Allison Murphy, MD
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Dr. Murphy is the Medical Director of the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, a 12-bed level 3 Community NICU. A 20-year Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor, Dr. Murphy uses immersive simulation-based mock codes to train staff and has a constant focus on quality improvement and partnering with the community.

Awards

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• California Association of Neonatologists, 2006
• American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002
• American Board of Pediatrics, 2001
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1997

Education & Training

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• Fellowship Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Stanford University 2006
• Residency Pediatrics Stanford University 1998
• MD University of California 1998
• BS Chemistry Yale University 1991

Interests

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• Simulation-Based Training
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Neonatology

Publications (8)

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Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationCardiopulmonary ResuscitationFetal MonitoringNursing Evaluation ResearchComputer-Assisted InstructionEquipment and Supplies, HospitalEducational TechnologyManikinsObstetricsEmergency NursingIntensive Care, NeonatalNurse CliniciansCritical CareTeachingNeonatology

• Simulating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation emergencies to improve human performance. Part I: methodologic and technologic innovations.
  Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2006 Anderson JM, Boyle KB, Murphy AA, Yaeger KA, LeFlore J, Halamek LP
• Simulating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation emergencies to improve human performance. Part II: assessment of technical and behavioral skills.
  Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2006 Anderson JM, Murphy AA, Boyle KB, Yaeger KA, Halamek LP
• Comparing the utility of a standard pediatric resuscitation cart with a pediatric resuscitation cart based on the Broselow tape: a randomized, controlled, crossover trial involving simulated resuscitation scenarios.
  Pediatrics 2005 Agarwal S, Swanson S, Murphy A, Yaeger K, Sharek P, Halamek LP
• Educational Perspectives: Simulation-based Training in Neonatal Resuscitation
  NeoReviews 2005
• High-fidelity simulation-based training in neonatal nursing.
  Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 2004 Yaeger KA, Halamek LP, Coyle M, Murphy A, Anderson J, Boyle K, Braccia K, McAuley J, Sandre GD, Smith B
• A Newborn Who Has Previously Undiagnosed Hydrops Fetalis
  NeoReviews 2004 Murphy AA, Anderson JM
• Training and competency assessment in electronic fetal monitoring: a national survey.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2003 Murphy AA, Halamek LP, Lyell DJ, Druzin ML
• Evaluation of a novel electronic fetal monitor simulator.
  Studies in health technology and informatics 2003 Murphy AA, Halamek LP, Lyell DJ, Druzin ML