Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd

Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd is Professor, Department of Family Medicine of Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston and Director of the Master Teacher Fellowship at the Tufts University Family Medicine Residency at Cambridge Health Alliance. Doctor Shaughnessy received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and his Masters in Medical Education from the University of Dundee. He has completed a faculty development fellowship and the Department of Health and Human Services Primary Care Health Policy Fellowship. He has edited several books and published over 150 papers in the areas of continuing medical education, evidence-based medicine, pharmacology, family medicine education, prescription writing, and medical information management that have been published in journals such as the Annals of Family Medicine, JAMA, British Medical Journal, and American Family Physician. He is the series editor for the American Family Physician’s STEPS series of new drug reviews, Senior Editor of Essential Evidence Plus, a Consulting Editor for Dynamed, and a freelance writer for British Medical Journal.