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.
Dear JMSA Members and Friends: We are excited to announce the JMSA Holiday Party on Friday 12/14/18 at the Columbus Citizens Foundation in NYC from 6:30pm to 9pm. Online registration is now available. Register your guests by 12/7/18 for the…
The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international organization representing physicians. It was founded in 1947, when physicians from 27 different countries met at the First General Assembly of the WMA in Paris. The organization was created to ensure the…
American Airlines, Consulate General of Japan in New York, Japan Society, Mount Sinai Global Health, and Rotary International supports JMSA and September 11th Family Members for 7th 9/11-3/11 Outreach Program to Tohoku, Japan 7/14/2018 Fukushima Minyu News Article: September 11th family…
Japanese Medical Support Network (JAMSNET) was initiated through a 2005 conversation between Dr. Koichi Nakamoto, a medical attache at the Japanese Consulate in New York, and Dr. Shunichi Homma, Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, then the President of Japanese…
Dear JMSA Members, Please see this flyer for information regarding the upcoming Nippon Club 43rd Health Seminar in cooperation with JMSA, featuring Dr. Satoko Kanahara, on Wednesday 10/24. We hope to see you there! JMSA
On behalf of JMSA, I gave a talk about how best to communicate with physicians in the United States at the Japanese American Association of New York’s Autumn Health Fair om Sunday, September 16th. The topics included postgraduate medical training in…
Dear JMSA Member and Friend: JMSA is now accepting JCOP 2018 applications! JMSA Community Outreach Program Grant Application 2018: The Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA) seeks to help support social and medically related Japanese community programs through grants given…
Dear JMSA member and friend: On 8/23, JACC, or Japanese American Community Cares, a coalition of Japanese Community Groups in New York, will be hosting a joint benefit to raise funds for the Western Japan Flood. JMSA is one of…
Members and friends of JMSA recently enjoyed a gathering at Pocantico Lake, hosted by Dr. Robert Yanagisawa and Mrs. Ikuyo Yanagisawa on July 28th, 2018. Great food, company, and views of the lake were enjoyed by all. We hope to see new members and friends at our Annual JMSA Summer Party at Shinbashi Restauraunt on August 25th, 2018!
