Craig Goodmurphy, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and anatomy, received and Award for Achievement in Teaching the Basic Sciences.

 

Others Say:

 

“Aside from being a talented anatomist and scholar — a feat in and of itself noteworthy — Dr. Goodmurphy has proven himself to be both a superbly skilled educator and a voracious advocate for improving the quality of education delivered to the students of EVMS.”

 

It didn’t take long for Craig Goodmurphy, M.D., assistant professor of pathology and anatomy, to make a big impact on the medical school.

 

In just two years, he has “revolutionized” the gross anatomy course that forms much of the fundamental knowledge required of healthcare practitioners. He led the modernization of the anatomy lab to deepen its usefulness to the incoming digital generation, and his teaching methods have proven popular with students, including more than 100 who endorsed his award nomination.

 

One of his EVMS peers said Goodmurphy has been “the absolute essence of leadership in virtually all of the subdivisions of the anatomical disciplines” and his enthusiasm draws in even reticent students. A colleague at the school where Goodmurphy taught before joining EVMS described him as “truly superhuman.”

 

“He is the kind of faculty a department chair hopes to attract. He is brimming with ideas and the capacity to implement them,” wrote Nancy Fishback, M.D., professor and chair of pathology and anatomy.

 

Goodmurphy attributed his success to the collaborative, supportive atmosphere fostered at EVMS and the eager students who come here.

 

“I have the blessing of having a job that I love at a place that I love with people that I love, and I can’t ask for anything more than that,” he said.