History

1965
To freely discuss research findings on the metabolism and nutritional management of patients before and after surgical procedures, 20 institutions (17 universities and 3 hospitals) established the "Postoperative Metabolism Study Group."
1981
With a rapid increase in members and the enhancement of presentation topics, the group was renamed the "Japanese Society for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition" starting from the 18th academic conference. The society was reorganized into a membership-based organization, and its bylaws were revised. The official journal was also changed from a proceedings-style "Journal of the Postoperative Metabolism Study Group" to "Surgery, Metabolism, and Nutrition," focusing on original research articles.
1983
The bylaws were amended to include: 1) the election of officers through voting and the introduction of term limits; 2) criteria for selecting council members and the roles of the council were added.
1984
With the cooperation of key society members, the publication of "Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition" (edited by Daisuke Tanaka and Yoshio Kondo, published by Bunkodo) was released.
1988
A society award was established to honor outstanding papers published in the official journal.
1990
The society published a special issue commemorating its 25th anniversary.
1993
The official journal began to be published bimonthly.
1994
An International Session was introduced at the society's academic conference.
2000
The TPN Vitamin Review Committee (Chairman: Masaru Okada) reported on multicenter clinical research results concerning vitamin B1 deficiency.
2001
A Travel Grant for Young Investigators system was established to support young researchers from Asia.
2003
The society's awards were expanded to include original articles written in English.
2006
Starting from the 43rd academic conference, in collaboration with the Japanese Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the "NST Physician Education Seminar" was held.
2009
From the 46th academic conference, a joint symposium with the Japanese Society of Amino Acid Research was launched, and the society began soliciting papers recommended by JPEM.
2010
An educational seminar organized by the society was held (the first seminar was hosted by Chiba University