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Deborah Irene Allen, M.D.

Otis R. Bowen Professor, Professor of Family Medicine, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, IUPUI

Interests:

Medicine, Public and Environmental Affairs

Education:

• B.S. at Purdue University, 1972
• M.D. at Indiana University, 1976

Background:

• Director, Student-Employee Health Services, IU Medical Center.
• Responsible for the original concept of the Otis R. Bowen Research Center, the country's first endowed research center for family medicine, which focuses on preventive health, rural health, and health-care services research.
• Frequent lecturer, presenter, and author on topics such as women in medicine, stress within the medical profession, and the declining interest in family medicine.
• Has served as a medical missionary in Honduras and Peru and in various community service positions on public health issues such as drunk driving and smoking.

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