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:…
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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…
2013 JMSA Scholarship Recipients
Honjo-JMSA Scholarship Miyuki Tanino (MS4, Weill Cornell Medical College) Project: To continue expanding Ameilog, a blog portal that enables medical professionals to share information among Japanese medical professionals and the general public. Contact: miyukitanino@gmail.com Alisa Prager (MS2, Columbia University College of Physicians…
Typhoon Haiyan Relief Effort by JMSA
Typhoon Haiyan Relief Effort: Typhoon Haiyan unleashed the fiercest winds ever recorded on the Philippines on November 8, 2013. It left a wide, deadly path of destruction, eerily similar to what we witnessed in the Tohoku region more than two…
Announcing a New Scholarship: Kuro Murase MD-JMSA Scholarship
Dear JMSA Family and Friends, We are proud to announce a new scholarship, Kuro Murase MD-JMSA Scholarship, sponsored by Mr. Satoru Murase in honor of his late grandfather who was one of the first Japanese doctors to practice in NY.…
Event at Japan Society – Unlocking the Secret of Global Health Victories
CORPORATE PROGRAM GHIT Fund: Unlocking the Secret of Global Health Victories Tuesday, November 12 at 6 – 8:30 PM Admission: This is a free event open to the public, but you must pre-register for the program. Seating is available on…