Personal profile
Research interests
Learner remediation, faculty development, interactive learning and educational games; asthma, sleep medicine
Biography
Dr. Kelly is a Professor and Clerkship Director, Department of Medicine, and a Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Physician at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and Master of the American College of Physicians (ACP). He has held many national leadership positions including Chair of Education for the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and chaired several of their past national and international meetings. In addition to numerous peer-reviewed published manuscripts, chapters, and abstracts, he has more than 200 presentations including national and international meetings and workshops, and over 40 teaching and military awards. Dr. Kelly's original live and computer-based learning activities using game-informed learning (GIL) have reached over 15,000 physicians in North America, Spain, India, China, and Italy.
Education/Academic qualification
Sleep Medicine Certification
Award Date: 20 Nov 2023
Fellowship, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine , Walter Reed Army Medical Center/National Capital Consortium, Washington DC
1999 → 2002
Internal Medicine Residency, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC
1996 → 1999
BS Biology, Tufts University College of Arts and Sciences, Medford, MA
1988 → 1992
Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) , Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Jun 2021 → …
External positions
Chair, CHEST Congress Italy Bologna. Over 750 learners from 56 countries, marking return of live, large-scale CME events https://youtu.be/sFwCjoouUus, American College of Chest Physicians
Jun 2022 → …
Chair, CHEST Congress – https://youtu.be/LDu88tfLHZo
Jun 2021 → …
Chair, CHEST Congress - https://youtu.be/Ip_noE9XdZE One-day CME event with 3000+ learners form 110 countries, guest Dr. Anthony Fauci Winner, bronze Eventex Award for virtual experiences in healthcare (561 entries, 37 countries)
Jun 2020 → …
Chair, Scientific Program committee 2019 New Orleans https://youtu.be/WDCHe4NnxYM Highest recorded meeting attendance, #hrs awarded CME, and trainee & interprofessional participation
Oct 2019 → …
Chair, Education Committee - 800+ hours of CME/MOC annually Received ACCME accreditation with commendation
Jan 2014 → Oct 2017
Chair and content creator, GAMES (Games Augmenting Medical Education)
Jun 2010 → Oct 2021
Chair, Training &Transitions committee (fellows and training program directors)
Oct 2008 → Oct 2010
Keywords
- LD Individual institutions (United States)
- RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
- U Military Science (General)
- R Medicine (General)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessment Tools for Patient Notes in Medical Education: A Scoping Review
Kelly, W. F., Hawks, M. K., Johnson, W. R., Maggio, L. A., Pangaro, L. & Durning, S. J., 1 Mar 2025, In: Academic Medicine. 100, 3, p. 358-374 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Delivering a Regional Procedural Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows
Faiz, S. A., Warner, M. T., Lazarus, D. R., Ong, P., Proud, K. C., Dinh, K., Sargsyan, L. A., Sanchez, J. F., Hoffman, M. I., Zaidan, M. F., Abdelghani, R., Alapat, P., Richards, K., Bashour, S., Meena, N., Walter, R. J., Islam, E., Nishi, S. P., Vu, C. N., Kelly, W. F., & 1 others, Dec 2025, In: Chest. 168, 6, p. 1433-1442 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Fairness Fixes: Two Strategies to Improve the Clerkship Assessment Process
Kelly, W., Hemmer, P. & Pangaro, L., 1 Jan 2024, In: Academic Medicine. 99, 1, p. 9 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Online Virtual Patient Cases vs. Weekly Classroom Lectures in an Internal Medicine Clerkship: Effects on Military Learner Outcomes
Petersen, K., Dong, T., Hemmer, P. A. & Kelly, W. F., 1 May 2023, In: Military Medicine. 188, 5-6, p. 914-920 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using Self-Regulated Learning Microanalysis to Examine Regulatory Processes in Clerkship Students Engaged in Practice Questions
Andrews, M. A., Okuliar, C. A., Whelton, S. A., Windels, A. O., Kruse, S. R., Nachnani, M. G., Topol, D. A., McBee, E. C., Stein, M. T., Singaraju, R. C., Gao, S. W., Oliver, D. S., Mangal, J. P., Larochelle, J. S., Kelly, W. F., Dezee, K. J., Chen, H. C., Artino, A. R., Hemmer, P. A., Dong, T., & 2 others, 1 Oct 2023, In: Perspectives on Medical Education. 12, 1, p. 385-398 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations
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USU Professor is Shaping the Future of Military Medicine Through Education and Innovation
William Kelly & Steven Durning
1/01/26
1 item of Media coverage
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NEIL S. FREEDMAN, MD, FCCP, TO BECOME THE 88TH PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CHEST PHYSICIANS
Lisa Moores & William Kelly
19/12/25
1 item of Media coverage
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USU PROFESSOR IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MILITARY MEDICINE THROUGH EDUCATION AND INNOVATION
William Kelly & Steven Durning
30/01/25 → 31/01/25
2 items of Media coverage
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CHEST Installs Its 87th President
Lisa Moores & William Kelly
2/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
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John Howington, MD, MBA, FCCP, to become the 87th President of the American College of Chest Physicians
Lisa Moores & William Kelly
30/12/24
1 item of Media coverage
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