I'm Tany - a junior doctor, Wattle Fellow, Victorian Doctors for the Environment (DEA), Vice President and HMO Society Vice President of Education at my health service. I'm invested in utilising creative means to educate and motivate climate action by building planetary health consciousness - a concept which recognises the vital interconnectedness between human health and the natural systems that support us.

As a doctor and environmentalist, I bring a strong foundation in advocacy, cross-disciplinary collaboration and science communication. Community building has been a key part of my journey, and working directly with organisations including Doctors for the Environment Victoria, Medical Pantry and CLIMARTE has lent me a collaborative leadership style. In my theory of change, I am committed to systems improvement by piloting projects which engage diverse craft groups and employ the medical humanities to deliver compassionate, sustainable clinical care. Clinically, my areas of interest include anaesthesiology and critical care, with special interests in quality improvement and planetary health advocacy.

As a multimedia artist and curator, I explore how storytelling is foundational to effective communication. Making and experiencing art can promote culturally sensitive care, build empathy, observation skills and a cruicial tolerance for ambiguity. As alumna of The University of Melbourne Medical school, my valedictory speech culminated in a call for action; one for us to place faith in one another’s humanity and to work collectively toward a healthier planet. Since then, I have studied Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) via Harvard Medical School with view to propagate art as a health and climate advocacy tool.

Ultimately, I’m passionate about empowering individuals to promote climate-resilient health systems which acknowledge our ecological relationships with the environment around us, and enjoy the journey along the way.

My advocacy art exhibition and curatorial debut, Do No Harm: Reflections on Healthcare, opened to public late October 2025 at No Vacancy Gallery in Melbourne’s CBD. The Virtual Gallery is available here.