Associate Professor Tan Lai Yong is a medical doctor by training.  In 1996, he and his family relocated to Yunnan, China, where he was involved in community development and training of village health workers.

He joined the College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT) in 2012, was CAPT’s inaugural Director for Outreach and Community Engagement.

Dr Tan was given the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award in the AY 2012/13. As a 3-time recipient of the Residential Colleges Teaching Excellence Award, Dr Tan was given the NUS Residential Colleges Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll.