Faculty and Staff
Kelly M Quesnelle, PhD
| Title: | Professor |
| Biomedical Sciences | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | quesnelk@greenvillemed.sc.edu |
| Office: | 607 Grove Rd. Greenville SC 29605 |
Bio
| Background: | Dr. Kelly Quesnelle is Clinical Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (USC SOMG). She joined USC SOMG in 2021 from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine where she was a founding faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Cell & Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and her doctorate degree in Molecular Pharmacology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Vascular Medicine Institute. As part of her fellowship, she trained with the United States Food and Drug Administration in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. She has also previously worked for the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer. |
| Teaching Interest(s): | Dr. Quesnelle has taught pharmacology topics extensively to learners across all phases of the undergraduate medical school curriculum, as well as learners in graduate medical education programs and masters degree programs. Having previously served as a course director, a pharmacology discipline director, and a co-Chair of a Curriculum Committee, Dr. Quesnelle now oversees the faculty responsible for the foundational sciences curriculum at SOMG. In addition to this, she conducts faculty development seminars for faculty at other medical schools, and she serves as co-editor of the textbook An Introduction to Medical Teaching: The Foundations of Curriculum Design, Delivery, and Assessment (3rd Edition, Springer Press). |
| Research Interest(s): | Although trained as a classic pharmacologist, Dr. Quesnelle's research focus for the past decade has been on medical education. She has conducted research studies on pharmacology education programs, and she ran the medical education research fellowship program for the International Association of Medical Science Educators from 2019-2021. Dr. Quesnelle's most recent scholarship is focused on "training the trainer", with a 2023 study in Academic Medicine exploring the professional identity formation of basic science medical educators around the country, and a recent grant award from NIH/NLM to create a faculty development program for curriculum assessment and revision to include data on sex and gender in health professions education. Her latest book, Perspectives on Leadership in Health Professions Education, will be part of the IAMSE Manual Series scheduled for publication in 2025. |
| Honors & Awards: | Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellowship (Class of 2025) Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Innovation Junior Faculty Travel Award Institutional Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award – T32 (NIH/NHLBI) University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Director’s Award Lindau Scholar, 61st Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates – Lindau, Germany Individual Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award – F31 (NIH/NIDCR) Institutional Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award – T32 (NIH/NIDCR) PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology/Toxicology (declined funding) University of Pittsburgh Department of Pharmacology Top Student Speaker Award |
| Professional Affiliations: | Council of Faculty and Academic Societies Member Association of Medical Educators in Europe Member Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research Member American Association of Medical Colleges Member American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Member International Association of Medical Science Educators Other - Executive Board Member |