Dr. Alexander Diaz De Villalvilla

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alexander Diaz de Villalvilla is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he has been a small group leader for the second-year preclinical Doctoring course since 2019. He combines attentive body language and radical listening with hypothesis-driven physical examination practices, focusing on patient-centered explanations of illnesses. His clinical interests include teaching physical diagnosis, observational skills, bedside manner, and the development of empathy and compassion. Alexander's intellectual interests extend to tropical medicine and global health, with experience working in Kenya, India, and Haiti. He has received multiple teaching awards for excellence and has contributed significantly to medical education, including engaging students through innovative teaching in physical exam skills and narrative medicine. His dedication to humanism in medicine is reflected in his role as a member of the national Advisory Council of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Research Interests

Experience

Clinical Assistant Professor

2019-01-01 — Present

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University • Providence, RI

Teaching physical diagnosis and observational skills in medicine.

Awards

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Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award

2008-05-01
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Annual Resident Teaching Award

2010-05-01
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Dean’s Excellence Teaching Award

2021-05-01

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
Application Checklist
  • Personal Statement
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE Scores
  • TOEFL/IELTS Scores (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics