A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dartmouth to do. I'm there to tell the young people, 'Look, a few committed souls can change the world.' Jim Yong Kim changecommitdartmouth Change image and share on social
The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala fundamentally changes with meditation. Jim Yong Kim amygdalacortexfundamentally Change image and share on social
What we have found is that because of smartphones and access to media, and because everybody knows how everyone else lives, you have no idea where the next huge social movement is going to erupt. Jim Yong Kim accesseruptfind Change image and share on social
I like to change people's sense of what's possible. Jim Yong Kim changepeoplesense Change image and share on social
We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. Jim Yong Kim changeclimateend Change image and share on social
What I learned from my work as a physician is that even with the most complicated patients, the most complicated problems, you've got to look hard to find every piece of data and evidence that you can to improve your decision-making. Medicine has taught me to be very much evidence-based and data-driven in making decisions. Jim Yong Kim basecomplicatedatum share on social
If you look at three diseases, the three major killers, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, the only disease for which we have really good drugs is HIV. And it's very simple: because there's a market in the United States and Europe. Jim Yong Kim diseasedrugeurope share on social
Haiti's economy cannot be built by and benefit just a privileged few. It must be built by and benefit all Haitians. Jim Yong Kim benefitbuildeconomy Change image and share on social
Many people could benefit from meditation. Jim Yong Kim benefitmeditationpeople Change image and share on social
I've always been engaged in social protection programmes. Jim Yong Kim engagehaveprogramme Change image and share on social