Shelby Kelsh, PharmD, BCPS

Associate Professor
Pharmacy Practice
Phone: (616) 391-2427
Email: [email protected]

Education

PharmD, SUNY-Buffalo, Pharmacy
AAS, Ferris State University, Biology

Graduate/Post-Graduate Training

Residency, Post Graduate Pharmacy Residency, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Biography

Dr. Shelby Kelsh joined the Ferris State University College of Pharmacy in 2017 as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. She teaches in the areas of hypertension and sexually transmitted infection therapeutics, and also offers an elective course focused on transitions of care. In addition to her didactic responsibilities, Dr. Kelsh precepts fourth-year pharmacy students during their advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) at the Corewell Health Internal Medicine Residency Clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Her scholarly interests include preventative medicine, vaping, and transitions of care. Dr. Kelsh is also the founder of Kelsh Health LLC, an educational initiative focused on developing games that teach healthcare topics in an engaging and interactive format.
She is an active member of the Michigan Pharmacists Association and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Additionally, she serves as Chair of the Networking Committee within the Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network (PRN) of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
Outside of her academic and clinical work, Dr. Kelsh is an avid runner and proudly completed the 2023 Boston Marathon.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Delor, B., Glover, J., Hartman, T., Manzey, L., Ateya, M., Kelsh, S. (2025). "Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants and Potential Inconsistencies with FDA-Approved Dosing for Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Real-World Analysis Across Nine US Healthcare Systems," Journal of General Internal Medicine. 40 (4). pp. 828-837. New York, NY: Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09106-w
Journal Article
Kelsh, S., Voest, M. d., Sleep, A. (2024). "Transitions of Care Elective: Students’ Knowledge, Skills, and Perceptions," American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 88 (9). p. 101069. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101069
Journal Article
Kelsh, S., Young, M., Ottney, A. R., Sohn, M., Kelly (Sahr), M. (2024). "Impact of tobacco education on pharmacy students' perceptions of electronic nicotine delivery systems." Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning. 16 (11). p. 102158.
Journal Article
Kelsh, S., deVoest, M., Stout, M. (2024). "Influence of Implementing an Opioid Stewardship Team in the Primary Care Setting," Hospital Pharmacy. Washington DC: Sage Journals.
Journal Article
Kelsh, S., Ottney, A. R., Young, M., Kelly (Sahr), M., Larson, R., Sohn, M. (2023). "Young Adults’ Electronic Cigarette Use and Perceptions of Risk," Tobacco Use Insights. 16 pp. 1-6. SAGE Publishing. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1179173X231161313
Journal Article
Kelsh, S., Devoest, M., Stout, M. (2021). "Improving 30-day readmissions: Student pharmacists' role in transitions of care," Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. New York, NY: Elsevier Inc.
Journal Article
Sahr, M., Kelsh, S., Blower, N., Sohn, M. (2021). "Pilot Study of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Cessation Methods," Pharmacy. 9 (1). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/9/1/21
Journal Article
Salvati, L. A., Meny, L. M., de Voest, M. C., Bright, D. R., Vavra-Janes, K. L., Young, M., Kelsh, S., Kelly (Sahr), M., Wellman, G. S. (2020). "Assessing the Validity and Reliability of the Pharmacist Interprofessional Competencies Tool." American journal of pharmaceutical education. 84 (7). p. ajpe7668.
Journal Article
Sahr, M., Kelsh, S., Ottney, A., Young, M., Larson, R., Sohn, M. (2020). "Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems as Compared to Those of Other Health Care Students," American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 84 (7). https://www.ajpe.org/content/84/7/ajpe7690
Journal Article
Salvati, L. A., Meny, L. M., deVoest, M., Bright, D. R., Vavra Janes, K. L., Young, M., Kelsh, S., Kelly (Sahr), M., Wellman, G. S. (2020). "Assessing the Validity and Reliability of the Pharmacist Interprofessional Competencies Tool (PICT)," American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Alexandria, Virginia: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Presentations

Poster
Kosik, T. (Author), deVoest, M. (Author), Kelsh, S. (Author), APhA 2025 - Annual Meeting and Exposition, "Time Spent on Communication Regarding TOC Prescriptions in the Community Pharmacy Setting," American Pharmacist Association, Nashville, TN, (March 22, 2025).
Poster
Tolea, S. (Author & Presenter), Bronz, H. (Author), Kelsh, S. (Author), deVoest, M. (Author), Midyear Clinical Meeting 2024, "Patterns in Initial Dosing of Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation ," American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, New Orleans, LA, (December 2024).
Poster
Twydell, B. (Author & Presenter), Kelsh, S. (Author), HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting, "Pharmacist-led Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Clinic for the Optimization of Medications for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction," Heart Failure Society of America, Atlanta, GA, (September 2024).
Poster
Kelsh, S. (Author & Presenter), Salvati, L. (Author), Girand, H. (Author), Amissah, F. (Author), AACP Annual Meeting, "Implementing an Improved Annual Faculty Review Process to Enhance Faculty Success," American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Boston, MA, (July 20, 2024).
Poster
Kelsh, S. (Author & Presenter), deVoest, M. (Author), Sleep, A. (Author), AACP Annual Meeting, "Transitions of Care Elective: Students’ knowledge, skills, and perceptions," American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Boston, MA, (July 20, 2024).
Oral Presentation
Kelsh, S. (Author & Presenter), 2024 Annual Convention & Exposition, "Rethinking Race and Hypertensive Treatment," MPA, Detroit, MI, (February 24, 2024).
Lecture
Kelsh, S., Ferris State University Spring Seminar, "Mending at broken heart: Secondary prevention of myocardial infarction," Ferris State University, College of Pharmacy, Big Rapids, MI, (May 23, 2023).
Poster
Axford, K. L. (Author & Presenter), Kelsh, S. (Author), Ding, Q. (Author), Pharmacy Education 2023, "Promoting Student Professional Identity Formation with Financial Support to Attend Professional Conferences," American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Aurora, Colorado, (July 25, 2023).
Poster
Leeman, C. (Author & Presenter), Gotberg, E. (Author), deVoest, M. (Author), Kelsh, S. (Author), Klepser, M. (Author), Midyear Clinical Meeting 2023, "Analysis of Antibiotic Prescribing Habits Using the Collaboration to Harmonize Antimicrobial Registry Measure During Transitions of Care," ASHP, Anaheim, CA, (December 4, 2023).
Poster
Kelsh, S. (Author & Presenter), deVoest, M. (Author), Bronz, H. (Author & Presenter), 2023 ACCP Annual Meeting, "Student Identified Interventions in Transitions of Care (TOC)," American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Dallas, TX, (November 13, 2023).

Shelby Kelsh, PharmD, BCPS