2010 Scholarship Recipients

JMSA-Nishioka Foundation Scholarship

  • Yoko Hirano
    Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Medical Student
    Project: Provide healthcare at refugee camps in Algeria and study HIV status
    trex2009@live.jp

  • Jeffrey Ryuta Willis
    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Medical Student
    Project: Edit/translate manuscripts written by Japanese medical scientists to English
    jwillis108@gmail.com

  • Yoshihiro Yonekawa
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Medical Student
    Project 1: US/Japan exchange program database. Project 2: Expand JMSA member in training website and Interview Series
    yonekawa@gmail.com

JMSA-Honjo Foundation Scholarship

  • Linsday Gibbon
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Medical Student
    Project: Continue to support Sukusukukai, and organize a smoking cessation education project in Japan
    Lmg2005@med.cornell.edu

  • Yuichi Shimada
    Beth Israel Medical Center, Resident
    Project: Assess the impact of cultural sensitivity on medical compliance among Japanese residents in NY
    yshimada@chpnet.org

JMSA-Mitsui USA Foundation Scholarship

  • Akihiro Asai
    Columbia Presbyterian Hosptial, Resident
    Project: Web-based medical translation system of vaccine records between Japanese and English
    aki4810@gmail.com
  • Jay Starkey
    University of San Diego, Resident
    Project: Continuing the Honjo-JMSA JUMP program, which will facilitate international collaboration and forge lasting? relationships between Japan and the USA through pairing medical students from both countries together and creating an online community
    jaystarkey@gmail.com

JMSA-Toyota USA Scholarship

  • Atsushi Sorita
    Beth Israel Medical Center, Resident
    Project: Document the difference in the residency and health care delivery systems between the United States and Japan through magazines and the internet in Japanese
    soritia@gmail.com

JMSA-Susumu Sekiguchi MD Scholarship

  • Miki Tomaru
    Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Psychology Student
    Project: Reach out to the Japanese people living in America who would benefit from some psychological support. She hopes to reduce the stigma of receiving psychological and emotional help.
    mikitomaru@gmail.com