant
Statistics gathering and data entry.
Center for Latin American Demographics, Washington D.C.
2000-2001Teaching Assistant, Social Statistics for Sociology Majors Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
1998, 2000Emergency Room Technician
Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola Fl
Board Certification
2008Board Certified, American Board of Family Medicine
Extended to 10 years; renewal due in 2018
Licensure
Maryland state medical license, active
New York state medical license, inactive
Awards/Honors
2014 – currentRWJ Foundation, Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Award
Fellow
2014-2015 National Institute of Health, Loan Repayment, Renewal Award
Loan repayment award for a commitment to clinical research in
health care disparities.
2011-2013National Institute of Health, Loan Repayment, Renewal Award
Loan repayment award for a commitment to clinical research in
health care disparities.
2011Faculty Teaching Award
Division of Medical Student Education, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
2011Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Inductee
2009-2011 National Institute of Health, Loan Repayment, Initial Award
Loan repayment award for a commitment to clinical research in
health care disparities.
2008Chief Resident Award
Award for outstanding commitment and service to the residency program as chief resident.
2005 Student Outreach Program Award
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden
Award given for exemplary conduct in outreach and service to medically underserved communities.
2004 Urban Health Initiative Award
Award for outstanding health service and commitment to the underserved, urban population of Camden, NJ.
Teaching Experience
2014 -currentProgram Director of the RHEDI (Reproductive Health EDucation In Family Medicine) program, UMD, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine
2014 - currentDirector of the Family Medicine Resident Research Rotation
UMD, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
2013 - currentClinical Precepting of Family Medicine residents and 3rd/4th year medical students, UMD Dept. of Family & Community Medicine
2013- currentFormal clinical didactic lectures given to Family Medicine residents 6-8 times per year
2011-2013Clinical Precepting of third and fourth year medicalstudents, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Dept. of Family & Social Medicine
2008-2011Clinical Precepting of Family Medicine residents and students,UMD Dept. of Family & Community Medicine
2007-2008 Medical Student (III, IV) Monthly Lectures
2002-2003Advanced Medical Spanish, RWJMS
2000-2001Social Statistics for Sociology Majors, Teaching Assistant
2000-2001 EMT-B Training for re-certification
Activities
2016 - presentUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine Council
Member and department representative
2016 – presentNational Reproductive Health Advocacy Network
Baltimore Cluster leader
2014 – currentCurriculum Competency Committee
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Family Medicine Residency Program
2014 – currentUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine
School of Medicine interviewer
2014 -2015Baltimore City Cancer Program, University of Maryland
Provision of cancer screening for uninsured Latinas in Baltimore
2013 -currentEarly Career Reviewer (ECR) program
Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Health
2012 -currentPeer Reviewer
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
2012-2013Grant Generating Project
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health
2007-2008 Curriculum Committee
Resident inpatient/outpatient education and didactics coordinator
Columbia University Family Medicine Program
2006-2008G.I.R.L.T.A.L.K.
A program established to educate high school girls of underserved communities about sexual health, contraception, and infection/disease prevention. The development and implementation of the program served as my longitudinal Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) project during residency.
Bronx, NY
2004-2005 Committee on Education
Student representative
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
2003-2004 HOP Clinic, Steering Committee/Manager
The Health Outreach Project, a medical student run clinic designed to serve uninsured and undocumented inner city populations of surrounding our medical campus.
Camden, NJ
2003-2004 Leap Mentorship Program
Mentored middle school and high school students regarding their interest in the medical profession.
Camden, NJ
2001-2002HIP HOP SHARRP
Taught basic medical concepts and discussed adolescent health issues as a medical student health educator for seventh graders in the New Brunswick, NJ school system.
Piscataway, NJ
1998-2001 Georgetown Emergency Rescue Medical Services (GERMS)
Served as a locally and nationally certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) as a volunteer with the campus ambulance service.
Washington, DC
2001-2004 RWJMS chapter of Boricua-Latino Health Organization
2003-2004 Camden Liaison
2002-2003 Vice President
2001-2002 Member
Professional Organizations
2014-presentSociety of Family Planning (SFP)
2014-presentMaryland Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP)
2011-2013New York Academy of Family Physicians (NYAFP)
2012-presentNorth American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), International Committee
2011-presentSociety of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
2008-presentNorth American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
2004-present American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
2001-2005American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
1998-2001Pre-Medical Society,Georgetown University
Invited Lectures
2016Annual Winter Conference of the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP)
2017 University of Maryland, College Park, Consortium on Race, Gender, EthnicityForum onAddressing Health Equity among Central American and African-American Women and Youth
Grant Support (clinical)
2014, 2015, 2016RHEDI (Reproductive Health EDucation In Family Medicine)
University of Maryland, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine
Goal: The integration of high-quality comprehensive family planning training into the education of the family medicine residents at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Role: Program Director
Grant Support (research)
2014-2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (71587)
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Career Development Award
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Title: Understanding the role of primary care providers in Latinas'
contraceptive decision making and prevention of unintended pregnancy.
