Kristi W. Kelley, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDE, BC-ADM is a Clinical Professor at the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. Dr. Kelley earned both her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (1999) and Doctor of Pharmacy (2000) degrees at the Harrison School of Pharmacy. She completed an ASHP-accredited Primary Care Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2001.

In addition to teaching in her clinical practice, Dr. Kelley is also involved in didactic teaching, service, and scholarship within the School.  Complementing her practice and research interests is Dr. Kelley’s involvement in professional associations, such as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Alabama chapter of ASHP (ALSHP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), serving on a variety of committees and holding leadership roles.

While on faculty at Auburn, Dr. Kelley has been honored to receive the Hargreaves Faculty Mentor Award, Roche's Preceptor of the Year, and be recognized as a Preceptor of Excellence four times. Dr. Kelley was part of a three-member team that received the school's inaugural Excellence in Teaching award and were also recognized as the school's representatives at the 2014 AACP Annual Meeting as a "Teacher of the Year." In 2018, Dr. Kelley was again awarded HSOP's Excellence in Teaching award. In 2016, Dr. Kelley was the recipient of ACCP's Education Award.

Dr. Kelley’s scholarship interests include diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and pharmacy education. She has published and presented on these topics at both the regional and national level.  In addition, she has served as invited faculty for ASHP recertification programs and ACCP’s Teaching and Learning Academy/Certificate Program.

Practice Site

Dr. Kelley practices at the Continuity Clinics with Brookwood Baptist Health, Internal Medicine Residency Program in Birmingham, Alabama where she serves as non-physician faculty. She is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing all pharmacy services related to patient care while precepting pharmacy students on ambulatory care rotations. During her time with HSOP, she has established clinical pharmacy services in three outpatient internal medicine clinics in the Birmingham area.

Kennedy Carlisle and Jessica Walker, HCOP PharmD candidates 2025, will be delivering the in-service to the nursing staff; however, Kristi Kelley will be overseeing all of the development and delivery of the material.

Kennedy Carlisle, HCOP PharmD Candidate 2025 – During her APPE year, Kennedy has worked collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to care for patients and has been discussing recommendations for using glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and GLP-1 RA/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptides (GIPs).  In addition, Kennedy routinely counsels patients on GLP-1 RA and GLP-1 RA/GIPs as part of responsibilities during rotations and while working as an extern.

Jessica Walker, HCOP PharmD Candidate 2025 – During her APPE year, Jessica has worked collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to care for patients and has been discussing recommendations for using glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and GLP-1 RA/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptides (GIPs).  In addition, Jessica has routinely counseled patients as they initiate GLP-1 RA and GLP-1 RA/GIPs as part of responsibilities during rotations and while working as an extern.