Dr Aidan Tan
Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Aidan is a paediatric doctor and medical leader. His wide range of governance experiences have given him a diverse set of director expertise across the health, education and research sectors in Australia,New Zealand and internationally. He cares for children and colleagues as a Paediatric Registrar and Deputy Chief Resident Medical Officer at Sydney Children’s Hospital. He is privileged to serve our community as a Member of the Medical Board of Australia, Board Director of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science, and Member of both the Academic Board and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Board at the University of Sydney. He is passionate about teaching and research as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, and Research Affiliate at Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Infectious disease; General paediatrics; Meta-research; Open science; Evidence-based medicine
Infectious disease; General paediatrics; Meta-research; Open science; Evidence-based medicine
Governance appointments
2024 – cont. | Member
Medical Board of Australia
2024 – cont. | Board Director
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2023 – cont. | Board Director and Treasurer
Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science
2025 | Academic Board Member
University of Sydney
2025 | Faculty of Medicine and Health Board Member
University of Sydney
Clinical appointments
2024 – cont. | Deputy Chief Resident Medical Officer
Sydney Children’s Hospital
2023 – cont. | Paediatric Registrar
Sydney Children’s Hospital
Research appointments
2019 – cont. | Research Affiliate
Pain Research Unit, Department of Pain, Sydney Children’s Hospital
Academic appointments
2023 – cont. | Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
2020 – cont. | Conjoint Associate Lecturer
School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South
Wales
2023, 2024 & 2025 | NSW/ACT RACP Trainee Research Award Finalist
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2024 | Conferred Academic Titleholders Engagement Award - Education
University of New South Wales
Qualitifications
2021 – cont. | Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine and Health)
Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
2020 – 2021 | Master of Medicine (Child and Adolescent Health)
Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
2014 – 2019 | Doctor of Medicine (Distinction), Bachelor of Medical Studies (Distinction)
Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales
In the media
1 | Science. Ready, set, share: Researchers brace for new data-sharing rules; 25 January 2023.
2 | Nature News. Many researchers say they’ll share data — but don’t; 21 June 2022.