Background
Kelley, Ronald Lee was born on March 16, 1939 in Murray, Kentucky, United States. Son of Samuel Lee and Christine (Jones) Kelley.
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Ronald Lee Kelley
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Bachelor in Biology and History, Murray State University, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, U. Louisville, 1968.
Career
Teacher chemistry, Kentland (Indiana) H.S., 1963-1964;
extern department psychiatry, adult and emergency psychiatry, Medical School U. Louisville, summer 1966;
extern department psychiatry, child guidance center, Medical School U. Louisville, summer 1967;
intern, William Beaumont General Hospital, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1968-1969;
resident in psychiatry, Walter Reed General Hospital, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1969-1972;
clinical director, West Kentucky Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Center, Paducah, 1974-1975;
emergency room physician, Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, 1975;
medical director adult psychiatric unit, Charter Hospital Paducah, 1987-1988;
medical director, Psychiatric Institute Southea. Illinois, Harrisburg Medical Center, 1989-1990;
private practice, Kelley Psychiatric Clinic, Paducah, since 1975. Assistant clinical professor psychiatry School Medicine U. Kentucky, since 1985, lecturer community and professional organizations, 1990, area churches, Murray State University, several, 1978-1986, Station WPSD-television, 1986, Health Superior vena cava syndrome Franklin and Williamson Counties, Inc., 1990, Wellborn Baptist Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, 1991, Western Baptist Hospital, 1991, others.
Board directors Lourdes Hospital, active medical staff Executive Committee, past chairman psychiatry committee.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Purchase area Spouse Abuse Center, Paducah, 1982-1991. Member parenting and family life skills advising committee McCracken County Public Schools, Paducah, 1988. With infantry United States Army, 1972-1974.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association. Member American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, Kentucky Psychiatric Association (president association and county 1985, treasurer 1981, secretary 1982, representative area television program 1988, member committees), Kentucky Medical Association (member committee in impaired physician 1978-1981), American Psychiatric Association, McCracken County Medical Society (Chairman of Commission on public relations 1985-1988, Chairman of Commission on impaired physicians 1979-1983, delegate to Kentucky Medical Association 1986-1989), Murray State University Biology Alumni Association (founding president 1983, chairman steering committee 1982), Rotary.
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Children: Christopher Mark, Jason Edan, Nathan Jared. Married Molly Ann Wilson, December 17, 1988.
