Faculty & Staff

Sebastian Diaz, Ph.D., J.D. is Associate Dean of Quality Initiatives in the College of Medicine (COM). Dr. Diaz provides overall leadership of strategic planning and continuous quality improvement strategies as they relate to college accreditation and curriculum.

Prior to joining NEOMED, Dr. Diaz was at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University where he served as Research Lead for the Central Appalachian Consortium of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. While in that role, he led and coordinated data analysis among participating institutions related to physicians serving in primary care, particularly in rural settings.

Since 2007 he has run his own consulting firm which has been dedicated to assisting organizations in designing, implementing, and evaluating knowledge management systems and educational programs.

Dr. Diaz has a Ph.D. from Ohio University in educational research and evaluation and a J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law.