Tan, Amy
Amy Tan, MD, MSc, CCFP(PC), FCFP University of Calgary |
Amy Tan, MD MSc CCFP(PC) FCFP, is an Associate Professor and academic family physician and hospice physician in the Department of Family Medicine at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary who is on a mission to empower members of the public, patients, families, medical learners, family physicians, physicians of other disciplines, and interdisciplinary team members to engage in quality advance care planning conversations to better achieve care that meets the individual’s goals through research, education and advocacy work. She completed a Master of Science in Palliative Medicine degree from Cardiff University in the UK after completing a thesis study on family physicians’ experiences with end-of-life decision-making with surrogates of dying patients. Her research interests focus on empowering quality advance care planning in family medicine, supporting community-based primary palliative care, and effective teaching of shared decision-making with patients and families for medical learners at all stages of training. She has held various leadership roles in medical education at both the University of Alberta, and now the University of Calgary’s medical schools. Dr. Tan was named as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” Class of 2017 by Calgary’s Avenue Magazine in October, 2017 for her work in advance care planning and community-based palliative care. She includes copious coffee drinking, reading, photography and music as her outlets, and is most proud of being able to accompany her young son on the piano for his violin performances.