Jason Kegg, MD
About me
Hometown: Kankakee, Illinois
Academic interests: EMS, Simulation, TEMS/SOM, Austere medicine, Resuscitation
What you enjoy most about the program: Our amazing residents, staff, faculty, and clinical partners
Favorite things to do in Springfield: Spend time with my family, my kids' fine arts events, trail walks/hikes, golf, swimming
Gender
Education & training
Certifications
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor
- Trauma Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Instructor
- Stop The Bleed (STB) Bleeding Control Instructor
- Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)
Specialties
Appointments
SIU Medicine strongly encourages all patients to verify coverage, benefits and which providers are considered in-network with their health plan. SIU Medicine has more than 300 health care providers ready to serve you and your family. SIU Medicine accepts a wide variety of governmental and non-governmental health plans to serve our community.
Clinical locations
Hospital privileges
- Memorial Health, Springfield IL
Featured In
May 11, 2022: Instructor/Proctor for ATLS Course
April 26, 2022: Invited lecturer for International SP Workshop: “Training & Using Standardized Patients for Learning/Assessment”
April 5, 2022: Instructor, SIUEM Resident Readiness Curriculum
January 12, 2022: Speaker for NASEMSO Medical Director’s Council at Annual NAEMSP Meeting 2022
September 29, 2021: Course instructor: e-FAST ultrasound hands-on session
September 22, 2021: Instructor/Proctor for ATLS Course
September 20, 2021: Instructor, ICEP ABEM Oral Boards Course
September 2, 2021: Course faculty for SIUEM MedWars event
August 26, 2021: Course Director & Moderator for ICEP Resident Career Day Live 2021
August 23, 2021: Instructor, ICEP ABEM Oral Boards Course
July 21, 2021: Instructor, SIUEM Resident Readiness Curriculum
June 22 & 23, 2021: Instructor/Proctor for ATLS Course
December 1, 2020: Instructor, ICEP ABEM Oral Boards Course
September 10, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar
September 1, 2020: Instructor/Proctor for ATLS Course
August 27, 2020: Judge for the Resident Speaker Forum at ICEP Resident Career Day Live 2020
August 27, 2020: Course Director & Moderator for ICEP Resident Career Day Live 2020
August 20, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update Webinar
August 6, 2020: Program Coordinator for SIU EM Residency Virtual EMS Day
July 23, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar
June 18, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar on first-responder wellness
May 21, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar
May 7, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar
April 23, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar
April 9, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar
March 26, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar (Approx. 600 attendees)
March 17, 2020: Speaker/panelist for IDPH COVID-19 EMS Update webinar (Approx. 800 attendees)
March 2020: Keynote presenter at Illinois EMT Association Conference
October 2019: Invited Speaker for US Dept of Justice - Methamphetamine Summit
September 2019: Presenter at IDPH IL State EMS Meeting
September 2019: Coordinated, organized and executed Medical Student SimWars Competition for Great Plains Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Conference
September 2019: Presenter/Clinical Instructor for Glenwood High School Stop the Bleed Course
July 2019: Program Coordinator for SIU EM Residency EMS Day
May 2019: Representative for IL/Presented IL Update at NASEMSO (National Assoc of State EMS Officials) Annual Conference
March 2019: Keynote presenter at Illinois EMT Association Conference
November 2018: Presented on EM at Career Day at St John’s Preschool
July 2018: Keynote speaker for Kankakee Community College/Riverside Hospital's Paramedic Program Commencement ceremony
May 2018: Course Medical Director for Trauma Combat Casualty Care Course for Warrensburg Fire (Warrensburg, IL)
September 2014: Interview for SJR Newspaper Press Release after a Mass Casualty Incident – “The Silent Killer: What you need to know about carbon monoxide”
May 2014: Interview for Farm World Magazine: “Heat Emergencies”
January 2013: Regional On-Air Radio Interview: “Influenza Update”
January 2013: Regional On-Air Television Interview: “Influenza Update”
June 2012: Regional On-Air Radio Interview: “Fireworks Safety”
June 2011: Regional On-Air Radio Interview: “Fireworks Safety”