Adjunct Assistant Professor

TAN Clive

Dr Clive Tan is a Public Health physician with close to two decades of clinical and leadership experience in the healthcare sector. Holding the position of Senior Consultant (Population Health) with the National Healthcare Group’s flagship Tan Tock Seng Hospital, he supports its population health efforts for the 1.5 million residents in the Central-North region of Singapore. His work covers integrated care, behavioral health change, self-care, healthcare quality and digitalization – with a strong emphasis on place-based care, relationship-based care and health equity. He is also currently the Director for Home Team Medical Services Division at the Ministry of Home Affairs, providing medical policy and services for Home Team Departments such as the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore Prison Service, etc. 

His work experience includes senior managerial roles, business development roles, education and evaluation, and policy and planning roles in the World Health Organisation, Singapore Ministry of Health, Singapore’s National Healthcare Group and the Singapore Armed Forces. He had a series of leadership roles within the Singapore Armed Forces and completed his military career as Group Head of the Force Health Group in the SAF, where he provided enterprise-level leadership in the areas of public health, biodefence & force health protection, health policy and medical informatics. He had advised and consulted for WHO in the areas of quality and patient safety, hospital management, digital health and integrated health service delivery.

He read Medicine in the National University of Singapore on a SAF Medical Scholarship, and attained his Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, with dual certificates in Gerontology and Humanitarian Assistance. He has a special interest in health systems, integrated care, population health, digital health, health services development and health promotion, and teaches for the school in areas of public health, healthcare quality, digital health and healthcare management.

He is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and the Duke-NUS Medical School’s Centre of Regulatory Excellence. Dr Clive Tan writes regularly for medical publications and has published widely in international journals. He is married with three children. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Institute, representing the Equity Initiative Programme, which works in South-East Asia to reduce health inequities.

Website:https://sg.linkedin.com/in/clivetan

Affiliation

  • Senior Consultant (Public Health) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group
  • Director, Home Team Medical Services Division, Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Joint Faculty, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
  • Faculty, National Preventive Medicine Residency Programme, NUHS
  • Vice President, Society of Behavioural Health, Singapore
  • Honorary Secretary, Digital Health Society of South-East Asia
  • Founding member and EXCO, Precision Public Health Asia Society
  • Adjunct Faculty, Centre of Regulatory Excellence, Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Institute, representing the South-East Asia programme for Health Equity, The Equity Initiative

Research Areas

  • Healthcare Management and Policy
  • Health Systems and Service Planning
  • Population Health, Integrated Care and People-centred Health Services
  • Health Informatics
  • Digital Health
  • Tobacco Control
  • Health Behavioural Change
  • Health Promotion

Teaching Areas

  • Healthcare Services and Management
  • Health Systems and Policies
  • Population Health
  • Health Behavioural Change

Academic/Professional Qualifications

  • MBBS, National University of Singapore
  • MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Certificate in Gerontology, Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health
  • Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance, Johns Hopkins Center for Refugee and Disaster Response
  • Certificate in Health Informatics, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the American Medical Informatics Association
  • FAMS, Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Awards/Honours

  • SAF Medicine Scholarship
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – Capstone Award for Outstanding Achievement 2009
  • Singapore Armed Forces – Overseas Service Medal (Sumatra Earthquake)
  • Ministry of Health – PS(Health) Commendation Award (AHMM 2010)
  • Ministry of Defence – Digital Excellence Award (People Category)
  • Ministry of Defence – Defence Technology Prize (Team Award)
  • Prime Minister’s Office – The Public Administrative Medal (Bronze) (COVID-19)

Career History

  • Medical House Officer (2005-06)
  • Officer Commanding, Medical Response Force (2007-08)
  • Medical Officer (Community Care), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (2009)
  • Medical Officer (Infectious Disease), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (2010)
  • Medical Officer (Primary Care), Ministry of Health Singapore (2010)
  • Head Medical Doctrine, Army Medical Services, SAF (2011-12)
  • Division Medical Officer, HQ 3rd Division, SAF (2011-12)
  • Deputy Commander, Military Medicine Institute (2012-13)
  • Medical Registrar, Office of Clinical Governance, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (2014)
  • Associate Consultant (Hospital Services), Ministry of Health Singapore (2014)
  • Technical Officer (Hospital and Clinical Services), WHO Office of the Western Pacific Region (2015-16)
  • Head, Health Policy, Military Medicine Institute (2016-2019)
  • Head, Medical Informatics Office, Military Medicine Institute (2016-2019)
  • Visiting Consultant (Public Health), Ministry of Health Singapore (2017-18)
  • Group Head, Force Health Group, HQ Medical Corps, SAF (2020)
  • Director, Integrated Care, National Healthcare Group (2021- )

