As the Vice Dean for Academic, Rural and Regional Affairs at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM), Suzanne Allen works broadly across academic and regional affairs to enhance the excellence of medical education for the UWSOM and the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) region.  WWAMI start in 1971 and is accredited through the University of Washington School of Medicine to provide publicly supported medical education for citizens of the partnering states. WWAMI medical students complete the classroom phase of the curriculum in their home state and their required and elective clinical rotations at locations across the five-state region. Dr. Allen is committed to medical education and rural healthcare.

In addition to serving as the Vice Dean for Academic, Rural and Regional Affairs, Dr. Allen holds a Clinical Professor faculty position within the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr, Allen is an attending physician at Full Circle Health Family Medicine Residency, Boise and an active physician in the Department of Family Medicine at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and St. Luke's Medical Center located in Boise, Idaho.