Our Faculty
Left to Right: Dr. Murphy, Dr. Skehan, Dr. Hallett, Dr. Subramanian
Program Director
Elizabeth A. Murphy, MD, FACP 
Primary Care Core Faculty
Nancy Skeehan, MD, FACP
Nancy is a primary care internist and proud graduate of both the UMass Medical School and the UMass Internal Medicine residency program, where she stayed on to serve as a Chief Resident. Nancy completed her undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University and double majored in Biology and French. In 2011, she joined the Division of General Internal Medicine as her clinical work is in both primary care and hospital medicine. Her interests include medical education, evidence-based medicine, and transitions of care. She currently serves as the IM Clerkship Director and is Assistant Program Director for the IM Residency. Nancy is also core faculty at the Duke University Teaching and Leading in Evidence-Based Practice Workshop. When not at work, Nancy can be found playing roller derby, running after her three girls, traveling, or reading a good book!
Laura Hallett, MD, MEd
Dr. Laura Hallett grew up in Massachusetts. She attended Harvard University as an undergraduate, then completed medical school and internal medicine residency training at the University of Pittsburgh. Following residency, she completed a fellowship in medical education at Boston University and obtained her Master’s degree in Education, while spending two years in clinical practice in the Boston VA Medical Center’s Women’s Health Clinic. Dr. Hallett is a primary care physician at the Benedict Clinic and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. Most of her clinical time is in the outpatient clinic, but she spends 6 weeks per year attending on inpatient ward teams. She also enjoys volunteering at the Epworth Free Medical Program for uninsured and underinsured patients. In her role as medical educator, she co-directs the Primary Care Leadership Pathway for internal medicine residents interested in a career in general internal medicine, and co-directs the Internal Medicine residency program’s ambulatory curriculum, in addition to directing residency electives in veteran health and medical education. She is core faculty for the IM Residency Program’s Primary Care Residency Track and is working with VA Central Western MA to expand residents’ exposure to veteran health. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and spending time outdoors, playing tennis, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Jeeva Subramanian, MD
Dr. Subramanian is from South India where she completed medical school. She then moved to the United States and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the GRMEP/Michigan State University program. Soon after her residency, she joined the same program as Junior Faculty. She was there for almost 22 years where she built her career as a clinician-educator and physician leader in primary care. She was the Director of the residency clinic and the Associate Program Director for the MSU/Spectrum Health Internal Medicine Residency program.
She moved to Massachusetts in 2017 to be closer to family. She has continued her passion for teaching at UMass, serving as a Longitudinal Preceptor for 3rd-year medical students and clinic preceptor for the residents. She is Co-director of the Benedict Adult Primary Care Residency Clinic. Through her years of experience in primary care education and practice, she has championed the philosophy that primary care medicine is complex and multi-faceted for both the clinician and patient. Adequately understanding and addressing all its different components, not just purely diagnosing and treating symptoms, leads to better outcomes for everyone involved.
Dr. Subramanian enjoys cooking and spending time with her husband and daughter.