- Associate Teaching Professor
- Office: 295C
- Phone: 401.874.4027
- Email: pkelly@uri.edu
- Office Location: Avedisian Hall, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881
Biography
Dr. Kelly received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2009 and has experience in community, institutional, long-term care, and regulatory settings. His background includes practice in traditional dispensing roles as both a staff pharmacist and pharmacist-in-charge, as well as extensive & specialized experience in compliance and regulatory affairs as the former Chief Compliance Officer for the Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy.
Dr. Kelly currently serves as a Teaching Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Rhode Island with primary focus in the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Laboratories. Dr. Kelly centers his classroom instruction around the development of professional communication, skills-based competencies, and occupational skills for students in the professional program. His interests in teaching revolve around the administrative, legal, and social aspects of pharmacy practice with focus on preparing students for the complex ethical and clinical challenges they will face while in practice.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, 2009
Selected Publications
Cordy C, Kelly P. Patterns of Prescribing – The Rhode Island Prescription Monitoring Program RI Med J (2013). 2013 Nov 1; 96(11): 36-7.
TC Green, MR Mann, SE Bowman, N Zaller, X Soto, J Gadea, C Cordy, P Kelly, PD Friedmann. How does use of a prescription monitoring program change pharmacy practice? Journal of the American Pharmacy Association2013 May 1;53(3):273-81.
TC Green, MR Mann, SE Bowman, N Zaller, X Soto, J Gadea, C Cordy, P Kelly, PD Friedmann. How does use of a prescription monitoring program change medical practice? Pain Medicine. 2012 Oct;13(10):1314-23.
Sweta Patel, PharmD Candidate; Patrick Kelly, PharmD Candidate; Jessica Capparelli, PharmD Candidate; Anthonia Kuti, PharmD Candidate; and Kelly L. Matson, PharmD. OTC, Prescription Drug Abuse Increasing Among Adolescents. Pharmacy Times. 11/07.
Teaching
Coordinator & Instructor of “Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Laboratory II”– PHC 415
Coordinator & Instructor of “Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Laboratory III”– PHC 416
Coordinator & Instructor of “Planning for Academic Success” – URI 101
Coordinator & Instructor of “State Approved Drug Administration Training Program” – PAD002
Instructor in “Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Laboratory I and IV” – PHC 316 & PHC 515
Instructor in “Clinical and Therapeutic Sciences III and IV Recitation” – PHP 427 & PHP 428
Instructor in “Precision Medicine and Pharmacogenomics” – PHP 547
Service
Co-Chair of URI College of Pharmacy Co-Curricular and Professional Development Committee
URI College of Pharmacy Student Mentor
Preceptor of P4 APPE students
Phi Lamda Sigma (“PLS”) – Faculty Member
Kappa Psi – Faculty Initiate, Prov. Graduate Chapter
Member of Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
Executive Council Member (2016-2020) of Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
Awards
"Kappa Psi Providence Graduate Chapter Community Service Award" - Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, 2019
“Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award” – Rhode Island Pharmacists Association, 2013