Background
Tan, Benedict was born on November 21, 1967 in Singapore. Son of Yew Kier Tan and Nancy Wee.
Tan, Benedict was born on November 21, 1967 in Singapore. Son of Yew Kier Tan and Nancy Wee.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University Singapore, 1991. M in Sports Medicine, University Canberra, 1997.
Intern Ministry Health, Singapore, 1991—1992. Medical officer department general surgery Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 1992. Medical officer Family Health Service, Ministry of Health, 1992—1993.
Medical officer diving physiology Naval Medicine and Research Center, 1993—1995. Medical officer department orthopedic Toa Payoh Hospital, 1995. Medical officer Singapore National Eye Center, 1995.
Deputy director Sports Medicine and Research Center, Singapore Sports Council, 1996—2003, head sports science, 1998—2003. Visiting sports physician Kinesis Sports Clinic, 2002—2003. Visiting consultant sports physician Sports Medicine and Research Center, since 2004.
Sports patron Singapore Sports Council for Disabled, since 1996. Member governor's board for champions of NKF award National Kidney Foundation, Singapore, since 1998. Chairman Athlete's Commission Singapore National Olympic Council, since 2003, member executive committee, since 2003.
Member training and development committee International Sailing Federation, Southampton, Hampshire, England, 1998—2000, member medical commission, since 2000. Team physician Singapore Contingent to Asian Games, Bangkok, 1998, Singapore Contingent to Southeast Asia Games, Brunei, 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2002—2004. Member sports and social integration subcommittee Society for Physically Disabled, Singapore, 1999—2000.
MNA medical officer Singapore Sailing Federation, since 1999. EASI subcommittee Committee on Sporting Singapore, MCDS, 2000—2001, steering committee, 2000—2001. Pro-tem committee MCDS Sports School, Singapore, 2001—2003.
Member medical advisory board Human machine interface Balestier Hospital, Singapore, 2001—2002. Research ethics committee Singapore Sports Council, 2001—2003. Member advisory committee sports and adventure National Youth Council Singapore, since 2002.
President Singapore Association for the Study of Obesity, since 2004, council member, since 2004. Captain, 1993-1995, Singapore.
Member of Singapore Medical Association, Sports Medicine Association Singapore (1st vice president since 2002).
Married Alison Lim.