Diana Rubio, MD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Family Medicine

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Diana Rubio, MD, is a first-generation Latina family physician dedicated to advancing health equity through patient care, health policy research, and advocacy. Her work focuses on leveraging systemic policy change to improve population health, particularly for Spanish-speaking communities.

Dr. Rubio is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her family medicine residency at MedStar Health/Georgetown–Washington Hospital Center, followed by the Robert L. Phillips Jr. Health Policy Fellowship at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care. She then transitioned into the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Policy Leadership at Harvard University.

During residency, Dr. Rubio was appointed by the Association of Departments of Family Medicine to represent family medicine on the AAMC Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR), later serving as ORR Chair and as a liaison to the AAMC Group on Collaboration, Engagement, and Community. In recognition of her leadership and advocacy, she was named a 2025 National Minority Quality Forum 40 Under 40 Leader in Health.

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  1. Siddiqi A, Rubio D, Koempel A, Byrd M, Jabbarpour Y, Bazemore AW, Filippi MK. Reflections on Family Medicine's First Year of Program Signals and Other New ERAS Features. Fam Med. 2026 Jan; 58(1):34-41. PMID: 41854851; PMCID: PMC12969561; DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2026.183862;
     
  2. Kirk KF, Budd S, Splain A, Parsons CL, Kini A, Daniel G, Kim L, Alexander K, Rubio D, Warren J, Akoto M, Laccay CD, Tanjutco P. Associations Between Mental Health and Social Needs Among Black Patients in Primary Care Settings. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025; 16:21501319251338912. PMID: 40380974; PMCID: PMC12085757; DOI: 10.1177/21501319251338912;
     
  3. Rubio D, Hill-Daniel J. Do nonpharmacological interventions reduce nursing home placement for people living with dementia?. Evidence-Based Practice. 2025. View Publication
  4. Feinberg T, Parker E, Lane H, Rubio D, Wang Y, Hager E. Disparities in Local Wellness Policies Implementation Across Maryland Schools. J Sch Health. 2021 Dec; 91(12):992-1001. PMID: 34671980; DOI: 10.1111/josh.13087;
     
  5. Schuler BR, Fowler B, Rubio D, Kilby S, Wang Y, Hager ER, Black MM. Building Blocks for Healthy Children: Evaluation of a Child Care Center-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot Among Low-Income Children. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019 Sep; 51(8):958-966. PMID: 31229396; PMCID: PMC6736706; DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.04.017;
     
  6. Profili E, Rubio DS, Lane HG, Jaspers LH, Lopes MS, Black MM, Hager ER. School wellness team best practices to promote wellness policy implementation. Prev Med. 2017 Aug; 101:34-37. PMID: 28528173
     
  7. Profili EM, Rubio DS, Lane HG, Jaspers LH, Lopes MS, Black MM, Hager ER. School Wellness Team Best Practices to Promote Wellness Policy Implementation. Preventive Medicine. 2017; 101:34-37.
  8. Hager ER, Rubio DS, Eidel GS, Penniston ES, Lopes M, Saksvig BI, Fox RE, Black MM. Implementation of Local Wellness Policies in Schools: Role of School Systems, School Health Councils, and Health Disparities. J Sch Health. 2016 Oct; 86(10):742-50. PMID: 27619765
     
  9. Hager ER, Rubio DS, Eidel GS, Penniston ES, Lopes M, Saksvig BI, Fox RE, Black MM. Implementation of Local Wellness Policies in Schools: Role of School Systems, School Health Councils, and Health Disparities using a Systems Perspective. Journal of School Health. 2016; 86(10):742-750.

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 9 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2016 and 2017 and 2025

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2025 AcademyHealth: Health Equity Scholars Program Recipient
2025 National Minority Quality Forum: 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health Award
2021 University of Minnesota Medical School: Medical Student Achievement Award
2020 University of Minnesota Medical School: Gold Humanism Honor Society
2020 AOA: Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship Award
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