Members of the Japanese Medical Society of America (JMSA), generous donors and supporters, and partnering society members, thank you all for supporting JMSA and our mission. I humbly accepted my new position as the president in April 2018 and I hope to live up to your expectations.
Category: News
Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship
Dear JMSA Member and Friend: On behalf of The New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society, Inc (HNMS), JMSA is excited to announce the first Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship. Applications are now being accepted.
New Website Launch!
We are excited to announce that JMSA has launched a new website. Our new website will be offered in both Japanese and English to cater to our communities. As you may already have noticed, we have also updated our email…
JMSA Journal Club with Dr. Asoma
On October 26th, 2017, JMSA held its second Journal Club. The event was facilitated by JMSA board member and ophthalmologist, Dr. Kichiemon Asoma, and organized by Shoko Mori, a fourth year medical student at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and 2017…
2017 JMSA Scholarship Recipients
The JMSA honors students in the medical professions who demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to the values of the Japanese Medical Society of America. Scholarship awards are presented at the JMSA Annual Spring Dinner each year. Here are the students…
2016 JMSA Scholarship Recipients
The JMSA honors students in the medical professions who demonstrate excellence and a commitment to the values of the Japanese Medical Society of America. ?Scholarship recipients are announced around April each year (the data can be variable because we must…
JMSA Journal Club with Dr. Kanahara
JMSA had its first Journal Club meeting on October 20th, 2016. The event was organized by Shoko Mori, a third year medical student at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and 2016 Raymond Sekiguchi MD-JMSA Scholarship Recipient. The JMSA Journal Club,…
Evaluation of the Discharge Care Coordination Process for Elderly Patients
Coordination of discharge care is critical to reducing hospital readmissions and ensuring optimal patient outcomes, particularly among the elderly demographic. This is a pressing issue for health care delivery in both Japan and the US, where aging trends coincide with…
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 3
JMSA Shadowing Program Report 3 Message from Megumi Grace Sugita: The shadowing opportunity I had through JMSA will influence me throughout my pursuit in medicine. I arrived at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to shadow cardiothoracic surgeons Dr. Hitoshi Hirose, Dr.…
2015 JMSA Scholarship Recipients
2015 JMSA Scholarship Recipients with Affiliations and Proposed Projects Honjo-JMSA Scholarship Kenji Fujitani (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Expanding JMSA shadowing program and CPR community outreach program Kenny Nakazawa (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) JMSA…