Kim Clay is a 1985 graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics. Since 1985, she has worked in the medical and dental fields. In addition to general office management, Clay brings a wealth of experience to the Texas A&M Health Science Center Rural and Community Health Institute as a former medical staff coordinator of physician credentialing and peer review. In that position, she developed many credentialing tools that culminated in successful accreditation surveys.

As a senior program coordinator for the TAMHSC-Rural and Community Health Institute, Clay has facilitated and managed numerous projects, most notably the Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Project.