Clin Asst Prof Peh Tan Ying

Dr Peh Tan Ying is a Senior Consultant in the NCCS Division of Supportive and Palliative Care and Clinical Director at Assisi Hospice. She obtained her medical degree from Monash University, Australia, followed by Advanced Specialist Training in Palliative Medicine in Singapore.

Dr Peh has a keen interest in the education and training of healthcare professionals and is dedicated to improving the quality of palliative care by upskilling clinicians through a variety of educational initiatives. As the Chair of the Singapore Hospice Council Healthcare Professionals Committee and Education Director of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre (SDSPCC), she leads both cluster and national efforts to advance palliative care education.

Additionally, Dr Peh contributes to the future of palliative medicine through her involvement with the Palliative Medicine Integrated Programme Residency Advisory Committee (RAC) and the Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST) Examination Committee, Ministry of Health. Her work ensures that the next generation of palliative care specialists in Singapore is rigorously trained to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care at the highest standards.

• SMU-SingHealth Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management and Leadership 
• Master in Health Professions Education - Singapore (Maastricht University)
• Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) 
• MBBS (Australia)

• Chair, Singapore Hospice Council Healthcare Professionals Committee 
• Member, Residency Advisory Committee for Palliative Medicine, Joint Committee on Specialist Training, Ministry of Health 
• Member, Exam Committee, Joint Committee on Specialist Training, Ministry of Health 
• Director of Education, SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre (SDSPCC)

• AMEI Golden Apple Programme Excellence Award 
• SingHealth Quality Service Silver Award 
• SingHealth Talent Development Fund (Education) Award - Master of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University 
• SingHealth Talent Development Fund (Education) Award – 12th APMEC and Pre-Conference Programmes

• Challenges faced by Community Palliative Care Services During the COVID-19 Pandem-ic—Experiences from a Hospice Ong EK, Soh GTL, Peh TY, Lo TJ, Yee ACP Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2020; 49(8): 588-593. 
• The role of palliative medicine in ICU bed allocation in COVID-19: a joint position state-ment of the Singapore Hospice Council and the Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians Krishna LKR, Neo HY, Chia EWY, Tay KT, Chan N, Neo PSH, Goh C, Peh TY, Chiam M, Low JAYH Asian Bioethics Review 2020;12:205-211 
• Improving Quality of Palliative Care Through Implementation of National Guidelines for Palliative Care Lo TJ, Neo PSH, Peh TY, Akhileswaran R, Chen WT, Lee A Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2019 Nov;22(11):1439-1444 
• Mentoring Relationships Between Senior Physicians and Junior Doctors And/Or Medical Students: A Thematic Review Sng JH, Pei Y, Toh YP, Peh TY, Neo SHS, Krishna LKR (Corresponding Author: Peh TY) Medical Teacher. 2017 Aug;39(8):866-875 
• Do Doctors Gain More from a Longer Palliative Medicine Posting? Peh TY, Yang GM, Krishna LK, and Yee AC Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2017 Feb;20(2):141-146 
• Pain Management at the End of Life Peh TY The Singapore Family Physician. July-Sep 2016;42(3):31-41 
• A Palliative Care Model for the Elucidation of Intention within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MEI). Asian Bioethics Review Peh TY, Krishna LK, Yee AC Asian Bioethics Review. Dec 2015;7(4):359-370 
• Improvements in End-of-Life Care with a Protocol-based Pathway for Cancer Patients Dy-ing in a Singapore Hospital Neo PSH, Poon MC, Peh TY, Ong SYK, Koo WH, Santoso U, Goh CR, Yee ACP Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2012;41:483-93