Please join us at the annual JMSA Summer Party! Date: Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM Location: Guzan (1534 3rd Ave, between 86th & 87th Street) A delicious dinner will be served, along with a cash bar.…
Year: 2015
43rd Annual Spring Dinner – A Big Success!
JMSA held its 43rd Annual Spring Dinner on Saturday, May 9th, 2015 at the New York Athletic Club overlooking Central Park in New York City. The society was delighted to accommodate over 200 guests, including JMSA board members, healthcare professionals,…
87th Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Day Ceremony
87th Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Day Ceremony was held at The Woodlawn Cemetery on May 21. The Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society (HNMS) held a memorial day ceremony at The Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York to honor the life and legacy…
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 3
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 3 Message from Megumi Grace Sugita: The shadowing opportunity I had through JMSA will influence me throughout my pursuit in medicine. I arrived at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to shadow cardiothoracic surgeons Dr. Hitoshi Hirose, Dr.…
Fundahigao America Foundation
Dear JMSA Members and Friends, We would like to introduce you to the Fundahigao America Foundation founded by one of our members, Dr. Tomoaki Kato. He is hosting a fundraiser to support Latin American liver transplant for children. Please read…
2015 JMSA Scholarship Recipients
2015 JMSA Scholarship Recipients with Affiliations and Proposed Projects Honjo-JMSA Scholarship Kenji Fujitani (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Expanding JMSA shadowing program and CPR community outreach program Kenny Nakazawa (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) JMSA…
Dr. Luis J. Fujimoto – Appointed Chairman of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, American Dental Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Congratulations to Dr. Luis J Fujimoto, who was appointed Chairman 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…
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 2
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 2 Message from Yoshiki Takeyama: Through the JMSA shadowing program, I shadowed Dr. Kano [JMSA Mentor] for 3 sessions. I had the opportunity to observe what a typical day is like for a physician and it…
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 1
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 1 Message from Christina Theodorou: Through the JMSA Shadowing Program, I was able to shadow Dr. Erich Anderer [JMSA mentor], a Japanese-American neurosurgeon practicing at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. I watched as he performed an…
First JMSA Student Social at Soba Totto
JMSA and its student members held its first JMSA Student Social on Saturday, April 11, 2015. The event was held at Soba Totto in Midtown, Manhattan, followed by a Karaoke night. With help from Mr. Kano, JMSA student members organized…