Dr. Okochi joined JMSA as a member in the Spring of 2024. We are very excited to spotlight Dr. Okochi who writes about his path to becoming a pediatric surgeon and what motivates him to join JMSA as a member. Dr. Okochi…
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Join the JMSA Resident Group!
Dear JMSA members, We are very excited to announce the new JMSA Resident Group for resident physician members. We seek to create a supportive community for resident physicians as they advance through their residency journey and empower resident physicians with resources. Resident…
JMSA Mentorship: Kanazawa Medical University student Mirai Omote with Dr. Satoko Kanahara
In 2022, JMSA student representatives created a mentorship program to connect predmedical students, medical students, and residents of Japanese and Japanese-American backgrounds with JMSA physicians from various specialties. If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, pelase email…
Dr. Rie Uni, a recipient of a 2023 Nippon Life-JMSA Scholarship, develops a social network platform to raise awareness for health related issues
Greetings, everyone. I am Rie Uni privileged to be a recipient of the JMSA scholarshipfor the year 2023. Currently holding a board certification in internal medicine in Japan, Iam actively involved in fundamental research at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer…
7th New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship 2024:
Dear Applicants for the 7th New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship 2024: This scholarship is designed to support budding life scientists from Japan who are pursuing a research career in the US. The New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society, Inc. (HNMS) was established in…
2023 JMSA Scholarship Mentor-Mentee Meeting
I recently had the privilege of attending an inspiring event known as the JMSA Scholarship Mentor Meeting. This unique gathering brought together JMSA scholarship recipients and their dedicated mentors, creating a platform for us, the scholarship recipients, to showcase the…
2024 Scholarship Application for the Japanese Medical Society of America
Applications for the Japanese Physicians Association of America Scholarship are now open. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Japanese Medical Association of America grants scholarships each year to support the education and training of students in the medical…
Recording: Navigating the U.S. Residency System as an International Medical Graduate
Thank you very much to all that attended Dr. Lee’s presentation “Navigating the U.S. Residency System as an International Medical Graduate”. Dr. Lee covered a variety of topics regarding the U.S. residency application such as match statistics, sub-internships, what programs…
Introduction to a Global Career in Medicine: Reflections from a Yokohama City University 4th-year Medical Student
Riona Aburaki 4th- year student at Yokohama City University This past month, with generous support from the Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA), I had the privilege of participating in the one-day program to visit the Columbia University Medical Center…
Reflection: JMSA Presents 2nd Online International Salon Event
With generous support from various faculty physicians and student leaders in both the United States and Japan, we were able to recruit roughly 50 medical students and physicians as participants on the day of the event! This event included a…