Dr. Rod Lim
Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 519.685.8500 ext. 58134
Fax: 519.667.6769
Dr. Lim is a Professor and Medical Director / Section Head of the Paediatric Emergency Department at the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre. He began his training at Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario where he completed his B.Sc in 1992 and M.D. in 1995 at Queen's University. He then completed his Paediatric and Paediatric Emergency training at the University of Western Ontario.
Dr. Lim has enjoyed teaching all levels of learners and has been thankful to be awarded multiple teaching awards including Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, Postgraduate Teacher of the Year, Paediatric Emergency CANMEDS Teacher of the Year, the USC Teaching Honour Roll Award of Excellence and the supporting Scholarship Award.
Dr. Lim has been involved with the Royal College Specialty Committee in Pediatric Emergency Medicine serving as Vice Chair and regional representative. He was the past chairperson for the Pediatric section and Leadership section of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) and the current Vice Chair of the Academic Section. He is also the founding member of the Wellness Committee and has a strong interest in Physician Wellness. He has been awarded the Marilyn Li Leadership Award for Paediatric Emergency Medicine and the Special Merit Award by CAEP.
Dr. Lim as well, is the current Standards Lead for the Pediatric Special Interest Group at the International Federation of Emergency Medicine and is helping develop international standards for Paediatric Emergency Medicine in developed and developing countries. He is the incoming chair of PEMSIG.
Dr. Lim is an Associate Scientist at the Child and Health Institute and has various research interests. He has been fortunate to have authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. His main areas of research interest include Paediatric Emergency clinical trials, Physician Wellness, and educational research.
Twitter: @rodlim00
