Jennifer Clara Tang

Dr. Jennifer Clara Tang is an emergency physician in Hamilton and an assistant clinical professor at McMaster University, with a decade spent in practice. As an investigating coroner and Presiding Inquest Coroner, she has extensive experience working with the justice system and various levels of government. As an award-winning medical educator, she is active in curriculum development, teaching and mentorship of medical learners. At the CMPA, Dr. Tang has played integral leadership roles as the past Chair of the Case Review Committee and the Chair of the Legal Services Oversight Committee. In addition to her roles at CMPA, Dr. Tang has governance experience as a former Board member for the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario and current Board Vice-Chair of a community arts organization.

Active in health advocacy, Dr. Tang understands the medico-legal challenges faced by the profession. She brings unique expertise in bioethics, holding a Masters of Health Sciences in Bioethics, additional training as an Associate of the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicineand offers a legal perspective from her work with inquests.

Dr. Tang has played a significant role in policy-making and governance with the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the Ontario Medical Association. Her contributions to the CMA Ethics Committee include helping to develop policies such as the revised modern CMA Code of Ethics.

The CMPA Nominating Committee values Dr. Tang’s governance and healthcare system experience, along with her skills, expertise, and diverse perspective, which are valuable to Council’s governance work.