Dr Ai Ling Tan, of Auckland, CNZM for services to gynaecology
Dr Ai Ling Tan has contributed significantly to gynaecology, implementing innovative treatment approaches that have improved outcomes for patients. She is a mentor for low- to middle-income countries for the International Gynaecological Cancer Society and trained the first Pacific-based gynaecological oncologist in Fiji. She has supported cancer policy development in Pacific countries and runs workshops for the Pacific Society of Reproductive Health. She is Deputy Chair of the Steering Committee of the Elimination of Cervical Cancer in the West Pacific partnership. Within New Zealand, she has contributed to the National Cervical Screening Programme guidelines and the Parliamentary Review in Cervical Screening. She was a founding Trustee and Medical Advisor for the New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Foundation. Dr Tan has represented New Zealand on several Australasian and Asia Oceania gynaecological committees.