Administrative Leadership

  • Organizing Committee Chairperson for 51st Singapore – Malaysia Congress of Medicine and 12th Public Health and Occupational Medicine Conference
  • College of Public Health and Occupational Physicians, Academy of Medicine Singapore – Honorary Treasurer (2017) and Honorary Secretary (2018)
  • National Day Parade 2008 – Deputy Head of Contingency Planning (Medical)
  • ASEAN Health Minister Meeting (AHMM) 2010 – Technical Sub-Committee (Medical)
  • SAFRA Singapore Bay Run / Army Half Marathon 2011 – Deputy Chairman (Medical Services), Organizing Committee
  • SAFRA Singapore Bay Run / Army Half Marathon 2017 – Medical Advisor, Organizing Committee
  • Secretariat for Singapore Medical Council Complaints Committee (2013)
  • Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Subcommittee for TTSH JCI Audit (5th Ed) (2014)
  • Scientific Committee for Conference: Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange 2017
  • Member of the Organizing Committee for the 13th Public Health and Occupational Medicine Conference, Singapore (2018)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee for HIMSS Asia-Pacific Conference and Exhibition’s International Military Health IT Conference (2018)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee for Precision Public Health Asia 2021 Conference
  • Member of the Organizing Committee for the 15th Public Health and Occupational Medicine Conference, Singapore (2021)
  • Scientific Committee for Duke-NUS Centre of Regulatory Excellence’s Annual Conference (October 2022)
  • Chair of the Organizing Committee for Precision Public Health Asia 2023 Conference (12-14 July 2023, Singapore)
  • Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee for the 3rd Singapore International Public Health Conference (19-20 October 2023, Singapore)
  • Chair of Organising Committee, APAC HIV Roundtable, organized by the Society of Behavioural Health Singapore (2 March 2024)
  • Scientific Committee, International Conference on Integrated Care (ICIC24), 22-24 April 2024 in Belfast, Northen Ireland

Professional/Consulting Activities

  • WHO Temporary Advisor: Policy Roundtable on People Centred Integrated Health Services, 26-27 September 2016, held in Singapore
  • WHO Temporary Advisor: 4th Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Management Course, 21 -25 March 2017, held in Saitama, Japan
  • WHO Temporary Advisor: Meeting on Strengthening Quality in Health Care to Leave No One Behind, 24-25 August 2017, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • WHO Temporary Advisor: 5th Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Management Course, 12 -16 March 2018, held in Saitama, Japan
  • WHO Temporary Advisor: Consultation on Hospital Planning and Management in the Pacific, 20-22 June 2018, held in Nadi, Fiji
  • WHO Consultant: Hospital Management Training Workshop for the Federated States of Micronesia, 18 to 22 March 2019, held in Pohnpei, Micronesia
  • Sports Singapore – Sports Safety Advisory Committee (Member) 2014 to 2019
  • SAF Institutional Feeding Advisory Panel – Committee Member 2017 to 2019
  • Provided technical and operational support and led a Medical Intel team as part of national efforts to combat COVID-19 as a Joint Task Force comprising of military personnel, police officers, government officials and civilians comprising an interagency working group, deployed for four months from April to August 2020
  • Project Lead for “White Paper on Responsible Sharing of Data in Health and Healthcare” – a collaboration between NUS SSHSPH and Precision Public Health Asia (2022)
  • WHO Temporary Advisor: Experts Consultation on Using Digital Health as an Enabler and Changer for Health, 3-4 August 2023, held in Manila, Philippines
  • WHO Temporary Advisor: Primary Health Care Regional Framework Implementation Workshop 26-28 September 2023, held in Manila, Philippines
  • Country representative for Workshop on UHC Partnership and Primary Health Care, 22 October 2023, held in Astana, Kazakhstan
  • WHO Temporary Advisor: Member States Consultation on the Regional Action Framework on Digital Health in the Western Pacific, 18-19 April 2024, held in Manila, Philippines
  • Programme Advisor and Session Moderator for MOH-CoRE Roundtable on AI Governance in the Healthcare Sector, 4 April 2024, jointly organized by Ministry of Health and Duke-NUS Centre for Regulatory Excellence, held in Singapore
  • Organising Committee for Policy Roundtable on Vaping in Singapore, 5 April 2024, jointly organized by NUS SSHSPH and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, held in Singapore
  • Chair of Scientific Committee for the Policy and Practice Roundtable on Breast Health and Lung Health (1 Oct 2024)
  • Co-Chair of Scientific Committee for Society of Behavioural Health Singapore’s Annual Scientific Meeting (26 October 2024)

