On September 22, 2019, some of JMSA members gathered for a dinner meeting with Minister Kato, Ministry of Health, Labor & Welfare of Japan and President Yokokura of Japan Medical Association (Past President of World Medical Association) and Vice President…
UHC and Communicable Diseases: Tradition and Innovation Join us for a lively discussion on how the digitalization and innovations can enhance the acceleration of universal health coverage (UHC). Representatives from international organizations, government officials, private sectors and civil society all…
Dear JMSA Member and Friend: JMSA is now accepting JCOP 2019 applications! JMSA Community Outreach Program Grant Application 2019: The Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA) seeks to help support social and medically related Japanese community programs through grants given…
We would like to update you on our recent completion of the 8th International Outreach for 9/11 to 3/11 Survivor Exchange Program. Now more than eight years after the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake, still 51,000 evacuees from disaster stricken…
JMSA is hosting a Wine & Cheese party at Dr. Hayashi and Dr. Asoma’s newly opened ophthalmology office! Please come join us, enjoy time with friends and learn about JMSA’s upcoming events. Date: Friday, March 22nd Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm…
「お酒が苦手で甘いものも嫌い」日本人に多いが、あまり知られていないシトリン欠損症
今から約20年前、それまでまったく知られていなかった病気が日本人研究者によって発見されました。この病気の名前はシトリン欠損症。日本人にとても多い病気であり、その症状は様々です。新生児期の黄疸、成人期の性格の変化や意識障害などで診断され、治療を誤ると命にも関わることもあります。
JMSA is having our annual Life Science Forum on Saturday, April 20th at NYU Langone Medical Center! The event will feature Japanese researchers and physicians working in the US, sharing their research and experiences. This event is open to everyone,…
Dear JMSA Member and Friend: The New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society, Inc. (HNMS) is requesting applications for the 2019 scholarship. The scholarship is designed to support young life scientists from Japan who are pursuing a research career in the…
Dr. Maki Kano is the current JMSA Vice President and a Pediatrician and Internist who practices in Westchester, NY. She sat down for an interview with Riku Moriguchi, a fourth year medical student at Albert Einstein, to discuss her career as a Japanese-speaking physician in the US. Below is the transcript of the interview, where she speaks about her upbringing, her current practice, both the joys and challenges of being a working mother, and her experiences in JMSA.
The JMSA is excited to announce that the application for 2019 scholarships is now open! Please complete the required information and send your application back to us at applications@jmsa.org. Should you require further information, do not hesitate to reach out…
