JMSA is hosting a Wine & Cheese party at Dr. Hayashi and Dr. Asoma’s newly opened ophthalmology office! Please come join us, enjoy time with friends and learn about JMSA’s upcoming events. Date: Friday, March 22nd Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm…
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日本クラブ/米国日本人医師会共催 第44回ヘルスセミナー
「お酒が苦手で甘いものも嫌い」日本人に多いが、あまり知られていないシトリン欠損症
今から約20年前、それまでまったく知られていなかった病気が日本人研究者によって発見されました。この病気の名前はシトリン欠損症。日本人にとても多い病気であり、その症状は様々です。新生児期の黄疸、成人期の性格の変化や意識障害などで診断され、治療を誤ると命にも関わることもあります。
JMSA New York Life Science Forum 2019
JMSA is having our annual Life Science Forum on Saturday, April 20th at NYU Langone Medical Center! The event will feature Japanese researchers and physicians working in the US, sharing their research and experiences. This event is open to everyone,…
Requesting applications for New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship 2019
Dear JMSA Member and Friend: The New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society, Inc. (HNMS) is requesting applications for the 2019 scholarship. The scholarship is designed to support young life scientists from Japan who are pursuing a research career in the…
Interview with Dr. Maki Kano
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.
2019 JMSA Scholarships
The JMSA is excited to announce that the application for 2019 scholarships is now open! Please complete the required information and send your application back to us at applications@jmsa.org. Should you require further information, do not hesitate to reach out…
JMSA Holiday Party Online Registration is now available
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…
JMSA Hosts a Round Table with Dr. Yoshitake Yokokura, President of World Medical Association
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…
JMSA Leads 7th Annual 9/11 – 3/11 Disaster Outreach Program in Tohoku
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…
5th JAMSNET World Symposium held in New York
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…