Selected Publications

  • Teoh J, Wahab MT, Tan JTC, Wang LK, Clive Tan. Evaluation of a health screening protocol for recovered COVID-19 patients before “return-to-play” and strenuous physical activity. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022;51(3):183-185. doi:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021456
  • Clive Tan, Eugene Fidelis Soh. Engineering the transition to people-centred care-Singapore’s ongoing journey. International Journal of Integrated Care. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC22042
  • Joshua TC Tan, Clive Tan, Jeremy Teoh, Wahab MT, Guan Zhong Tan, Reon Yew Zhou Chin, Anne Lee, Adeliza Mutalib. Adverse reactions and safety profile of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines among Asian military personnel. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Nov;50(11). https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021345
  • Chong SJ, Dorajoo SR, Ang SB, Tan IB, Tan C, Foong KP, Choo JS, Hsu LY, Yeo W, Bhasker E, Goh CS, Ismadi S, Neo CY, Wong MTK. Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in non-purpose-built dormitories. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Aug;50(8):649-651. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202114. PMID: 34472562.
  • Pung R, Lin B, Maurer-Stroh S, Sirota FL, Mak TM, Octavia S, Pang J, Tan IB, Tan C, Ong BC, Cook AR; Singapore COVID-19 Outbreak Research Team, Lee VJ. Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 transmission and outbreak control measures in densely populated settings. Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 27;11(1):15297. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94463-3. PMID: 34315928; PMCID: PMC8316572.
  • Ang IYH, Tan KXQ, Tan C, Tan CH, Kwek JW, Tay J, Toh SES. Impact of a personalized mHealth program for type 2 diabetes mellitus during the COVID-19 pandemic: single-group pre-post retrospective analysis. JMIR Diabetes. 2021 Jul 9;6(3):e25820. doi: 10.2196/25820. PMID: 34111018; PMCID: PMC8274679.
  • Tan IB, Tan C, Hsu LY, Dan YY, Aw A, Cook AR, Lee VJ. Prevalence and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Migrant Workers in Singapore. JAMA. 2021 Feb 9;325(6):584-585. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.24071. PMID: 33560312.
  • Clive Tan, Lin L, Lim M, et al Tobacco use patterns and attitudes in Singapore young male adults serving military national service: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020;10:doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039367
  • Tan N-G, Yang LW-Y, Tan MZ-W, Chng J, Tan MH-T, Tan C. Virtual care to increase military medical centre capacity in the primary health care setting: A prospective self-controlled pilot study of symptoms collection and telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. October 2020. doi:1177/1357633X20959579
  • Lee JK, Lin L, Lim MJR, Van der Eijk, Chia KS, Clive Tan. National tobacco control policies from the perspectives of Singapore young male adults. J Psychoactive Drugs 2020;52:5–12.doi:10.1080/02791072.2019.1706792
  • Sports Safety Committee Report 2019 – published by Sports Singapore. Available at https://www.sportsingapore.gov.sg/sports-education/sports-safety
  • Clive Tan and Aaron Maniam. Embracing complexity in healthcare. ETHOS Issue 14, Feb 2016. Available https://www.cscollege.gov.sg/Knowledge/Ethos/Ethos%202016/Pages/Embracing%20Complexity%20in%20Healthcare.aspx
  • Jeremy Lim and Clive Tan. Strategic Orientations in Singapore Healthcare.  ETHOS Issue 9, Jun 2011.  Available at http://www.cscollege.gov.sg/Knowledge/Ethos/Issue%209%20Jun%202011/Pages/Strategic-Orientations-in-Singapore-Healthcare.aspx
  • Ho ZJ, Vithia G, Ng CG, Maurer-Stroh S, Tan CM, Loh J, Lin TP, Lee JM. Emergence of norovirus GI.2 outbreaks in military camps in Singapore. Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;31:23-30.
  • CM Tan, IW Tan, WL Kok, MC Lee, VJ Lee. Medical planning for mass-participation running events: a 3-year review of a half-marathon in Singapore. BMC Public Health. 2014; 14:1109. Available at http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/1109
  • CM Tan, VJ Lee, GH Chang, HX Ang, B Seet. Medical Response to the 2009 Sumatra Earthquake – Health Needs in the Post-disaster Period.  Singapore Med J. 2012;52(2):99-103.  Available at http://smj.sma.org.sg/5302/5302a5.pdf
  • CM Tan, DJ Barnett, AJ Stolz, JM Links. Radiological Incident Preparedness: Planning at the Local Level.  Disaster Med Public Health Prep.  2011;5:S151-158

Selected Reports

  • Event Report: Policy Roundtable on Vaping (held on 4 April 2024). Jointly published by Tan Tock Seng Hospital and NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. Available on request.
  • Centre for Healthcare Innovation – Leadership Report 2023: Health is Social. Published by Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s Centre for Healthcare Innovation Available at: https://www.chi.sg/files/CHI_Leadership_Council_2023_Report_Published.pdf
  • Public Health Asia 2023 Conference – Leadership Forum on Progressing Precision Public Health: Post-Event Report. Jointly published by the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and the Precision Public Health Society. Available at: https://pphasia.com/download/29214/
  • White Paper: Responsible Data Sharing in Health and Healthcare. Jointly published by the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and the Precision Public Health Society. Available at https://sph.nus.edu.sg/2022/05/white-paper-on-responsible-data-sharing-in-health-and-healthcare/

Selected Book, Book Chapters and Monographs

Media Coverage

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