Kok Tan

Education Qualifications MBBS, MMed (O&G), FRCOG (London), FAMS

Professor Tan Kok Hian obtained his MBBS & MMed from the National University of Singapore (NUS); and MRCOG and later FRCOG from Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. He is trained in Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatal Audit & Epidemiology under the Ministry of Health’s Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) scheme in University of Liverpool, UK Cochrane Centre, University of Birmingham & West Midlands Regional Perinatal Audit. He obtained his executive MBA from Singapore Management University and attended Program for Chairs of Clinical Services (PCCS) Harvard University. He is currently the Head and Senior Consultant of Perinatal Audit and Epidemiology at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH).

Professor Tan is the Group Director and Senior Associate Dean, SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (IPSQ) since 2017. He is also KKH Campus Director of Patient Safety & Quality; and was Chairman of KKH Joint Commission International Core Committee from 2004 till 2016 for 4 cycles of accreditation. He is appointed inaugural Chair of National Quality Council (NQC) in June 2017, which serves as the national advisory panel to MOH on healthcare quality priorities and strategies. Prof Tan is a member of the SHINe Council and is a sponsor to 5 SHINe workstreams. He is also Senior Adviser to SingHeath Duke-NUS Patient Safety Standing Committee and is a member of the expert committee of Patient Safety in World Health Organisation.

Professor Tan is previously the Group Director of Academic Medicine at SingHealth, and Senior Associate Dean of Academic Medicine in Duke−NUS Medical School from 2013 till 2019. Professor Tan takes charge of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Joint Office of Academic Medicine (JOAM) which serves to catalyze and enable the implementation of Academic Medicine across SingHealth & Duke-NUS. His role is to facilitate the establishment, growth, and interactions between SingHealth Duke-NUS Joint Institutes (e.g. AMRI & AM•EI) and Academic Clinical Programs (Academic Departments) to be a leading global AMC. Prof Tan is also adjunct professor teaching in NUS YLL School of Medicine and NTU LKC School of Medicine.

Professor Tan is involved as Principal Investigator in research studies involving pregnancy cohorts and biomarkers in pregnancy, in collaboration with Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology And Research Institute of Medical Biology (A STAR IMB) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore. He has several patent applications and issued patents. He is the Lead for RIE2020 NMRC Collaborative CG – Integrated Platform for Research in Advancing Metabolic Health Outcomes of Women and Children (IPRAMHO) which builds core research capability & capacity in KKH, SHP & NHGP; and enhance collaborative & transdisciplinary research productivity in metabolic health for women and children in Singapore.

Professor Tan has received several awards for his academic & clinical work and contributions. These included: the Inaugural National Medical Excellence Team Award 2008, World Health Organisation - UAE Health Foundation Prize 2009 as Integrated Perinatal Care Project Team Leader, the Inaugural National Outstanding Clinical Quality Activist Award 2010, SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress Best Oral Paper for Translational Research 2012, the n International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dato’ Dr M. Kanagalingam Award – Best Oral Presentation First Prize 2013, the 23rd Benjamin Henry Sheares Memorial Lectureship Gold Medal Award 2013 & SingHealth Publish! Award 2015.

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Chairman,Congress Trust Fund (Registered Education Charity) of OGSS (2017-Present)
• Honorary Treasurer, Society for Clinical Research And Translation of Extracellular Vesicles, Singapore (SOCRATES) (2013-Present)
• Chief Editor, Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Singapore (OGSS) (2006-Present)
• Specialty Editor, Singapore Medical Journal, Singapore Medical Association (SMJ) (2002-Present)
• Board Member of Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Research, Asia Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AOFOG) Editorial Advisory. (2000-Present)
• President ,Perinatal Society of Singapore (2017-2018)
• International Advisory Panel Member on Maternal & Perinatal Health and Obstetrics, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) (2001-2007)
• Council Member, Federation of Asia-Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS) (2003-2005)
• President, Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Singapore (OGSS) (2000-2003)

Awards

• Benjamin Henry Sheares Professor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (2019)
• Learning Enhancement and Progress (LEAP) Mentor Award – Merit, Singapore (2017)
• SingHealth Residency (RiSE) Faculty Appreciation Award - APD Transitional Year , Singapore (2016)
• Duke Medicine CIO Coin of Excellence, USA (2015)
• Asia Hospital Management Excellence Award 2015 – Winner Patient Safety category, Philippines (2015)
• SingHealth Publish! Award (Medical Research), Singapore (2015)
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award - Gold Award, Singapore (2014)
• National Day Awards: Long Service Medal Award - Pingkat Bakti Setia, Singpore (2014)
• Talent Development Fund (Education) Award, Singapore (2013)
• Outstanding Faculty for Advocacy Award (O&G), DUKE-NUS Singapore (2013)
• 10 Years Long Service Award (Specialty Editor for SMJ) Singapore Medical Association, Singapore (2013)

Leadership Positions / Roles in Education

• NUS Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS) MMed (O&G) Committee (2013-Present)
• SingHealth Education Council Member (2012-Present)
• Member of Standard Setting Committee for Obstetrics & Gynaecology Postgraduate Medical Examination MOH & ABMS-S (2016 & 2017)
• Ministry of Health (MOH) Singapore O&G Residency Advisory Committee (RAC) Member (2010-2013, renewed 2014-2017)
• Physician Faculty SingHealth OBGYN Residency (2011-2017)
• SingHealth Residency Faculty Development Standing Committee Member, Singhealth GME (Oct 2010 to 2013)
• Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (GMS) Joint Clinical Curriculum Review Committee (2012)
• Ministry of Health (MOH) Obstetrics and Gynaecology Workgroup for Joint Examinations with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member (2011)
• Ministry of Health (MOH) Singapore O&G Specialist Training Committee (STC) Member (2004-2011)