Member Spotlights
Learn some names, faces, and fun facts about fellow MSA members, and then look for them at upcoming events!
Heather Chandler, wife of a first-year medical student, sought out MSA as a way to meet new friends. “When we applied at a different progr
am,” she remembers, “they had an awesome spouse program. So I looked for you here.” The Chandlers recently moved from Cedar City, where they attended Southern Utah University. Although Heather studied Criminal Justice and Nutrition there, she says that she’d really like to be an aerobics instructor someday. But for now, she’s busy with her 14-month-old daughter, Emilie!
MSA member Seidi Bennett has many ties to medicine in Utah: her husband is a second-year student, her brother is a third-year
student, and her “Aunt Annie” (Ann Takasaki) is the current UMAA President. Seidi, from Gunnison, Utah, is a self-described “small-town girl” who loves anything “outdoorsy.” She earned a BM in Piano Performance from BYU, where she also performed as a member of the Young Ambassadors. Currently, Seidi is at the U working on her master’s degree, also in Piano Performance. (P.S. Seidi would like to mention that her aforementioned brother is both charming and single. If you know a cute girl, let Seidi know!)
When her husband began medical school three years ago, Emily McCune didn’t know anyone in Salt Lake. “Being in MSA was a 
great way to meet people,” she says. “I would have missed out if I hadn’t joined.” Emily grew up in Boise, and she earned a degree in Dental Assisting from Boise State. She now attends the U and spends her free time skiing, backpacking, scrapbooking, and enjoying the outdoors. Emily has a 2-year-old son, David, and is expecting a new baby this February.
Membership Dues
If you haven’t paid your membership dues yet, please mail a check for $10 to treasurer Jen Sunseri at 175 B Connor St., Salt Lake City, UT 84113. Thanks!
News and Events
NOV/DEC 2008
Holiday Party
Member Spotlights
MSA Membership Dues
Festival of Trees
Feeding the Homeless
Meals for the Jacobsons
November Meeting
November: Utah Museum of Natural History
December: Church History Museum, children’s exhibit
Contact us
Co-Presidents
Vice-President
Newsletter
About MSa
The Medical Student Alliance (MSA) is a group of spouses/significant others of University of Utah Medical School students. We are a chapter of the American Medical Association Alliance (AMAA), an organization for physicians’ spouses. We support the primary goals of the AMAA:
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1.to assist the American Medical Association in programs that improve the health and quality of life for all people,
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2.to promote health education,
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3.to encourage volunteerism in activities that meet health needs, and
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4.to support health-related charitable endeavors.
