Hello! My name is Crystal Diaz, and I completed my Bachelors Degree in Global Disease Biology in three years at the University of California, Davis in 2022! I am an Master's student in physician assistant studies at Stanford School of Medicine, class of 2027!

• Medical Scribe

  Medicine · University of California, Irvine Health

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

• Data Entry Clerk

  Insurance · Alliance 360 Insurance Solutions

  Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

• Pediatrics Resource Desk Intern

  Medicine · UC Davis School of Medicine

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

• Private Tutor

  Education · Private Tutor

  Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

• Aggie Public Health Ambassador

  Medicine · UC Davis School of Medicine

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

• First-Year Seminars Education & Outreach Student Assistant

  Higher Education · UC Davis Undergraduate Education

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

• Emergency Department Scribe

  Medicine · ScribeAmerica

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

• Emergency Medical Technician

  Medicine · Sacramento Kings

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

• Senior Special Operations Ambassador

  Medicine · ScribeAmerica

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

• Emergency Medical Technician

  Medicine · Joffe Emergency Services

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

• GI Endoscopy Technician

  Medicine · University of California, Irvine Health

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Badminton

  Varsity

  2015 – 2019

• Basketball

  Varsity · 1 award

  2015 – 2019

  Awards:

  All Academic Team 2019

• Primary Investigator

  Stanford School of Medicine · Medicine

  2024 – Present

  Research topic:

  Dermatologic Reactions to Diabetes Devices in Skin of Color

• Co-author

  UH Hospitals · Insurance

  2023 – 2024

  Research topic:

  Empowering Emerging Adults with T1D: Crafting a Financial and Health Insurance Toolkit

• Primary Investigator

  University of California, Davis · Medicine

  2022 – 2023

  Research topic:

  Improving Provider-Patient Relationships in the Treatment of Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes

• Youtube Creator

  Personal · Cinematography

  2019 – Present

• Diversity Chair

  Advocacy · Stanford School of Medicine

  2025 – Present

• Team Member

  Advocacy · Global Perspectives Initiative

  2020 – 2024

  Mission:

  Identify and implement under-addressed themes, such as cultural humility, community engagment, and lived experiences, in Global Disease Biology courses and related One Health curriculum.

• Co-Vice President

  Advocacy · Mental Health America - California Youth Empowerment Network

  2022 – 2025

  Mission:

  Develop, educate, and strengthen the voices of Transition Age Youth (TAY; youth ages 15-26) to shape local and statewide public policy.

• #dedoc Voice

  Advocacy · #dedoc

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  #dedoc° voices are powerful advocates who have proven themselves in the field of advocacy and have a strong presence on social media or in the Diabetes Online Community. They join scientific sessions and industry symposia to curate, translate and share their learnings with the community in a way that is appreciated by PWD around the world. Their social media presence creates value for conference organisers, partners and the global diabetes community alike. Successful applicants join a powerful network of like-minded peers who mentor and support each others’ advocacy work.

• Patient Voice

  Advocacy · DiabetesMine

  2022 – 2022

  Mission:

  Expressed the diabetes community’s needs and desires to decision-makers in Pharma, medtech design, software and app development, medical device regulation, national advocacy groups and more.

• California Youth Crisis Hotline Counselor

  Volunteering · California Coalition for Youth

  2020 – 2022

  Mission:

  Responded to callers 24-hours a day, seven days a week with crisis intervention counseling, referrals to youth-serving agencies in the caller’s community, a direct connection to resources through a three-way call, and a confidential message relay service.

• Outreach Volunteer & Medical Scribe

  Volunteering · Sacramento Street Medicine

  2021 – 2022

  Mission:

  Provided comprehensive, equal, compassionate care to people living outside in Sacramento County regardless of health insurance status or ability to pay.

• Elementary Staff Volunteer

  Volunteering · Children With Diabetes

  2022 – 2023

  Mission:

  Implement Elementary programming under the guidance of Elementary Program Leaders.

• Social Chair & Historian

  Volunteering · UC Davis Na Keiki O Hawaii

  2019 – 2022

  Mission:

  Spread the aloha spirit through dance

• Octagon

  Volunteering · Orange Coast Optimist Club

  2014 – Present

  Mission:

  Participated in volunteering at various community events across Orange County, including Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Orange County Food Bank, Tanaka Farms Walk the Farm, and many more.

• President

  Volunteering · National Honor Society

  2016 – 2019

  Mission:

  Oversaw and supervised the officer team, organized school volunteer events, and addressed students’ concerns. Accelerated communication with school staff and parents.

• NextGen Fellow

  Advocacy · College Diabetes Network

  2021 – 2021

  Mission:

  Represented CDN at the Friends for Life - Children with Diabetes conference, American Diabetes Associated Scientific Sessions, ADCES From A to Gen Z: What Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists Need to Know About the Next Generation of Diabetes Patients Panel, All Things Off to College Panel.

• Patient Leader

  Advocacy · Diabetes Center Berne

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Represent the patient community for DCB's international community of innovators, experts, and researchers.