Shin Kyung-rim, President of the Korea Nursing Association, Wins Florence Nightingale Captain
May 15, 2025
The Korean Red Cross (Chairman Kim Chul-soo) announced that Shin Kyung-rim, president of the Korean Nursing Association, has been selected as the winner of the `50th Florence Nightingale Medal' presented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The highest honor for nurses around the world, Captain Florence Nightingale, was established at the 9th International Red Cross Conference in 1912 to honor Florence Nightingale's work in nursing wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and is awarded to those who have dedicated themselves to patients and civilians in crises such as war, disaster, and infectious disease.
The first winner was selected in 1920, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nightingale, and every two years since then, up to 50 winners from around the world have been selected and announced around May 12, the birth date of Nightingale.
A total of 35 winners were selected from 17 countries around the world, and a total of 59 people, including Chairman Shin Kyung-rim, have won the 50th prize since Lee Hyo-jung's first award in 1957.
Chairman Shin Kyung-rim has been a professor of nursing at Ewha Womans University for 27 years and has devoted himself to nursing education, research, and practical development. In particular, he contributed to the establishment of the domestic nursing education system, including the unification of the four-year nursing education system and the legalization of the education quality management system, and served as the president of the Korea Nursing Association and the 19th National Assembly member, leading the development of health care policies such as enacting nursing laws and revising medical laws.
This award is expected to serve as an opportunity to raise the status of the entire Korean nursing community globally as a result of simultaneously recognizing professionalism and social leadership as a nurse.
Meanwhile, the Korean Red Cross will officially award the insignia to Shin Kyung-rim at a ceremony in October to mark the 120th anniversary of its foundation.
The highest honor for nurses around the world, Captain Florence Nightingale, was established at the 9th International Red Cross Conference in 1912 to honor Florence Nightingale's work in nursing wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and is awarded to those who have dedicated themselves to patients and civilians in crises such as war, disaster, and infectious disease.
The first winner was selected in 1920, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nightingale, and every two years since then, up to 50 winners from around the world have been selected and announced around May 12, the birth date of Nightingale.
A total of 35 winners were selected from 17 countries around the world, and a total of 59 people, including Chairman Shin Kyung-rim, have won the 50th prize since Lee Hyo-jung's first award in 1957.
Chairman Shin Kyung-rim has been a professor of nursing at Ewha Womans University for 27 years and has devoted himself to nursing education, research, and practical development. In particular, he contributed to the establishment of the domestic nursing education system, including the unification of the four-year nursing education system and the legalization of the education quality management system, and served as the president of the Korea Nursing Association and the 19th National Assembly member, leading the development of health care policies such as enacting nursing laws and revising medical laws.
This award is expected to serve as an opportunity to raise the status of the entire Korean nursing community globally as a result of simultaneously recognizing professionalism and social leadership as a nurse.
Meanwhile, the Korean Red Cross will officially award the insignia to Shin Kyung-rim at a ceremony in October to mark the 120th anniversary of its foundation.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
