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Mary C. Murphy

Mary C. Murphy, MD

Languages spoken: English
  • Dr. Murphy is an Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care physician at the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Hospitals. She serves as faculty in the medical school in both the CMC and Doctoring courses. She completed her undergraduate education at Carleton College in 2002, followed by her medical degree at Oregon Health and Science University in 2009. After finishing Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh in 2012, she practiced as an Emergency Medicine physician in both community and academic settings for nine years before returning to training and completing a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Utah. She is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and belongs to the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Her academic interests include symptom management at the end of life and medical student education.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Sub: Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
  • Dr. Murphy is an Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care physician at the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Hospitals. She serves as faculty in the medical school in both the CMC and Doctoring courses. She completed her undergraduate education at Carleton College in 2002, followed by her medical degree at Oregon Health and Science University in 2009. After finishing Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh in 2012, she practiced as an Emergency Medicine physician in both community and academic settings for nine years before returning to training and completing a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Utah. She is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and belongs to the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Her academic interests include symptom management at the end of life and medical student education.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Eccles Health Library -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Sub: Hospice and Palliative Medicine)

    Education history

    Fellowship Hospice and Palliative Medicine - University of Utah Fellow
    Emergency Medicine - University of Pittsburgh Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Oregon Health & Science University M.D.
    Biology - Carleton College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Murphy MC, Simonis J (2023). Assessment Tools for Dyspnea and Respiratory Distress at the End of Life #453. J Palliat Med, 26(4), 582-583. (Read full article)
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