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JMSA Mentorship Program – Update
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JMSA supports the Japanese American Association of New York (JAA) 115th Anniversary Gala Dinner
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Dr. Akira Nishisaki gives a joint online health webinar co-sponsored by JMSA and the Nippon Club on the Pediatric ICU and saving children’s lives in an ICU setting.

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JMSA supports the Japanese American Association of

JMSA supports the Japanese American Association of New York (JAA) 115th Anniversary Gala Dinner!

On Monday 12/12/22, JMSA supported the 115th JAA Gala Dinner held at the Harvard Club as a Bronze Sponsor. The hall was adorned with beautiful holiday decorations and the centerpiece was a 40-foot Christmas Tree. The event was a great way to kick-start the holidays! In attendance were: Dr. Maki Kano-Lueckerath, President of JMSA, Dr. Kamal Ramani, Vice President of JMSA and his wife Neha Ramani, Dr. Robert Yanagisawa, immediate Past President, Dr. Makoto Iwahara, Past President of JMSA and Mrs. Michiko Iwahara, Ms. Lydia Horiguchi, JMSA Social Committee Chairperson, Dr. Alex Ky-Miyasaka, a new JMSA Board of Director, Dr. Kenji Miyasaka and Mr. Yoshio Kano, Executive Secretary. In addition, we were very excited to have Dr. Tadashi Ishii, Dr. Takeshi Kanno and Dr. Michiaki Abe- organizers of the Tohoku Resident Exchange Program-join us at the Gala dinner. The doctors traveled all the way from Tohoku University Medical Center for a brief visit to NYC to discuss reinstating the JMSA-Tohoku Resident Exchange Program in 2023 with members of the JMSA executive committee. Mr. Koji Sato is the current President of the JAA. Mr. Sato with the Orient Corporation of America has been a generous supporter of JMSA for the past several years.

Special congratulations to Mr. Gary Moriwaki, a past president of JAA and a current JMSA board of directors who was honored with an Individual Community Leadership Award. He has been active in JAA since 1988 and in 1994 he started to provide free legal consultations at JAA, a program still in existence. For his many contributions to US-Japan relations and the Japanese community, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2019. MUFG Bank, Ltd. was also honored with the Corporate Community Leadership Award. The awards were presented by Ms. Susan J. Onuma, JAA’s Honorary President as well as a current JMSA board of directors.

JMSA wishes everyone a very safe, healthy, and happy holiday season and all the best in the new year! Looking forward to seeing you at the next JMSA event in 2023.

JMSA hosts a holiday wine and cheese gathering 🍷🧀🎄

On Thursday 12/8/22, JMSA hosted a festive wine and cheese holiday gathering. Thanks to Dr. Yuzuru Anzai, the event was held at his office in midtown and attended by JMSA Board Members, members, prospective members and friends of JMSA. This was the first wine and cheese in several years since Dr. Anzai originated the JMSA wine and cheese gatherings during his Presidency from 2014 to 2018. Everyone who attended had a wonderful time connecting with each other.

Dr. Maki Kano-Lueckerath, the new President of JMSA, welcomed the guests and stated that JMSA hopes to hold such informal gatherings two to three times a year moving forward. These wine and cheese receptions provide an informal and enjoyable way for JMSA members to come together as well as a great forum for prospective members to learn more about JMSA.

A special thanks to Ms. Lydia Horiguchi, the JMSA Social Committee Chairperson and long time board member and to Ms. Marie Simonca, a friend of JMSA. Together they prepared a delicious cheese platter that was enjoyed by all and helped to organize the event. A big thanks Dr. Anzai for allowing us to hold the event at this office as well as to Dr. Mio Sawai, a new JMSA Board member. Dr. Sawai practices ob-gyn and works with Dr. Anzai in his practice and she helped to organize the event. Finally, a special thanks to Mr. Yoshio Kano, JMSA Executive Secretary, for his help to make the event a great success.

Thanks to all those who attended! We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and looking forward to connecting in the new year!

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On November 21, 2022, Dr. Akira Nishisaki gave a j

On November 21, 2022, Dr. Akira Nishisaki gave a joint online health webinar co-sponsored by JMSA and the Nippon Club on the Pediatric ICU and saving children’s lives in an ICU setting.
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Dr. Akira Nishisaki is one of the JMSA Vice Presidents and an attending in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). On November 21, 2022, he gave a very informative talk about the Pediatric ICU. He first explained the concept of the pediatric ICU or PICU. The PICU is the distinct place where a critically ill or injured child can receive comprehensive high-quality care. One-third of children admitted to the PICU at CHOP are in need of respiratory support due to the current spread of illnesses such as RSV and influenza. Despite people’s fears, more than 95% of patients who are admitted to the PICU are eventually discharged as they recover from their acute illnesses.

