The Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA) seeks to support Japanese community programs that provide medical, psychological and social support through grants given through the JMSA Community Outreach Program (JCOP). Organizations that provide medical, psychological and/or social support which contributes…
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NY Life Science Forum 2024
On May 19, JMSA hosted the NY Life Science Forum at Nippon Club with co-sponsorships from Arclev, Inc., Arclev Academia Strategists Network, and Mitsubishi Estate. The NY Life Science Forum features Japanese life science researchers based in the US, and…
On the “Importance of Sleep” – Dr. Makoto Kawai
On April 9th, JMSA and Nippon club co sponsored Health Webinar Series 2024 kicked off with the topic “Importance of Sleep” presented by Dr. Makoto Kawai, a neurologist from Stanford, CA who specializes in sleep medicine. We had about 230…
JMSA Mentorship: Kanazawa Medical University student Mirai Omote with Dr. Satoko Kanahara
In 2022, JMSA student representatives created a mentorship program to connect predmedical students, medical students, and residents of Japanese and Japanese-American backgrounds with JMSA physicians from various specialties. If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, pelase email…
JMSA host its 2nd Benefactors Appreciation Evening
On Friday, April 26th, JMSA hosted its 2nd Benefactors Appreciation Evening at the Yale Club in NYC. The evening brought together over 50 guests, comprised of Benefactors, JMSA members and Board and friends. The goal of the event was for…
JMSA marches in the Japan Parade on Saturday May 11, 2024
JMSA marched in the annual Japan Day Parade for the second year and it was a splendid day forJMSA! We were excited to have over 30 people participating, ranging from board members,members and their family and friends. We were fortunate…
The JMSA Kids Life Science forum resumes once again since the pandemic
The Japanese Medical Society of America, (JMSA) hosted the Kids Life Science forum on Sunday April 28th with the support of the JAA NY. The event was a part of the JAA Sakura Health Fair and took place at the…
JMSA hosts a successful wine and cheese party and helps raise funds for the Noto Earthquake disaster relief!
On 3/1/24, JMSA hosted a wine and cheese party at the Apple Ophthalmology office of Dr. Kichiemon Asoma and Dr. Naomi Hayashi, JMSA board members. The event was successful with over 50 people attending. Attendees included JMSA board members, members,…
Noto Earthquake Relief Fund 2024
Dear JMSA Members and friends, JMSA would like to help raise funds to support the Noto Earthquake Relief Fund 2024. Please donate to the JMSA Noto Earthquake Relief fund. All donations will be sent to the NY Japanese American Lions club fund on behalf of JMSA. 100% of…
Dr. Rie Uni, a recipient of a 2023 Nippon Life-JMSA Scholarship, develops a social network platform to raise awareness for health related issues
Greetings, everyone. I am Rie Uni privileged to be a recipient of the JMSA scholarshipfor the year 2023. Currently holding a board certification in internal medicine in Japan, Iam actively involved in fundamental research at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer…