Dr. Cox is the Executive Vice Dean for Academics, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and President Elect of the Alliance for Clinical Education. Dr. Cox also serves as Chair for the Department of Medical Education. Dr. Cox oversees the development, implementation and delivery of the curriculum; Student Affairs, Graduate Medical Education and Faculty Affairs.

Prior to joining UT Austin, Dr. Cox was the UT Southwestern Regional Dean of Austin Programs. Dr Cox was with the UT Southwestern Medical School for 23 years. Prior to her appointment as Regional Dean, she served as the Associate Dean of Medical Education and the ACGME Designated Institutional Official. Her duties included oversight of the 94 ACGME approved residency and fellowship programs, administrative responsibility for the University’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Public Education programs, Course Director of newly created UT Southwestern Academic Colleges, and oversight of the UT Southwestern/ Seton Austin Medical Education Programs.

Dr. Cox received her BS from West Texas State University (Canyon, TX) in 1975, her MA in Genetics and Cell Biology from University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, TX) in 1978 and an MD from Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX) in 1982. She completed postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor Medical Center (Houston, TX) in 1986 and Maternal and Fetal Medicine training at UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX) in 1988. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Maternal Fetal Medicine. She is a past President of APGO, and a past member of the Council of Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 2006 she was elected to the UT System Academy of Health Science Education and is also past President of the Academy. Most recently (2012) she received the UT System Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award.