Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H., currently serves as the Vice Dean for Education at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine. In this role, Scott drives the strategic vision for the college’s educational programs, overseeing the offices of admissions and outreach, student affairs, medical education, assessment and quality improvement, graduate medical education, faculty development, and faculty affairs.

Scott is dedicated to advancing learner success across the spectrum of health professions education. He has a proven track record of spearheading innovative educational programs both domestically and internationally, and his leadership focuses on equipping the next generation to solve future health care challenges. By cultivating curiosity, compassion, skill and creativity, he prepares leaders who will transform health and health care.

Before joining the Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Scott played a key role in the development of the Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, where he served as chair of the department of medical education and senior associate dean for educational affairs and accreditation. Prior to his work at TCU, Scott contributed to the growth of Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, serving as assistant dean for medical education and associate dean for student affairs.

Scott has also had an instrumental role in leading the collaborative development of online virtual patient cases now used in most medical schools in the U.S. and Canada as well as a growing number of other health professions schools. He is the recipient of multiple grants and awards for educational leadership and innovation.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and a Bachelor of Music from Rice University. He earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine and completed his Family Medicine residency at the University of Washington, where he served as co-chief resident. He has completed additional fellowships in medical education and earned a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.