Jerry E. Kruse BA, BS, MD, MSPH
Family Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, United States of America
Connect with the speaker?
Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, is dean and provost of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and CEO of SIU Medicine, the faculty practice plan of SIU School of Medicine. He is a tenured professor of family and community medicine and medical education and served as executive associate dean of SIU School of Medicine from 2013-15.
Dr. Kruse joined the SIU School of Medicine faculty in 1984 and has served the organization in many leadership roles. He was chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine (16 years), director of the Quincy Family Medicine Residency Program (12 years), director of Quincy Family Medicine’s Clinical Operations and Complex Office Laboratory. He was chair of the SIU School of Medicine curriculum committee, the Educational Policy Council (11 years) and served on the Tenure and Promotion Committee (4 years).
Dr. Kruse is a thought leader in family medicine. He has held major positions with many national organizations to represent primary care and graduate education, address quality issues and advance the health care workforce. These include the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (president 2012-13), Association of Departments of Family Medicine, the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and the North American Primary Care Research Group. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Family Medicine and for Family Medicine for America’s Health. Dr. Kruse was also a frequent member of a team that provided public health and acute medical care in Honduras.
He has delivered many presentations to national and international bodies, including plenary sessions. In recent years, his presentations have focused on health care systems, authoritative knowledge and ways of knowing.
Dr. Kruse completed his bachelor’s degree, medical degree, public health degree, residency training and fellowship training at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He completed a two-year Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship in Academic Family Medicine. He is a native of Salisbury, Missouri.
Dr. Kruse joined the SIU School of Medicine faculty in 1984 and has served the organization in many leadership roles. He was chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine (16 years), director of the Quincy Family Medicine Residency Program (12 years), director of Quincy Family Medicine’s Clinical Operations and Complex Office Laboratory. He was chair of the SIU School of Medicine curriculum committee, the Educational Policy Council (11 years) and served on the Tenure and Promotion Committee (4 years).
Dr. Kruse is a thought leader in family medicine. He has held major positions with many national organizations to represent primary care and graduate education, address quality issues and advance the health care workforce. These include the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (president 2012-13), Association of Departments of Family Medicine, the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and the North American Primary Care Research Group. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Family Medicine and for Family Medicine for America’s Health. Dr. Kruse was also a frequent member of a team that provided public health and acute medical care in Honduras.
He has delivered many presentations to national and international bodies, including plenary sessions. In recent years, his presentations have focused on health care systems, authoritative knowledge and ways of knowing.
Dr. Kruse completed his bachelor’s degree, medical degree, public health degree, residency training and fellowship training at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He completed a two-year Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship in Academic Family Medicine. He is a native of Salisbury, Missouri.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES (Speaking, Spoken, and Authored)
Quick Links
Connect With Us
Awards & Recognitions
- 50 Division Street, Suite 501,
- Somerville, NJ 08876
- support@emedevents.com