Joe Kim becomes COO of Pizza Hut

Sometimes it can be fun to find people who have the same first and last name. Apparently there's a person named Joe Kim and he's been named the Chief Operating Officer of Pizza Hut. It's a small world, but it's not me.

I grew up eating at Pizza Hut. These days, I'm lucky if I happen to grab a personal pan pizza when I'm at the airport.

Other physicians: Joseph Kim, MD

Today is Fun Friday for me, so this is a lighter blog post. How many people named "Joseph Kim" do you know? How many doctors named Joseph Kim do you know?  Since I have such a common name, I wanted to see how many other physicians share my same name. Here are 8 other doctors named "Joseph Kim" from all over the United States (you can find them easily by performing a Google search):

Joseph Kim, MD
Radiologist at The Medford Radiological Group, P.C. (MRG)
MD Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
Internship at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland, PA
Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA.
Fellowship in Mammography and Body Imaging at UCSF in San Francisco, CA.


Joseph Kim, M.D.
Associate Professor, General Oncologic Surgery at City of Hope
MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
BA from Northwestern University
Residency from University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Fellowship from John Wayne Cancer Institute

Joseph Kim, MD
U.P. Digestive Disease Associates, P.C.
Undergraduate: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI - BA
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI - MD
Internship: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee WI - Internal Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee WI - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee WI - Gastroenterology

Do you Google physicians?

Whether you're a healthcare professional or a patient, do you use Google or other Internet search engines to look up physician names? What happens when you type your own name into Google?

People used to have much more privacy before the days of the Internet. Now, anyone can "be out there" if they're tech-savvy enough to set up a web page or a blog. If you have a rather unusual name, then it's easier than ever to market yourself on a search engine. If you have a very common name (I'm a perfect example: Joe Kim), then it may be more difficult to market your presence on the Internet unless you're very intentional and deliberate about your efforts.

I find that many patients look up their physicians on Google. They even use Facebook (often pressured by their kids to be "cool" - but don't add me as your friend mom/dad!) - so you must be cautious when using social media outlets and posting personal pictures, videos, and stories. As more physicians leverage social media and put themselves "out there" on the Internet, they must use caution and discernment so that they avoid trouble like this example: Facebook misconduct by medical students

Asian Health Care Leaders Association (AHCLA)

The Asian Health Care Leaders Association (AHCLA) is having its first conference in Chicago on November 16-17, 2009. I won't be attending, but I do plan to join this organization (membership is complimentary, so why not?). Maybe I'll have a chance to attend next year's conference and meet other Asian Americans working in healthcare (I bet I'll meet a handful of people named Joseph or Joe Kim).

The Asian Health Care Leaders Association is a membership and leadership organization devoted to increasing the representation and professional development of Asian-Americans in healthcare executive management, policy, and administration. Our programs in mentoring, networking, lifelong learning and career development are designed to serve individuals and organizations at all levels and across all disciplines of the healthcare field.

To learn more about the AHCLA, visit: http://www.asianhealthcareleaders.org

Dr. Joseph Kim in the news

My name is so common that you may think that it appears in the news all the time. The truth is that I don't see my name appearing too often. Without the "Dr." or "M.D." the name "Joe Kim" or "Joseph Kim" is ubiquitous. When I was in college, I knew 3 other people in my social network who shared my name.

Let's talk about "Joseph Kim" in the news (and yes, this will be medically relevant):

• There's a young golfer named Joseph Kim (age 21) who may end up becoming really popular someday. He's not a doctor yet, but maybe he'll aspire to become one someday.
  
• Then there's J. Joseph Kim, PhD (CEO of Inovio Biomedical Corporation) who's working on a swine flu (H1N1) vaccine and you'll be seeing his name all over the Internet. Like me, he's an MIT alum.
  
• S. Joseph Kim, MD (Division of Nephrology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario) recently published an article in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology titled, "H-Y Incompatibility Predicts Short-Term Outcomes for Kidney Transplant Recipients."
• Finally, Joseph Kim, MD (a cancer specialist and surgeon at the City of Hope medical center) has been in the news for treating Steve Jobs (pancreatic cancer).

That's quite a list of some very accomplished people!

