Our Regional Dean

Brian D. Schroeder, M.D., M.B.A. is Interim Regional Dean for Permian Basin effective May 1, 2025.

Dr. Schroeder will serve in this role as we conduct a national search for a permanent replacement. Dr. Schroeder received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1996. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Schroeder joined the TTUHSC School of Medicine in January 2023 as an associate professor and serves the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Recruitment, he also is an attending physician for the Internal Medicine ward service teaching residents and medical students.

Dr. Schroeder currently serves with the US Air Force Reserve Command and the Federal Aviation Administration as an Aviation Medical Examiner. He has held many leadership roles including Vice President for the Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock from 2016 through 2022. 

Dr. Timothy J. Benton has resigned as the Regional Dean, effective April 30, 2025, to step into a new role as Chief Medical Officer for Medical Center Hospital (MCH). Dr. Benton has served in the Regional Dean role since June 1, 2021. He will remain as a faculty member and continue to serve the School of Medicine, in addition to the CMO at MCH. Dr. Benton has been a faculty member with the TTUHSC School of Medicine for over two decades, starting in Amarillo. In 2012, he was recruited to be the Regional Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine in Odessa. Dr. Benton will have, as part of his legacy, the development of new programs and initiatives to expand access to care in the Permian Basin including rural health partnerships and training opportunities for all learners.