Modern Eastern meets western medicine with Dr. Emily Wong

Loved this episode so much with a mentor and friend Dr.
Emily Wong from Hong Kong. We talk about her Integrative Medicine
background, Acupuncture background, and the east meets west
changes in medicine that are happening today!


Dr. Emily Wong received her undergraduate BSc and MD
degrees at the University of Washington (UW). She completed
specialty training in Internal Medicine at UCLA, and was
appointed to the faculty of the UCLA Department of Medicine. Dr.
Wong moved back to the UW School of Medicine in 1995 to join the
Division of General Internal Medicine and Roosevelt Women’s
Health Care Center.


Dr. Wong served as Principal Investigator (PI) on the US
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Center of
Excellence in Women’s Health grant at the UW; this award was
funded by the US federal government to advance the health of
underserved and minority women, and to promote the leadership of
women in academic medicine.


Dr. Wong completed her Executive Masters of Health
Administration degree (EMHA) at the UW, and went on to serve in
multiple administrative leadership roles, including Associate
Chair for Clinical Affairs in the UW Department of Medicine. She
was elected by her peers to serve on the UW Physicians (UWP)
Board of Trustees, and as Chief of Medical Staff at the UW
Medical Center (UWMC).


Dr. Wong remains an Affiliate Associate Professor at the
UW, and is Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Li Ka
Shing Faculty of Medicine at HKU, in the Department of Family
Medicine and Primary Care. She is Fellow of the American College
of Physicians (FACP), and Diplomate of the American Board of
Internal Medicine.


Dr. Wong is a graduate of the Andrew Weil Center for
Integrative Medicine (AWCIM) fellowship at the University of
Arizona and board certified by the American Board of Integrative
Medicine (ABoIM). She completed Integrative Health and Wellness
(IHW) coach training at AWCIM, and is board certified by the
National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). She is
also a certified coach through The Life Coach School. She
currently practices coaching and medical consultation in person
and by videoconference from Hong Kong.