Our Faculty
Left to Right: Drs. Ferzacca, Subramanian, Skehan, Murphy, and Hallett
Program Director
Elizabeth A. Murphy, MD, FACP 
Hometown: Assonet, MA
Undergrad: College of the Holy Cross
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Massachusetts Internal Medicine
Chief Residency: University of Massachusetts Internal Medicine
Dr. Murphy is a lifelong Massachusetts resident. She graduated from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA and from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her residency and Chief Residency at UMass, where she developed her interest in and love for teaching. In 1999, she joined the Division of General Internal Medicine, where she continues to practice and precept in the Benedict Adult Primary Care Clinic. She enjoys the variety of medical issues she sees each day and treasures the long-term relationships she has developed with her patients and her amazing General Internal Medicine colleagues.
Dr. Murphy has been involved in ambulatory education and resident mentoring since finishing her residency. She completed the inaugural UMass Quality Scholars Faculty Development program in 2009 and developed a robust QI curriculum and training program for our IM residents. In 2014, she became Associate Program Director for Ambulatory Training in the IM residency program and implemented the 4+1 scheduling/residency learning community structure we have today. In 2019, she achieved her career dream when she was asked to create and lead a new Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency at UMass!
Dr. Murphy is an avid sports and musical theater fan. She treasures time with her husband and two sons, traveling, and relaxing on Lake Winnisquam, NH with family and friends.
Primary Care Core Faculty
Nancy Skehan, MD, FACP
Hometown: South Hadley, MA
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School
Chief Residency: UMass Chan Medical School
Nancy is a primary care internist and proud graduate of both the UMass Chan Medical School and the UMass Internal Medicine residency program, where she stayed on to serve as a Chief Resident. Nancy completed her undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University with majors in Biology and French. In 2011, she joined the Division of General Internal Medicine and 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. Nancy is also core faculty at the Duke University Teaching and Leading in Evidence-Based Practice Workshop as well as the UMass Teaching of Tomorrow workshop. When not at work, Nancy can be found playing roller derby, running after her three girls, traveling with her husband, or reading a good book!
Elizabeth Ferzacca, MD
Hometown: Beverly, MA
Undergrad: Barnard College
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Residency: Yale Primary Care/HIV Training Track
Elizabeth Ferzacca, MD graduated from UMass Chan Medical School and trained within the Yale Primary Care/HIV Residency Program. She practices primary and HIV care, and enjoys her curriculum development and teaching roles within the UMass Chan Primary Care Residency and medical school. Her academic passions include person-centered interviewing, HIV primary care, and pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis. During her free time she enjoys playing music with her husband, exploring Worcester, and spending time with family and friends.
Laura Hallett, MD, MEd
Hometown: Needham, MA
Undergrad: Harvard University
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Fellowship: Boston University School of Medicine
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 directs the IM Categorical Program’s new Medical Education Track. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and spending time outdoors, playing tennis, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Jeevarathna Subramanian, MD
Hometown: Tamil Nadu, India
Medical School: Coimbatore Medical College
Residency: Michigan State University
Dr. Subramanian earned her MBBS at Coimbatore Medical College in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Michigan State University Medical School. After she completed her training, she was an internist at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and held an academic appointment at Michigan State University Medical School, where she served as associate program director of the Internal Medical Residency Program and director of the Resident Continuity Ambulatory Clinic. She joined as a faculty and physician at UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Health in 2017.
