2020 Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages 107-112
The Japanese Association of Medical Sciences (JAMS) originally established in 1902 has been active for over 117 years as a self-driven academic organization with having a general meeting every four years. After World War II, the General Head Quarter conducted the consolidation of JAMS with the Japan Medical Association (JMA), which had had no academic activities before. This framework has lasted for almost 60 years since 1948. In 2006 the incorporation of the JAMS itself as a representative of Japanese academia was agreed internally and in 2011 the president of JMA accepted. Finally, a general incorporated association, the Japanese Medical Science Federation (JMSF) was established in 2014, while the name JAMS is still valid when the activity is cooperated with JMA. This day, the circumstances around medical sciences and healthcare undergo significant changes influenced by the domestic and international transformation of technology, politics, economy, and social situation. However, the mission of JMSF/JAMS, i.e., health safeguard and promotion of welfare, is unchanged. JMSF/JAMS will consolidate the development of medical science and technology and researchers will exert themselves to achieve fruitful progress with sufficient attention to ethics. This review refers to the social responsibility of JMSF/JAMS.
