Dr. Sebastian T. Tong, the associate director of the ITHS WWAMI Region Practice and Research Network (WPRN) has been designated as a 2023 National Academy of Medicine Fellow. In addition to his role at ITHS, Dr. Tong is a family medicine practitioner, addiction medicine specialist, and health services researcher at UW Medicine as well as a primary care provider at Harborview Medical Center.
Dr. Tong’s research is centered around improving the implementation and accessibility of evidence-based practices in primary care, particularly in areas like behavioral health integration, chronic pain, substance-use disorders, and loneliness. The fellowship entails a two-year engagement during which Dr. Tong will collaborate with distinguished U.S. researchers, policy experts, and clinicians. He will also participate in academy initiatives to provide nonpartisan, scientific and evidence-based guidance to national, state, and local policymakers, academic leaders, hospital administrators, and the public.
