Biomedical Sciences Chair Dr. Kelly Quesnelle
Dr. Kelly Quesnelle joins the UofSC School of Medicine Greenville as the Chair of
Biomedical Sciences from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
(WMed) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she was a founding faculty member in the Department
of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law.
Dr. Quesnelle is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She earned her doctorate
degree in Molecular Pharmacology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Quesnelle completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Vascular Medicine Institute
at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that included a training fellowship
with the United States Food and Drug Administration in the Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research.
Dr. Quesnelle is a pharmacology educator with hundreds of hours of classroom instruction
and experience with many diverse active learning pedagogies. Dr. Quesnelle is an active
participant in all phases of curricular administration, from design and implementation
to evaluation. She has served several leadership roles during her time at WMed, including
co-Chair of the Group for Women in Medicine and Science, Chair of the Institutional
Review Board, and most recently co-Chair of the Curriculum Committee. Dr. Quesnelle
is a scholar in the field of medical education, where she is a well-known medical
educator at the national and international levels. She currently serves as an appointed
representative to the American Association of Medical Colleges Council for Faculty
and Academic Societies and as a Committee Chair for the International Association
of Medical Science Educators.
Dr. Quesnelle’s success as an educator and in her leadership are the result of her
ability to bring out the best in the faculty and staff around her. She is excited
to see that a commitment to lifelong learning is a part of the strategic plan at UofSC
School of Medicine Greenville. She believes the benefits of lifelong learning are
obvious, and the best way to teach this skill is to model it daily. Dr. Quesnelle
is thrilled to be joining the School of Medicine Greenville team!
Biomedical Sciences Vice Chair Dr. William Roudebush
Dr. William Roudebush, former interim Chair of Biomedical Sciences, will continue
with the UofSC School of Medicine Greenville as Vice Chair for the Biomedical Sciences
department. In this role, Dr. Roudebush is responsible for supporting the departmental
mission, including the coordination of faculty and staff. This support includes initiatives
across the spectrum of activities related to undergraduate medical education, faculty
scholarship, and professional development. Dr. Roudebush will assist Dr. Quesnelle
in fostering an environment that values and promotes academic programs, serving as
the chief departmental advocate for investment and improvement in these programs.
Additionally, he will advise Dr. Quesnelle on departmental priorities, funding needs,
recruitment, and infrastructure support for these programs as well as interact with
Clinical Vice Chairs for Academics, Prisma Health, and other institutional academic
and administrative leaders to promote educational programs and initiatives. Dr. Roudebush
looks forward to his role in this new position.