To the future patients of Brian Chavez — you’ll be in good hands. The biology honors major in the Health Science Scholars program desires to treat patients the same way he remembers doctors treating his grandparents — with kindness and respect. Growing up just down the road from his grandparents, Chavez was heavily involved in their health care journey. “My grandparents were such a huge part of my life,” the Rio Grande Valley native says. “As they got older, I started seeing the health impacts that cancer and heart failure had on them. Where I grew up, there are a lot of geographic barriers that prevent people from getting the right access to medicine. Seeing that during my high school years really shaped what I wanted to do with my life.” Chavez, one of our outstanding graduates from the class of 2022, always dreamed of attending UT. After deciding on a career path, he worked tirelessly to make this dream a reality. At his high school, he was valedictorian and student body president...