Debra A. Shute is an award-winning healthcare journalist with expertise in physician-patient relationships and patient-centered care. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Salem State University in Massachusetts, and went on to contribute work to many well-known healthcare trade publications, including the member newsletter of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Debra has also spoken at professional meetings held by The Cleveland Clinic, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the Society for Participatory Medicine.