Biography

Iris Tong, MD, is director of Women's Primary Care at the Women's Medicine Collaborative.
An assistant professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Tong received a medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York, and completed her residency in general internal medicine at Alpert Medical School, where she also served as chief resident.
Tong is board certified in internal medicine. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Tong is immediate past chair of the Women's Health Advisory Committee of the Rhode Island State Department of Health. Her clinical and academic interests include medical education, particularly in the field of women's health.
She is director of the Doctoring Course at Alpert Medical School and clinical director of the women's health track in the General Internal Medicine Residency Program at Alpert Medical School/Rhode Island Hospital. Tong is fluent in English, French and Cantonese.

Awards

First Place, Young Investigator's Award Competition, Clinical Science Category, 8th Annual Brown University Research Forum, October 2000.
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, Brown University Medical School, 2000-2001.
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, Brown University Medical School, 2001-2002.
Department of Medicine Attending Teaching Award, Brown University Internal Medicine Residency, 2003-2004.
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, Brown University Medical School, 2004-2005.
Teaching Recognition Award, Brown University Medical School, 2004-2005.
Participant, Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Association of American Medical College, Washington, DC, July 2006.

Affiliations

Faculty Advisor, General Internal Medicine Residency, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2001- present. Serve as mentor and advisor to PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-3 General Internal Medicine residents.
Section Editor, Ferri's Clinical Advisor Instant Diagnosis and Treatment, Elsevier Mosby Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005 -present.
Member, Women's Health Advisory Board, Rhode Island Department of Health, 2006 – present.
Co-Editor, 5-Minute Consult Clinical Companion to Women's Health, Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2007 Edition.
Chair, Women's Health Advisory Board, Rhode Island Department of Health,
November 2007- present
Reviewer, Obstetric Medicine, Royal Society of Medicine Press, Limited, 2008 – present.
Member, Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy Ethics Subcommittee, September 2008 – present.

Teaching Experience

Lecturer, Ambulatory Didactic Conference/Lecture Series, Brown University General Internal Medicine Residency, Rhode Island Hospital, 2001-present.

Lecturer, Noon Conference, Internal Medicine Residency, Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket, RI, 2003-present. Lectures on Women's Health topics for PGY-1, -2, and -3 Internal Medicine residents.

Second-site Preceptor, Brown University Internal Medicine Residency, 2002 - present. Supervising outpatient care provided by PGY-2 and PGY-3 Internal Medicine residents in a private outpatient office setting one afternoon each week.

Attending Physician, Internal Medicine Consult Service, Women and Infants Hospital, 2005-2006. Supervise and direct patient care provided by Brown University Internal Medicine residency housestaff and Obstetric Medicine fellows on the medical consultation service.

Attending Physician, Internal Medicine Ward Service, Pawtucket Memorial Hospital, Brown University Internal Medicine Residency, 2007 - present. Supervise and direct patient care provided by housestaff teams on the medical ward service. Conducting attending rounds, 4 sessions per week.

Clinical Director, Women's Health Track, General Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2006-present. Supervise residents in clinical rotations and scholarly work related to medical education in the field of women's health.

Women's Health and Subspecialty Curriculum Director, General Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2005 – present. Organize curriculum for multiple subspecialty rotations within primary care including women's health, geriatrics, orthopedics, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, and dermatology.