Robert Tennill, MD

Dr. Robert Tennill serves as Assistant Professor and Clerkship Director at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.  He is originally from central Illinois and earned his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO where he majored in Psychology, and his medical degree from Southern Illinois University.  He completed residency training at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. After gaining 2 years of experience in community practice, Dr. Tennill joined the academic Emergency Medicine group and residency program at Southern Illinois University, and, since joining the faculty there, has been awarded multiple excellence awards for teaching and mentoring residents and medical students. His academic interests include medical education and Emergency Medicine simulation.