Written by: Maki Kano-Lueckerath, M.D. Vice President, JMSA Attending in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai Japanese Medical Practice During this difficult time, as we face a Pandemic of COVID-19, many people are grappling with questions of what to…
Author: Makoto Iwahara, M.D. Attending, Department of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital New York City is now the United States epicenter of the corona virus, also known as Covid-19. As of 3/25/2020, NYC has over 20,000 people infected with the virus.…
Dear JMSA Members and Friends, The current situation with the Coronavirus pandemic is certainly a challenge of unprecedented proportions to all of us. However, such a challenge gives us an opportunity to rise to the occasion and become beacons of hope for our community. We began…
Dr. Yuzuru Anzai has compiled information on COVID-19 and its effects on pregnant women. Dr. Anzai is a past president of JMSA. He is an attending at Lenox Hill Hospital and President, New York Midtown OBGYN COVID-19 and Pregnancy Little…
Dear Applicants for the New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship 2020:Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, we have decided that we must postpone the selection process for the 2020 New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship. Many of those involved in the…
Dear JMSA member and friend:Due to the spread of COVID-19, we have postponed our 48th JMSA Annual Spring dinner originally scheduled for April 25, 2020. We have chosen a new date of August 15, 2020 with sincere hopes that the…
Dear JMSA member and friend:Due to the current spread of COVID-19, we have decided to postpone our annual dinner originally scheduled for 4/25/20.We are in the process of determining a new date for the dinner and once we finalize the…
Dear JMSA Member and Friend: The New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society, Inc. (HNMS) is requesting applications for the 2020 scholarship. The scholarship is designed to support young life scientists from Japan who are pursuing a research career in the…
On Thursday November 21, 2019, JMSA and the Nippon Club hosted the 45th JMSA-Nippon Club healthcare lecture. Dr. Yuichi Shimada, a cardiologist from Columbia Medical Center and a JMSA Board member, gave a highly informative lecture on utilizing the health…
JMSA Scholarship Application is Now Open! Every year, JMSA, along with our generous donors, awards scholarships to students and postgraduate trainees in healthcare to support their education and training. Please see below for the application. The current cycle for 2020…
