The society is an international, non-governmental, non-profit, scientific organisation founded in 2005 as the Asian Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (ASZWM), supported by the Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. The name of the society was changed to Asian Society of Conservation Medicine (ASCM) in 2014.  ASCM established the Asian College of Conservation Medicine (ACCM) and its diploma system in 2012. ASCM is an associate member of the Asian Association of Veterinary School (AAVS) (2012) and the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA) (2014).  In 2014, with the support of FAVA and the attendance of international specialists from various countries including the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Australia, the One Health educational workshop was started. ASCM has also been collaborating with the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) for joint sessions since 2014. The society is appointed as a member of the Asian Board of Veterinary Specialists in the Asian Meeting of Animal Medical Specialties (AMAMS) (2015).

ASCM board

President
Junpei Kimura
DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACCM 

 

Professor 

Seoul National University

South Korea

Vice President

Manabu Onuma

DVM, PhD, Dipl. JCZWM, Dipl. ACCM

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Senior researcher

National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

Japan

Deputy Secretary General

Serena Oh

BVM&S, MRCVS, Dipl. ACCM

 

Veterinarian

Wildlife Asia Veterinary Services (WAVES)

Singapore

Board member

Nobuhide Kido

DVM, PhD, Dipl. JCZWM, Dipl. ACCM

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Veterinarian 

Kanazawa Zoological Gardens

Japan

Board member

Chen-Chih Chen

DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACCM

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Associate Professor 

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Taiwan

Board member 

Manjula Jayasinghe

BVSc , MSc (London), MSLCVS, Dipl. ACCM

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Lecturer/Researcher

University of Peradeniya

Sri Lanka

Board member

Tina T.Y. Chen 

DVM, MSc, Dipl. ACCM

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Veterinarian 

Taipei Zoo

Taiwan

Board member 

Lesa Thompson

MA, BVM&S, MSc, PhD, DZooMed, Dipl. ACCM, MRCVS

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Japan

Board member

Sandie Choong Siew Shean

DVM, MVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACCM

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Senior Lecturer/Deputy Dean (Academic & Student Development)

University Malaysia Kelantan

Malaysia  

Vice President

Ki-Jeong Na 

DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACCM

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Professor 

Chungbuk National University

South Korea

Secretary General

Alice Lau

DVM, MVSc

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Hokkaido University

Japan

Treasurer

Jae-Ik Han

DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACCM

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Associate Professor/Director 

Jeonbuk National University/Jeonbuk Wildlife Center

South Korea

Board member

Guillaume Douay

DVM, MVetSci (Conservation Medicine), Dipl. ACCM 

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Veterinarian

Wildlife Reserves Singapore

Singapore

Board member 

Chia-Da Hsu

BVM, M.Sc., Dipl. ACCM

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Senior Veterinary Pathologist 

Wildlife Reserves Singapore

Singapore

Board member 

Foo-Khong Lee

DVM, MACVSc, MRCVS, Dipl. ACCM

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Senior Veterinarian

Ocean Park Corporation

Hong Kong

Board member

Ali Anwar bin Ahmad 

DVM, Dipl. ACCM  

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Veterinarian 

Wildlife Reserves Singapore

Singapore

Board member

Joost Philippa 

DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACCM

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Indonesia