Please join us at the annual JMSA Summer Party! Register online! Date: Sunday, August 3th 2014 Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM Location: Guzan (1534 3rd Ave, between 86th & 87th Street) It will be held at the same location as last year!…
Health Seminar Series Vol. 33
Please join us for the Nippon Club's Health Seminar Vol. 33 on the progress and clinical application of genomic medicine in Japan and the United States. The seminar will be given by Dr. Kimihiko Oishi, who is an assistant professor of…
The Nishimiya Fellows Program
The Nishimiya Fellows Program is a week-long seminar held at Fukushima Medical University (FMU) that introduces students to the topics of disaster medicine and gives them an opportunity to learn more about the long-lasting effects of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated…
Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Day at The Woodlawn Cemetery
The Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society will hold a ceremony on May 21st, 2014 at The Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York to honor the life and legacy of the Japanese scientist. Born in Inawarshiro, Fukushima, in 1876, Noguchi achieved success…
42nd JMSA Annual Spring Dinner
Dear JMSA Family and Friends, Please save the date for the 42nd JMSA Annual Spring Dinner. Invitation and Reply card can be found here. Please start registering for the dinner! Invitations will be sent in the mail soon. For Invitation:…
Dr. Luis J. Fujimoto – Appointed Commissioner of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, American Dental Association
Congratulations to Dr. Luis Johnny Fujimoto, who was appointed Commissioner of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, American Dental Association, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Fujimoto is a master clinician, educator, examiner, regulator, accreditor, commissioner, activist, philanthropist, and devoted servant to…
Fukushima Global Health Research Trip
2013 Project Midterm Report 3 Kenji Fujitani (MS1, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Project: One of my projects was to plan a global health program to visit Fukushima during the summer to study the effects of the nuclear…
CJR Nishimiya Fellows Program
2013 Project Year End Report Alisa Prager (MS2, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) Project: To expand the CJR Nishimiya Fellows program to provide opportunities for more medical students to go to Fukushima. Contact: alisa.prager@gmail.com Project Summary and Update…
A Guide to Healthcare Professions
2013 Project Midterm Report 2 Chihiro Shinohara (Physician’s Assistant student, Pace University) Project: To introduce PA’s to the Japanese Community and to create a student committee to provide support for Japanese high school and college students who seek to work…
Creating a JMSA Facebook Page
2013 Project Midterm Report 1 Ken Stern (MS3, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) Project: To create a JMSA facebook page to help build the community by helping to connect members. Contact: k-stern@fsm.northwestern.edu Proposal Summary: My proposal involves creating a…