Agussalim

Dr. Agussalim, S.Kp, MSN, MST, DNS, is an Assistant Professor at the Parepare School of Nursing, Makassar Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. He graduated as a Primary Nurse from the Labuang Baji School of Nursing in 1996, and later obtained his Diploma in Nursing from the Anging Mammiri School of Nursing, Makassar (2000–2003). He earned his Bachelor of Nursing Science from Binawan University, Jakarta (2003–2006). He pursued his postgraduate education at St. Paul University Philippines (SPUP), where he completed a Master of Science in Nursing, majoring in Adult Health Nursing (2007–2009), and a Master of Science in Teaching (2007). Subsequently, he earned his Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS) degree from the same university in 2015 through a scholarship award. In 2019, Dr. Agussalim received a scholarship from the Directorate General of Higher Education of Indonesia to attend and present his research at the Transcultural Nursing Society Conference in Richmond, Virginia, USA. In 2020, he was invited to participate in a short course program at Heidelberg University, Germany; however, the program was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has received several research grants from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, including one in 2022. His professional roles include serving as a nurse educator, researcher, national accreditation team member, and peer reviewer for national and international nursing journals.