Brian Dzwonek, Ed.D., is the assistant dean for assessment and quality improvement and a clinical assistant professor at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine.

He is responsible for program evaluation, educational assessment, and quality improvement for medical education programs related to the strategic plan, core competencies, and accreditation standards and elements. He also creates and implements faculty development programs.

Previously, Dzwonek served as the director of curriculum development and support at the College of Medicine. In this role, he was responsible for implementing the medical school curriculum through course design, instructional strategies, assessment, program evaluation and compliance with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation requirements.

Prior to joining the Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Dzwonek was the associate dean for medical education at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and exhibited leadership in curricular and instructional development, program evaluation, student assessment, and faculty development. He was responsible for implementing a multiyear transatlantic medical education partnership between St. George’s, University of London, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

Dzwonek earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of North Carolina and his master’s degree in education from South Dakota State University. He also has a doctorate in education from the University of South Dakota.