Thursday, October 2, 2014

USA College of Medicine Alum Presents Grand Rounds

Dr. Monica Williams-Murphy, an award-winning writer and board-certified emergency physician at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Ala., gave a presentation during the Internal Medicine Department Grand Rounds on Sept. 4, 2014.

The presentation was titled “American Beliefs about the End of Life and the Importance of Advanced Care Planning.”

Dr. Williams-Murphy is a passionate author, blogger and public speaker whose focus is empowering patients and families in critical and end-of-life decision-making. Her book, "It's OK to Die™" and companion website are tools devoted to transforming the end of life into a time of peace, closure and healing.

She also serves as a medical expert and writer for ThirdAge.com, the leading online Baby Boomer lifestyle site; and is guest faculty for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Medicine where she lectures on ethics and end-of-life decision-making.

Dr. Williams-Murphy earned her medical degree at USA and completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.

Support for Dr. Williams-Murphy’s presentation and visit was provided by the Dr. Richard Goldhamer Endowment.

For more information about Dr. Williams-Murphy, click here.