Robert Tennill, MD

Robert Tennill, MD, is the residency program director and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIUSOM).

Dr. Tennill earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis before obtaining his medical degree from SIUSOM. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. After residency, he practiced community emergency medicine at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, followed by positions at Memorial Medical Center and Passavant Area Hospital in central Illinois.

In 2019, Dr. Tennill transitioned to academic emergency medicine, joining SIUSOM’s emergency medicine faculty as assistant professor and clerkship director. He currently serves as the director of undergraduate medical education in emergency medicine and plays an active role in graduate medical education as core faculty and chair of the Clinical Competency Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians.

Dr. Tennill’s academic and research interests include medical education, curriculum development, simulation, and rural emergency medicine.