Not too shabby for an ID doc

Jim Kim, Ophelia Dahl, and Paul Farmer, co-founders of Partners in Health

Today President Obama nominated Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth, to be the president of the World Bank. Trained as an infectious diseases physician, Kim co-founded Partners in Health, and worked for many years with that organization to provide health care to impoverished people around the world. He also led the World Health Organization's HIV program.

I first learned of Dr. Kim several years ago when I read "Mountains beyond Mountains," a book about Paul Farmer and the start of Partners in Health. It's a wonderful book that should be required reading for anyone who works or wants to work in health care.


Addendum (3/25/12): Here's a good piece by Ezra Klein on why Kim is a good choice for this position.


Photo: Dartmouth Life