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.
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…
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. Here are the recipients of the 2018 scholarships and their proposed projects.
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.
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…
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…
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 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,…
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 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.…
