Tan Jit Seng MBBS, MD

Dr. Tan Jit Seng graduated in 2002, from the National University of Singapore and immediately in his first year of practice encountered SARS as a House Officer in a public hospital. He went on for a year of training in managing neurosurgical patients as a medical officer at National Neuroscience Institution, TTSH Campus, both in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units and general wards. Thereafter, Dr. Tan served out his National Service at Tengah Airbase Medical Center, where he was awarded RSAF Best Safety award and AFMS Best Safety award. Dr. Tan resumed his public sector service as a Medical Officer in TTSH Emergency service, TTSH Otorhinolaryngology service, AH Surgical service, and finally Yishun Polyclinic. After the stint in the polyclinic, Dr. Tan joined a 2-doctor private general practice in Marsiling, learning a wide range of skills under a very senior general practitioner. Following the private clinic practice, Dr. Tan worked as a full-time locum to gain experience in general practice in big corporate groups.

In 2009, Dr. Tan joined Ren Ci Home Care as a home care doctor. In Ren Ci, Dr. Tan picked up the skills and medical knowledge of seeing home care patients and running the service. He was also tasked to run the Ren Ci Nursing home as well during the one-year association with Ren Ci. However, the Ren Ci Home Care program was terminated after the restructuring of Ren Ci. Dr. Tan then set up CODE 4 Private Limited in January 2010 with two other doctors and continues to see subsidized and private home care patients. In that period of 3 and a half years, Dr. Tan also supported Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, seeing her nursing home patients and running her charity clinic for 18 months. Dr. Tan was invited to help out with the new transitional care service in KTPH in March 2012 and is still actively practicing there presently. In May 2013, Dr. Tan also took up the challenge to support charity home medical services under Lotus Eldercare for THK Ensuite Home Care until May 2015.