Goals: Career Development Grant to understand providers’ role in contraception provision and prevention of unintended pregnancy among Baltimore Latinas
Role: Principal Investigator: Diana Carvajal, MD, MPH
2011-2013 Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Goals: Evaluation of Quality Outcomes in the Transformation to Patient Centered Medical Homes in Urban Primary Care
PI: Arthur E. Blank, PhD
Role: co-investigator
2008-2011 T32 HS01759
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Institutional NRSA Training Grant in Family Health Services Research
Goals: Post-doctoral training program to prepare primary care
Physicians for careers as independent researchers, focusing on
families in underserved populations.
Principal Investigator: Anne Duggan, ScD.
Role: post-doctoral fellow
2009-2011 Research Stimulation Grant (G0909RS)
American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.
Role: Principal Investigator: Diana Carvajal, M.D.
2009-2010 Thomas Wilson Grant Award (107759)
The Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore City
Role: Principal Investigator: Diana Carvajal, M.D.
Additional and International Education
2016 Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute
Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD
2014Exxcellence in Family Planning Research Course
Week long workshop/fellowship focused on advanced research methods in family planning
2007Public Health Elective
One month elective during the second year of residencythat was spent learning about and working in the Costa Rican healthcare system as a clinician and public health professional.
Facultad de Medicina/Escuela de Salud Pública
San Jose, Costa Rica
2005 Community Oriented Primary Care Project
Part of a longitudinal community oriented primary care project carried out during residency. This trip was spent learning the healthcare system and public health infrastructure of the Dominican Republic.
Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana
2005Sexual Health/Public Health Elective
One month elective during the fourth year of medical school which was spent studying the sexual and reproductive health epidemiology of Puerto Rico while also acquiring corresponding clinical skills.
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rio Piedra, Puerto Rico
2004 Medical Mission Trip
A mission trip led by International Healthcare Volunteers for which only one medical student per year is selected to receive a scholarship award to participate in the medical expedition. One month was spent acquiring clinical skills and providing primary care to underserved areas of Cape Coast.
Cape Coast, Ghana
2002 Medical Education in Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Summer Program for medical students completing their first year. The purpose of this program was to study the healthcare system and the public health infrastructure of Cuba.
La Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública
La Habana, Cuba
Peer-reviewed Publications
Diana N. Carvajal MD MPH; Deborah Gioia, PhD, LCSW-C; Estefania Rivera Mudafort, BA, MPH; Pamela Brown, BA; Beth Barnet, M.D. How can primary care physicians best support contraceptive decision-making? A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of Baltimore Latinas. Women’s Health Issues.November2016. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 27825590
Diana N. Carvajal MD, MPH; Niharika Khanna, MD; Mozella Williams, MD; Marji Gold, MD. Systems Change Enhances Access to Family Planning Training and Care Delivery. Family Medicine. 48(8); 642-644; September 2016.
Diana N. Carvajal MD, MPH; Arthur E. Blank, PhD; Claudia Lechuga, MS; Clyde Schechter, MD MA; M. Diane McKee, MD MS. Do Primary Care Patient Experiences Vary by Teaching vs. Non-teaching Facility? Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.27:239-248;March-April 2014.
Diana N. Carvajal MD MPH; Sharon Ghazarian, PhD; Sarah Crowne, PhD; Pamela Brown, BA; Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD; Anne K. Duggan, ScD; Beth Barnet, M.D.
Is Depression associated with Contraceptive Motivations, Intentions, and Use among a Sample of Low-Income Latinas? Women’s Health Issues. 24(1); 105-113: 2014.
Diana N. Carvajal M.D., MPH; Lori Burrell, MA; Anne K. Duggan, ScD; Beth Barnet, M.D. Repeat Pregnancy Prevention Self-Efficacy in Adolescents: Associations with Provider Communication, Provider Type, and Depression. Southern Medical Journal. 105(11): 2012.
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D.; Peter Rowe, M.D. Research and Statistics: Sensitivity, Specificity, Predictive Values, and Likelihood Ratios. Pediatrics in Review. 31; 511-513: 2010.
Other Publications
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D., MPH;Mindy Brittner, M.D.; Susan E. Rubin, M.D., MPH. Letter to the Editor: Can Apps Reduce Rates of Teen Pregnancy? The Journal of Family Practice. Vol 62 (10): 538,598: 2013.
Diana N. Carvajal M.D., MPH. Training our Family Doctors. Invited Commentary for TRACK (Topical Response to the Annals Community of Knowledge), Annals of Family Medicine. April 2013. Published online Re: "New York City Physicians’ Views of Providing Long-Acting Reversible Contraception to Adolescents"Rubin, et al., 11:130-136doi:10.1370/afm.1450. Ann Fam Med March/April 2013 vol. 11 no. 2 130-136.
Diana Carvajal, M.D. and Eva Moore, M.D. Rejecting care for 'conscience.' Editorial, THE BALTIMORE SUN. January 2009.
Abstracts, Presentations, and Workshops
November 2016
Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH; Arthur E. Blank, PhD;Beth Barnet, MD. The Role of Primary Care Physicians in Latinas' Contraceptive Decision-Making and Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy: Development, Validation, and Piloting of Quantitative Survey Items. Poster Presentation for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Colorado Springs, Colorado.
