PORT TOWNSEND — Dr. Molly Hong, a family physician at Jefferson Healthcare Medical and Pediatric Group Clinic, 915 Sheridan St., has received the degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The degree was conferred on more than 130 family physicians during a convocation Oct. 2 in conjunction with the American Academy of Family Physicians’ annual meeting in Denver.
The national medical association, known as the AAFP, represents nearly 120,900 family physicians, residents and medical students.
It is the only medical specialty society devoted solely to primary care.
Established in 1971, the degree recognizes family physicians who have distinguished themselves through service to family medicine and ongoing professional development, said Kate Burke, marketing manager for Jefferson Healthcare.
Criteria consist of a minimum of six years of membership in the organization, extensive continuing medical education, participation in public service programs outside medical practice, conducting original research and serving as a teacher in family medicine.
Hong received her undergrad degree and medical degree from Brown University and its medical school. She completed her residency at Oregon Health Sciences University and her rural health fellowship at Tacoma Family Medicine.
She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
She grew up in Ontario, Canada, and New Jersey before spending eight years in school in Rhode Island. Family medicine training brought her out to the West Coast.
She has worked as a traveling doctor in Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Alaska as well as a volunteer doctor in Thailand.
She joined Jefferson Healthcare Primary Care in October of 2007.
The American Academy of Family Physicians, founded in 1947, represents nearly 120,900 physicians and medical students nationwide. For more information, see www.aafp.org.
For more about Jefferson Healthcare, see www.jeffersonhealthcare.org.
