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…
Category: Student News
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…
The Tohoku Resident Education Program resumes once again after the Pandemic
During the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 2011, I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Satomi, the medical director of Tohoku University Hospital, during my voluntary trip to Miyagi a week after the disaster. His vision from then was…
JMSA Celebrates its 51 st Annual Dinner
JMSA hosted the 51 st Annual Dinner on Saturday September 16 th at the Yale Club.Almost 250 guests attended, making this annual dinner one of the most well attended dinnersin recent years.The program started with an introduction by Ms. Kaoriko…
JMSA Spotlight: Dr. Shoko Mori
JMSA would like to spotlight outstanding board members, members and student members of JMSA that have contributed so much to JMSA. Dr. Mori started out her career as a medical student scholarship recipient and is now a board certified attending…
Report: Kanazawa University Medical Student and Resident Observership Program
*The program took place from August 21st through August 25th. Message from the director, Mr. Andrew Schneider: My name is Andrew Schneider and I`m originally from NYC. I have been teaching Medical ESL and Cross-Cultural communication at Kanazawa University School…