Diana Cavazos, PhD, MHSA, MSN, CMI, BSN, RN

Dr. Cavazos is an accomplished Registered Nurse who has been in academia since 2009 and is currently Assistant Clinical Professor at UT Health School of Nursing in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Cavazos has worked with multicultural populations, focusing efforts on Hispanic communities struggling with migrant issues, intimate partner violence against women, victims of human trafficking, and homelessness. She currently serves in the National Association of Hispanic Nurses San Antonio Chapter Board of Directors and serves as the Advisor for UTHSCSA School of Nursing Hispanic Student Nurses Association. Dr. Cavazos has started working with the University of Texas’ harm reduction program to help the communities affected by opioid abuse and concurrently works along Street Medicine San Antonio caring for homeless patients and their health needs. 

Dr. Cavazos is a proud mother of two young adults and has lived in San Antonio since 2014. She has traveled the world to expand her cultural awareness and is constantly looking for opportunities to help her community. 

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2018 - Doctor of Philosophy - Education - International Iberoamerican University
  • 2010 - Master of Science in Nursing - Maternal/Neonatal track/Nursing Education - University of Puerto Rico
  • 2002 - Master of Health Science - Health Services Administration - Southwest University of Louisiana
  • 1997 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing (Summa Cum Laude) - Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Nursing
  • 1989 - Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts - Brevard Community College
  • 1984 - Division of Professional Licensure - Surgical Technology - Texas State Technical College

  Highlights

  Licensures and Certifications

  • Registered Nurse 
  • CPR Instructor Certification
  • Medical Interpreter  

  Honors and Awards

  • 2021 Best 25 Nurses in South Texas Award, San Antonio, TX 
  • 2020 Letter of appreciation from UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing Dean 
  • 2020 Featured in UT Health San Antonio daily newsletter for National Hispanic Heritage month, San Antonio, TX 

   

  Appointments

  • 2019 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2019 - Harm Reduction Trainer - UT Health San Antonio
  • 2019 - NOVAVAX Clinical Trial Clinical Nurse - UTHSCSA, School of Medicine
  • 2015 - Certified Medical Interpreter - University Health Systems, San Antonio, TX

• Instruction & Training

  • 2020 - Present, NURS.4217 Population Focused Health: Clinical Application, UTHSCSA, School of Nursing
  • 2020 - Present, NURS.4227 Population Focused Health: Clinical Applications, UTHSCSA, School of Nursing
  • 2020, NURS.4533 OB Disease Management III: Clinical Application, UTHSCSA, School of Nursing
  • 2019 - 2020, NURS.3305 Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice: Clinical Application, UTHSCSA, School of Nursing
  • 2019, NURS.3371 Foundations of Nursing Care: Clinical Application, UTHSCSA, School of Nursing
  • 2019 - 2020, NURS.3208 Care of Childbearing Families: Clinical Application, UTHSCSA, School of Nursing

• Service

  Service to the Profession

  • 2019 - Present, Clinical Nurse Street Medicine San Antonio 
  • 2019 - Present, Instructor Stop the Bleed & Stop the Bleed, Spanish Version 
  • 2019 - Present, Board Member National Association of Hispanic Nurses 
  • 2019 - Present, Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps of San Antonio 
  • 2020, COVID19 Call Center Volunteer South Texas Regional Advisor Council (STRAC)  
  • 2020, COVID19 Mass Vaccination Volunteer City of San Antonio Alamodome 
  • 2020, COVID19 Mass Vaccination Volunteer UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing 
  • 2020, COVID19 Mobile Vaccination Volunteer City of San Antonio/SA Fire Department 
  • 2020, Interviewee on COVID19 issues Telemundo Newscast 

  Professional Affiliations (memberships) 

  • 2019 - Present, National Association of Hispanic Faculty, Member 
  • 2019 - Present, National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Member

  National Service

  Consultations 

  • 2020, USF College of Nursing, Tampa FL, Initiation of Street Medicine 
  • 2020, USF College of Nursing, Tampa FL, Interdisciplinary interaction through  Committee of International Programs 
  • 2020, University of Puerto Rico, Initiation of Stop the Bleed, Spanish version 

  Community Service

  • 2019 - 2020, Clinical volunteer Street Medicine, San Antonio Texas 
  • 2019 - 2020, Clinical volunteer Providence Place-My Mariposa Program 
  • 2019, Community volunteer Migrant Resource Center of San Antonio 
  • 2013 - 2014, Community volunteer San Antonio Battered Women’s Shelter  

  Global

  Dr. Cavazos has been in academia since 2009 and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at UT Health School of Nursing in San Antonio, Texas. She received her PhD in Education from the International Iberoamerican University in Campeche, Mexico, her MSN from the University of Puerto Rico, her MHSA from Southwest University in Louisiana, her BSN from Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and is a certified medical interpreter since 2015. Dr. Cavazos has worked with multicultural populations, focusing efforts on Hispanic communities struggling with migrant issues, intimate partner violence against women, victims of human trafficking, and homelessness. She currently serves in the National Association of Hispanic Nurses San Antonio Chapter Board of Directors and serves as the Advisor for UTHSCSA School of Nursing Hispanic Student Nurses Association. Dr. Cavazos concurrently volunteers at Providence Place My Mariposa program working with women victims of intimate partner violence and human trafficking, and works along Street Medicine San Antonio caring for homeless patients and their health needs. Dr. Cavazos is a proud mother of two young adults and has lived in San Antonio since 2014. She has traveled the world to expand her cultural awareness and is constantly looking for opportunities to help her community.

• Publications

  Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)

  • 2019 Lost in Translation: A Nurse‘s Perspective on Safe Patient Care for Limited English  Proficiency (LEP) Patients., San Antonio Nursing Consortium, National Association of  Hispanic Nurses, San Antonio, TX (Keynote Speaker) 
  • 2012 Nursing Presence in Haiti, Caribbean Medical Association XVI International Seminar, Caribbean Medical Association, Habana, Cuba (Invited Speaker) 

  Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations  

  • 2020 Exploring nursing students’ medical Spanish proficiency. National Association of  Hispanic Nurses National Conference, Miami, Florida. (suspended due to Covid19 restrictions)