Fidelindo Lim
Nurse Educator, Leader, & Critical Care Nurse
Fidel Lim graduated at the age of 19 with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines. He worked initially as a public health nurse for Philippine National Red Cross where he recognized his love for teaching. He was then recruited during the United States HIV/AIDS epidemic by a New York City hospital. As he recalls:
“On January 8, 1990, I arrived to the U.S. with half a suitcase, one sweater, and $60 . And that’s how I got launched into my nursing career at the bedside.”
He later went on to receive his Master’s in Nursing Education from New York University in 1995 followed by his Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Northeastern University in Boston. Since 1996 Dr. Lim has worked concurrently as a critical care nurse and a nursing faculty member and is currently a clinical associate professor at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
Dr. Lim serves as the faculty advisor to various student groups (Asian Pacific-Islander Nursing Students Association, Men Entering Nursing, and the LGBTQ-NSA group) and has, among other things, fostered salience in nursing education through high-quality extra-curricular programming. He believes that “a well-rounded education is rooted in the fundamental patterns of knowing” and strives to optimize nursing education by incorporating the arts and humanities into the curriculum. Dr. Lim has been recognized for his excellence and commitment to teaching and education. He is a founding member of NYC American Association for Men in Nursing which represents the goals of men in nursing and advancing men’s health.
His work as a nurse educator in a Magnet-designated hospital provides sustainable staff-focused educational support. He is particularly interested in bridging gaps in nurse engagement and practice excellence. Dr. Lim has published many articles on an array of topics, including clinical practice, nursing education issues, LGBT health disparities, reflective practice, men in nursing, nursing humanities, and Florence Nightingale. He is a designated Nurse Influencer by the American Nurses Association’s My American Nurse journal.
View Dr. Lim’s Nurses You Should Know Video or view the companion guide he created for the documentary The American Nurse.
Further Reading
To learn more about nursing in the Philippines, read here.
Learn about the Philippine Nurse Association of America here.
Honor the Philippine healthcare workers who have died in the pandemic here.
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Sources
We sourced information for the story above from Dr. Fidelindo Lim, NYU, and NYC Men in Nursing.
Learn More
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Know Your History
- Nursing CLIO to engage with historians and scholars committed to deep work around historical accuracy in healthcare and nursing.
- American Association for the History of Nursing to attend monthly webinars on topics of nursing history, view the calendar here.
Examine Bias
- NurseManifest to attend live zoom sessions with fellow nurses on nursing’s overdue reckoning on racism or to sign their pledge.
- Breaking Bias in Healthcare, an online course created by scientist Anu Gupta, to learn how bias is related to our brain’s neurobiology and can be mitigated with mindfulness.
- Revolutionary Love Learning Hub provides free tools for learners and educators to use love as fuel towards ourselves, our opponents, and to others so that we can embody a world where we see no strangers.
Support & Advocate
- National Coalition for Ethnic Minority Nurse Association to stay engaged with topics relevant to nurses of color.
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