Boston University Medical Campus
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Allergy Medicine

College Education: New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, Emmanuel College School of Nursing
Graduate School/PhD Program: UMASS Boston (Nursing Education and Instructional Design Tract)
Other Education: Post Master’s,
Board Certifications: Family Nurse Practitioner

Special Interests:
RESEARCH:

• Centers for Disease Control
• Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC)

CLINICAL:

• Tuberculosis
• Asthma

Site coordinator for TB Trials Consortium/CDC , coordinating clinical, laboratory, and epidemiologic research through clinical trials aimed at treatment and prevention of TB.

In-house coordination of TB management of suspected cases of active TB and outpatient management of Pulmonary/Asthma and TB patients. Clinical TB Provider Quincy Medical Chest clinic. Secondary role of coordination of educational presentations for housestaff and health centers.

Adjunct Faculty Instructor (Francis T Curry National TB Center, San Francisco ) facilitating training of TB providers in TB Case Management and Treatment of TB Infection and Disease Management.

Faculty evaluator and facilitator for design of Nursing Continuing Educational Programs BUSM. Secondary role as program advisor and nurse practitioner leader for performance improvement CME programs.

Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, Coordinator TB Program.

Simmons College School of Nursing , Community Health Nursing Faculty

Selected Publications:

1. Shieh, F., Snyder, G., Horsburgh, C. ,Bernardo, J. , Murphy C., and Saukkonen J. Predicting Non-Completion of Treatment for Latent Tuberculous Infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol 174. pp. 717-721, (2006).
2. Murphy C. Foundations for Local Public Health Practice: Tools Needed to Get the Job Done. Roles and Responsibilities for Referral, Follow-up and Case Management. The New England Alliance for Public Health Workforce Development (4/05)
3. Murphy C. “Community-Based Tuberculosis Prevention in Boston : A Model of Specialized Care Adapted to High-Risk Populations” (submitted for publication)