J. Elizabeth Allen, DO, FACEP

J. Elizabeth Allen, DO, FACEP, was born in Canada and moved to Pennsylvania as a teenager. She was the first in her family to go to college and become a physician. She earned her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996. She then went on to complete her residency in Emergency Medicine at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia and has maintained board certification from the American Board of Emergency Medicine. As an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Dr. Allen has been in practice for more than 20 years. She has taught innumerable residents and received eight “Teacher of the Year” awards. Dr. Allen has extensive experience in the areas of patient safety, quality, and peer review. She has been a contributing author to several books including Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine 7th Edition, Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, and Prehospital Emergency Care Secrets.