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J. Kevin Dorsey, MD, PhD

Dean and Provost Emeritus
Professor, Department of Medical Education
Professor Department of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)

Education

School: 
1964 B.S. cum laude in Chemistry; Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, 1968 Ph.D. in Physiological Chemistry; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Medical School: 
1978 M.D., Southern Illinois University; Springfield, IL
Residency: 
1978-81 Resident in Internal Medicine; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Fellowship: 
1970-73 Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology; Johns Hopkins University, 1981-83 Fellow in Rheumatology; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Grants

1974-77  National Cancer Institute Research Grant--"Glycosyltransferases and Contact Inhibition" - $59,000 (Southern Illinois University)

1990 Apple Computer Finishing Grant (approximately $35,000) to produce an authoring shell for clinical reasoning skills development cases to be distributed to US and Canadian medical schools (co-investigator with H. Myers)

1990 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Grant ($30,000) to assist in the commercial development of computer scored clinical cases to teach and evaluate clinical reasoning skills in pre-clinical medical students (co-investigator with H. Myers)

1995  Research Grant ($2,000) from Southern Illinois Hospital Services Corp. to develop a diagnostic survey to identify victims of domestic violence

2000  John Templeton Spirituality in Medicine Curricular Award of $25,000

2001  Community Benefits Grant from Southern Illinois Healthcare ($3,400)  validate a screening questionnaire for domestic violence

Tabs

Featured In

Books

J.M. Daniels and J.K.Dorsey.  Arthritis Update.  FP Essentials, Edition No. 371, Leawood, Kansas. American Academy of Family Physicians; April 2010

M. Rebecca Hoffman, J. Kevin Dorsey, and Jerry E. Kruse.  The Acute Swollen/Painful Joint.Common Musculoskeletal Problems: A Handbook by James M. Daniels, M. Rebecca Hoffman, Editors, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.

J. K. Dorsey (2012). Lessons Learned. In J. K. Dorsey and P. K. Rangachari (Eds.)  Students Matter.  Springfield (IL): SIU School of Medicine.

J. K. Dorsey and P. K. Rangachari (Eds.) (2012).  Students Matter.  Springfield (IL):  SIU School of Medicine. Translated into Chinese Dec 2016.

Presentations

J. K. Dorsey, “Using the New MCAT to Select 2016 Entrants” American Association of

 Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Deans Meeting, March 29, 2015, San Diego, CA

J. K. Dorsey, N. K. Roberts, “Speaking Out Can Heal” Annals of Family Medicine, published May 26, 2015

J. K. Dorsey, “Medicine on the Prairie,” University of Illinois-Springfield Alumni SAGE Society, Lunch and Learn Series, Fall 2015, Medicine on the Prairie, October 13, 2015

L. DiLalla, R. Damiano, G. Lucchetti and K. Dorsey, “Empathy in Medical Students is moderated by Wellness and Spirituality” poster presentation at the 7th Annual SIU School of Medicine Symposium for Teaching and Learning, April 19, 2016

J.K.Dorsey, Commencement speaker, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, May 7,2016

J.K.Dorsey, keynote speaker, Golden Laurel Ceremony honoring the honors students from high schools in Springfield, IL, May 9, 2016

J.K.Dorsey, invited presentation, Annual Education Day keynote speaker at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, June 8, 2016

J.K. Dorsey, invited speaker, AAMC Executive Development Seminar for Associate Deans and Department Chairs, Denver, Sept 19, 2016  “Working Effectively with Your Dean”

J.K. Dorsey, invited speaker, Aichi Medical University, Japan, “Improving the Learning Environment”, Nov 1, 2016

J.K Dorsey, A. Beason and S. Verhulst “Factors that Enhance Faculty Entrustment of Students”, oral presentation at the 8th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning, SIU School of Medicine, April 20, 2017

From the directory

Kevin Dorsey

Dean Emeritus
Medical Education

Address & Contact Information

913 N Rutledge
Springfield, IL, 627949681
Mail Code: 
9681
Phone: 
217-545-5643
Email: 
kdorsey@siumed.edu