In March 2009 , Kim was named the 17th President of Dartmouth College , becoming the first Asian-American to assume the post of president at an Ivy League institution . He oversaw the development of several innovative programs at Dartmouth , utilizing his past experience in health care and international affairs . In January 2010 , Kim helped partner Dartmouth students and faculty with the organization he co-founded , Partners In Health , and other organizations , to respond to the devastating earthquake in Haiti , forming the Dartmouth Haiti Response . The initiative resulted in over $ 1 million in donations , the delivery of 18 tons of medical supplies and 25 volunteer medical professionals to Haiti , as well as hundreds of student volunteers contributing on campus . In April 2010 , Kim launched the National College Health Improvement Project ( NCHIP ) , which convenes a number of expert institutions to develop quantitative methods to address student health issues . The project launched its inaugural program , an effort to address binge drinking , in April 2011 . In May 2010 , Kim helped secure a $ 35 million anonymous grant to establish the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science . The Center creates a groundbreaking new field of graduate study , fostering international collaboration between researchers and medical practitioners to design , implement , and scale new models of high-quality low-cost care . In 2012 , following considerable concern and an extended effort by Kim to address sexual violence on campus , Dartmouth adopted a new campus-wide initiative to educate students on the importance of bystander intervention in sexual assault cases as part of a larger Sexual Assault Awareness Program
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2010 Haiti earthquake
Jim Yong Kim