He then spoke about the Japanese PICU and stated that there are only approximately 30 PICUs in Japan. PICU specialists or intensivists are limited in Japan and often general pediatricians provide care for critically ill children. He hopes that there will be an increase in physicians who are trained in ICU care and better regionalization with safe pediatric medical transfer systems in Japan. Dr. Nishisaki is a leader in simulation exercises that allow teams of medical students and doctors in Japan to connect with ICU doctors in the US to learn about critical pediatric ICU scenarios and how to act and what to do to best treat the patients. He ended the talk by emphasizing that people in the community to help decrease PICU admissions by following simple preventative measures such as child safety in the house (such as making sure children won’t get a hold of small batteries that they can eventually swallow), wearing seat belts and using helmets and to follow routine immunization guidelines such as getting the influenza vaccine or getting the covid vaccines as recommended to prevent serious disease.

Thank you, Dr. Nishisaki for a truly valuable webinar that gave a rare look into the PICUs in the US and also in Japan.

Congratulations to Hiroshi Otake for receiving the

Congratulations to Hiroshi Otake for receiving the 2022 Nippon Life-JMSA Scholarship!

Mr. Otake is a Japanese board-certified physician in Anesthesiology and Critical Care medicine. He also completed Master of Science in Clinical Informatics Management at Stanford School of Medicine.

Mr. Otake's JMSA project is to develop new care delivery models to improve clinical outcomes by analyzing clinical databases with machine learning.

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Congratulations to Masahiro Uni for receiving the

Congratulations to Masahiro Uni for receiving the 2022 Nippon Life-JMSA Scholarship!

Mr. Uni is a post-doctoral fellow in a molecular pharmacology program and a board-certified hemato-oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Mr. Uni's JMSA project is to organize workshops to share accurate knowledge about cancer and its prevention for Japanese residents in the U.S.

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Congratulations to Atsumi Kimura for receiving the

Congratulations to Atsumi Kimura for receiving the 2022 Mitsui USA-JMSA Scholarship!

Ms. Kimura is a 4th-year medical student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY.

Ms. Kimura’s JMSA project is to promote conversations about mental health and wellness amongst Japanese and Japanese Americans, especially in the setting of increased anti-Asian hate crimes. She plans on creating a virtual platform where individuals can share their experiences and learn about resources and support services. Ultimately, she hopes to help decrease mental health stigma in Japanese communities.

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JMSA’s executive secretary Mr. Yoshio Kano is ho

JMSA’s executive secretary Mr. Yoshio Kano is honored at the JASSI 41st Anniversary Benefit Dinner

On Thursday October 27, 2022, JMSA supported the Japanese American Social Services, Inc. (JASSI) dinner that was held at the New York Athletic Club as a Silver Benefit Dinner Sponsor.

Ms. Eiko Kano, a violinist accompanied by Karen Hakoyan gave a very special performance. Ms. Ryoko Mochizuki, the JASSI Board President gave the welcome address followed by the Ambassador Mikio Mori who gave his greetings. The Friend of JASSI Award was presented to the Asian American Federation and we were all very proud of our own Mr. Yoshio Kano, JMSA’s Executive Secretary who was honored with the Community Leadership Award for his commitment to supporting the Japanese Community over the years.

JMSA attendees had a very enjoyable evening supporting JASSI. Congratulations to JASSI on a very successful benefit dinner!

Register and join our free joint online health sem

Register and join our free joint online health seminar co-sponsored by The Nippon Club and the Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA)!

■ Date/Time: Monday, November 21, 7pm - 8pm (EST)

With advances in pediatric intensive care, we are saving small children’s lives every day that could not have been saved before. Multiple factors played an important role in this progress: In addition to advances in medical technology, regionalization of medical care, better interdisciplinary teamwork, improved quality and standardization of medical care, and promotion of family integrated care, to name a few. Improving the quality of life of children and families with a partnership with the community is our important goal for the next 10 years. This is a paradigm shift from our previous focus on survival outcomes.

■ Guest speaker: Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE
(Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA) Vice President)

■ Free Webinar (registration required): https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GgvHlnV2Q1O1uWG_u48o9A or please check the JMSA or The Nippon Club website

*The event will be held in Japanese, but The Nippon Club will be providing real-time subtitles in English through Wordly.

Congratulations to Reona Kimura for receiving the

Congratulations to Reona Kimura for receiving the 2022 Mitsui USA-JMSA Scholarship!

Ms. Kimura is a 4th-year medical student at the Stony Brook School of Medicine in NY. She was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and came to the U.S. to complete her undergraduate studies in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.

Ms. Kimura’s JMSA project will focus on increasing hypertension management awareness among the Japanese-American population. She hopes to create educational materials about lifestyle modifications and management for hypertension and host free blood pressure screenings for the community.

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