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History

JSGS Profile

Name

The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

Established

April 12, 1968

President

Ken Shirabe

Society Objectives

To promote advances in gastroenterological surgery and encourage more physicians to provide care in our field, thereby helping to foster academic achievements in medical care and the well-being and medical treatment of the Japanese people, while also encouraging advances in the research and training of healthcare employees and society members so that they can improve the medical care they provide.

Ongoing Projects

  1. Projects facilitating the presentation of reports on members’ research, academic lectures and seminars, and training programs
  2. Publication of the society’s journals, academic papers, books, etc.
  3. Projects related to the board-certified surgeon in gastroenterology system
  4. Promotion of contacts and ties with relevant academic/scientific groups in Japan and abroad
  5. Promotion of research and studies in gastroenterological surgery
  6. Provision of information on gastroenterological surgery to the Japanese people, and raising their awareness of relevant issues
  7. Other projects considered necessary to achieve JSGS goals

Chronology

 1967  Charter of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery written
 1968  Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery founded, first General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery held
 1969  Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery published, the first Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery held
 1976  Membership of the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences
 1984  Board Certification System launched, membership exceeded 10,000
 1994  Membership exceeded 20,000
 2000  Website launched, Educational Meetings started
 2003  Incorporated status obtained (Limited Liability Intermediate Corporation), board certified surgeons in gastroenterology permitted to include this qualification in advertisements for medical practice
 2004  Publication of the Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery as an online journal
 2006  Position of President introduced
 2007  Survey of gastroenterological surgery launched
 2008  Description of specialty as gastroenterological surgery permitted, incorporated status changed (to General Corporation)
 2010  Participation in Japan Digestive Disease Week (JDDW) and the National Clinical Database (NCD)
 2011  Complete digitization of the Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery, educational lectures (e-learning) launched
 2012  Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery Award established
 2013  NCD Annual Report published, participation in XML Scholarly Publishing Association, online conference system introduced
 2014  Electronic voting system for directors and President introduced, Society of Surgical Oncology International Career Development Exchange Program launched
 2015  Quota for women councilors set, use of English in slides for presentations at General Meetings, joint symposia with the Society of Surgical Oncology launched, JESUS(Japanese skill education for young gastroenterological Surgeons) program launched
 2016  The NCD preoperative data registry for specific surgical procedures began
 2017  Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery published
 2018  Celebration projects for the 50th anniversary of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery implemented
 2019  The Best Article Award of the Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery established
 2020  The official textbook for the Japanese Surgeons in Gastroenterology published, the 75th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery held in Wakayama and virtually, the 15th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JDDW 2020) held in Kobe and virtually, the Best Article Award of the Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery established
 2021  The Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery obtained its first Journal Impact Factor™, workbook based on the official textbook for Japanese Surgeons in Gastroenterology published
 2022  Position of Vice-President introduced, quota for women directors set
 2023  The AGSurg Forum was established, the Hakodate Declaration was issued

Number of members

19,268 (physicians and medical researchers who are in agreement with the aims of the society)
Number of JSGS members who are board-certified surgeons in gastroenterology: 9,297
(Information updated to January, 2025)

Executive Council, etc

Directors: 17
Auditors: 4
Councilors: 356
Honorary Members: 51
Emeritus Members: 235
(Information updated to January, 2025)

The annual fee:
Members  10,000 yen
Councilors  18,000 yen
Honorary Members and Emeritus Members   Exempts

The fiscal year:
May 1 to the following April 30

JSGS office

Axior Mita 6F, 3-1-17, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, JAPAN

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