Associate Dean and Clinical Associate Professor
University of Florida
John M. Allen, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP is an Associate Dean and clinical associate professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. In his current role, Dr. Allen leads the College’s Office of Student Success, Wellness, and Community Engagement, which strives to develop initiatives and programs to ensure success is achieved by all students. Under his leadership, the College is a three-time receipent of the Health Professions HEED Award, which recognizes health science colleges with demonstrable excellence in diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Dr. Allen graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL. He then completed a PGY-1 residency, followed by a PGY-2 Critical Care residency at Tampa General Hospital, in Tampa, FL. Dr. Allen is a dual board-certified pharmacist in critical care, and pharmacotherapy. Dr. Allen’s research and professional areas of interest include exploring facilitators and barriers to medication use among racial and ethnic minorities, antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care unit, and antibiotic dosing in sepsis.
Dr. Allen is an active member of multiple professional organizations including serving as the incoming chair of the AACP Health Disparities and Cultural Competency SIG, founding chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Health Equity PRN, and was recently elected to a three-year term on the executive committe of ACCP as treasurer. Dr. Allen is an elected Fellow of the ACCP and the American College of Critical Care Medicine, respectively.
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