The evolution of my blogs

When I started blogging several years ago, I had a single Blogspot URL. I was writing about medicine, technology, gadgets, computers, and non-clinical opportunities for healthcare professionals. I also threw in some blog posts about completely random topics like the ubiquitous nature of a name like Joe Kim or Joseph Kim.

Earlier this year, I decided that my blog was getting too convoluted. In March/April 2009, I made a decision to secure a few novel URLs. I also decided to get serious about using Twitter.

Now I have four separate and distinct blogs. Perhaps someday if I become a professional blogger, I'll set up a few other URLs. In the meanwhile, I'll do my best to maintain these four sites:

Top 10 Keywords in the Last 30 Days

Here are the top 10 keywords that are bringing people to my website through search engines:

1. medicine and technology
2. joe kim
3. joseph kim
4. jobs for mds without residency
5. blackberry storm medical applications
6. free emr
7. cchit 2009
8. medicine and technology joe kim
9. opera mini vs opera mobile
10. rivaroxaban fda

I guess people are still looking for a free EMR solution.

Joe Kim on LinkedIn

If you happen to be on LinkedIn, you may notice that there are many people with the name Joe Kim (or Joseph Kim). How many people? There are over a hundred people! Since LinkedIn is open to people all over the world, I'm sure there must be thousands of people who have that name. So how many people do you know who have the last name Kim? How name Joe's do you know? When you combine those two very common names, you realize that a name like Joe Kim really is ubiquitous.

Joe Kim on Wink People Search

When I checked on Wink, I found 2,711 people with the name Joe Kim. When I typed in Joseph Kim, the same number came out. So then I was curious, and I started typing other names:

• John Kim - 5,421
• David Kim - 4,239
  
• James Kim - 4,078
• Tom Kim - 3,550
  
• Mike Kim - 3,135
  
• Paul Kim - 2,253
• Scott Kim - 1,872
  
• Peter Kim - 1,565

Interesting?

Joe Kim on Facebook

Wow, how many people named Joe Kim are on Facebook? I'm never surprised by how many people I find with my name (of course, they probably think that I have their name). Whether it's Joe Kim or Joseph Kim, there are way too many of us on this planet. Why couldn't our parents be more original and give us more unique names? After all, the last name Kim is the most common surname in Korea.

Google: Joe Kim

Total tangent: In the last 30 days, I've had more page visits from Google by people searching for "Joe Kim."

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? There are so many people out there who are named Joe Kim that I have no idea who they're trying to find. The average pages/visit is 4.17 for Joe Kim and 1.76 for Joseph Kim. The average time on the site for Joe Kim is 10 minutes while the average time for Joseph Kim is only 4 minutes.

Here's the bottom line: more people go by the name "Joe" even if their legal/technical name is "Joseph." So, it's more common for people to know someone called (not named) Joe Kim rather than Joseph Kim. There's my 30 second thesis on this issue.

What is my blog about?

Some people have recently asked me what my blog is about. My blog isn't a focused blog on a single topic. My blog is really about me - my personal passions about healthcare and technology. I love to use gadgets for work-related professional and personal purposes. I see how new technology may impact the healthcare system. I also think about how innovations in mobile technology and gadgets may ultimately assist healthcare professionals to deliver more efficient care.

So, what's my blog about? It's about technology and healthcare from both a consumer and a professional perspective.

Namesake: Dr. Joe Kim

Dr. Joe Kim is an associate professor at Rider University in the department of marketing. He indicates that his research interests are in: Health-care marketing; international marketing.

Background Information

Doctorate of Philosophy, 1979, St. Louis University, Marketing, Finance

Master of Business Administration, 1972, Yonsei University, Marketing

Bachelor’s of Art, 1969, Soong Sil University, South Korea, English Literature

J Kim, MD, MPH

Those are my initials: J Kim, MD, MPH
or, more simply: JK, MD, MPH

There are obviously others who also have the same initials. Here are just a few:

Joe Kim, MD, MPH
http://www.csmc.edu/12988.html

John Kim, MD, MPH
http://www.baim.citymax.com/healers.html

Want to know how many people have J Kim, MD? That list seems endless...

Contact Me: Joseph Kim, MD, MPH

 

I hope you'll take the time to visit my other sites and join me on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.