May 2016
Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH; Dr. Carmen García-Peña;Dr. Felicity Goodyear-Smith. Escribir con el propósito de publicar (Writing to Publish). Pre-conference Workshop Presentation for the annual meeting of the Mexican College of Family Physicians (Congreso Nacional del Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Familiar), Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
February 2016
Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH. Placement & Removal of theContraceptive Implant (Nexplanon®). Invited presentation for the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians Winter Regional CME Conference 2016. Linthicum, Maryland.
October 2015
Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH; Debbie Gioia, PhD, LCSW; Beth Barnet, MD. How can primary care physicians best support contraceptive decision-making? A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of Baltimore Latinas. Poster Presentation for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Cancun, Mexico.
October 2015
Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH. How can primary care physicians best support contraceptive decision-making? A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of Baltimore Latinas. Oral Presentation for the annual meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP), Dallas, TX.
May 2015
Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH; Manuel Ángel Oscós-Sánchez,MD. Un Curso Introductorio Sobre Técnicas de Investigación Cualitativa en Medicina Familiar(Introductory course on Qualitative Research Techniques in Family Medicine). Pre-Conference Workshop Presentation for the annual meeting of the Mexican College of Family Physicians (Congreso Nacional del Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Familiar), Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
November 2014
Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH; Beth Barnet, MD. Understanding the Role of Primary Care Providers in Latinas' Contraceptive Decision-Making and Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy. Poster Presentation for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research (NAPCRG), New York, NY.
November 2013
Diana N. Carvajal, MD MPH; Elizabeth Alt MD MPH; Claudia Lechuga MS;Stephanie Neves BS MA; Arthur Blank PhD; Diane McKee MD MS. PCMH Implementation and Primary Care Provider and Staff Burnout: A Process Analysis. Poster Presentationfor the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research (NAPCRG), Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
December 2012
Diana N. Carvajal, MD MPH; Sharon R. Ghazarian, PhD; Sarah Crowne, PhD; Pamela B. Brown, BA; Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD; Anne Duggan, ScD; Beth Barnet, MD. The Association of Depression with Contraceptive Motivations, Intentions, and Use among a Sample of Latinas. Poster Presentation for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research (NAPCRG), New Orleans, Louisiana.
September 2012
Diana N. Carvajal, MD MPH; Paul Meissner, MSPH; Claudia Lechuga MS; Marie Fleury, BS; Clyde Schechter MD MS; Arthur Blank PhD; Diane McKee MD MS. Do Primary Care Patient Experiences Vary by Teaching vs. Non-teaching Sites? Poster Presentation for the annual Convocation of the New York City Research & Improvement Networking Group, Bronx, NY.
April 2011
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D, MPH.;Beth Barnet, M.D.; Sarah S. Crowne, PhD; Pamela Boher Brown; Anne K. Duggan ScD. Is Depression Associated with Contraceptive Motivations, Intentions, and Use among Latinas? ‘Work in Progress’ Poster Presentation for the annual meeting of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
November 2010
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D.; Beth Barnet, M.D.; Pamela Brown; Anne Duggan, ScD. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Contraceptive Motivations, Intentions,
and Use Among Latinas. Poster Presentation for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research (NAPCRG), Seattle, Washington.
June 2010
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D.;Beth Barnet, M.D.; Anne Duggan, ScD. Are Depression, Intimate Partner Violence, and Primary Care Experiences Associated with Contraceptive Motivations, Intentions, and Use among Latinas? Poster Presentationfor the annual AHRQ NRSA Trainees Research Conference, Boston, MA.
November 2009
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D.; Beth Barnet, M.D. Pregnant Adolescents’ Self-Efficacy and Contraceptive Intentions: The Role of Depression, Intimate Partner Violence, and Primary Care Experiences. Platform Presentation for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research (NAPCRG), Montreal Canada.
June 2009
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D.; Beth Barnet, M.D.; Lori Burrell, MS; Anne Duggan, ScD. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Pregnant Adolescents’ Contraceptive Self-Efficacy and Intentions: The Role of Depression, Intimate Partner Violence, and Primary Care Experiences. Poster Presentation for the annual AHRQ NRSA Trainees Research Conference, Chicago, IL.
February2009
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D., Beth Barnet, M.D. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Pregnant Adolescents’ Contraceptive Self-Efficacy and Intentions: The Role of Depression, Intimate Partner Violence, and Primary Care Experiences. Platform Presentation for the annual meeting of the Region IV Academic Pediatric Association (APA), Charlottesville, VA.
November 2008
Diana N. Carvajal, M.D.; Beth Barnet, M.D. Are Contraceptive Intentions Associated with Depressive Symptoms, Intimate Partner Violence, and/or Primary Care Experiences among Pregnant Adolescents? Poster Presentation for the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Rio Mar, Puerto Rico.
May 2004
Diana N. Carvajal, Molly Cohen, Daisy Wynn. RWJMS-Camden Healthcare Outreach Project (HOP) Clinic. Poster Presentationfor the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Research Fair, Camden, NJ
Language Fluency (Other than English)
Spanish Native; fluent in speaking, reading, and writing
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