Arizona Medical Student Loan Program

The State of Arizona created the Board of Medical Student Loans in 1978 through the Arizona Medical Student Loan Program to provide loans to Arizona medical students in return for their service as primary care or other specialty physicians in the rural and other underserved regions of the state of Arizona. The Board of Medical Student Loans operates solely to serve the Legislature as mandated in A.R.S. § 15-1721 through 15-1725.

The Board of Medical Student Loans meets publicly pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02.

The Board of Medical Student Loans met on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 5:00pm MST via videoconference.

Meeting agenda   1_agenda_amslp_july_13_2023.pdf

Meeting minutes   bmsl_draft_minutes_july_13_2023.pdf

 

The Board consists of nine members:

two members who are appointed by the Governor and who are knowledgeable in the problems of health care in Arizona;

  • Brandon Abbott, D.O.
  • Jasleen Chhatwal, M.D.

 

the director of the Department of Health Services or the director's designee;

  • Edith Di Santo, M.P.H.

 

and one representative from each accredited medical school in this State who is appointed by the president or chief officer of that medical school;

  • Irene Alexandraki, MD, PhD, MPH, University of Arizona, College of Medicine Phoenix
  • Carlos Gonzales, M.D., University of Arizona, College of Medicine Tucson
  • Jewel Kling, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Alix School of Medicine
  • Katherine Mitzel D.O., Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Sharon J. Obadia, D.O., A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona 
  • Nicole Piemonte, Ph.D., Creighton University, School of Medicine

 

The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson Financial Aid Office is the current administrative office to the Board of Medical Student Loans.  Sherri McClellan, Program Coordinator with the University of Arizona, provides administrative assistance to the Board and its chairperson, acts as the contact for correspondence, requests and general inquiries, and organizes the Board meetings.

Past meeting agendas and minutes are publiic and available upon request. For additional information regarding the Board of Medical Student Loans, please contact:

Sherri McClellan, Program Coordinator
smcclellan@arizona.edu

Office of Student Affairs and Financial Aid
University of Arizona College of Medicine
PO Box 245076
Tucson, AZ 85724-5076

Phone: (520) 975-7454