Dr Aidan Tan
Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Aidan is a paediatric registrar with a broad range of involvement in clinical, research, academic and governance service. He’s a paediatric registrar and deputy chief resident medical officer at Sydney Children’s Hospital, with interests in infectious disease and general paediatrics. He’s a research affiliate at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre and Sydney Children’s Hospital, with experience in meta-research and open science. He’s an adjunct lecturer at the University of Sydney and conjoint associate lecturer at the University of New South Wales and Western Sydney University, with expertise in evidence-based medicine. Aidan is an experienced board director with a diverse set of expertise across the health, research, education and not-for-profit sectors. He’s a board director of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science.
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. | Board Director
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2023 – cont. | Councillor
Australian Medical Association (NSW)
2023 – cont. | Board Director and Treasurer
Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science
Clinical appointments
2024 – cont. | Deputy Chief Resident Medical Officer
Sydney Children’s Hospital
2023 – cont. | Paediatric Registrar
Sydney Children’s Hospital
Research appointments
2017 – cont. | Research Affiliate
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney
2019 – cont. | Research Affiliate
Pain Research Unit, Department of Pain, Sydney Children’s Hospital
Academic appointments
2023 – cont. | Adjunct 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
2020 – cont. | Conjoint Associate Lecturer
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
2023 | NSW/ACT RACP Trainee Research Award Finalist
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2022 | NSW/ACT RACP Trainee Research Award Finalist
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
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.