# @utaustintx on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtCTFJOk_S
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- **Posted:** 2022-05-18T15:01:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UT Austin (@utaustintx) — https://gondola.cc/utaustintx

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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, founded the future health careers club, was a two-time spelling and vocabulary state champion, and was captain of the football team. His incredible academic performance earned him a Forty Acres Scholarship, granting him a full ride.

This summer, Chavez will be taking the next step in his career by attending McGovern Medical School in Houston and focusing on emergency medicine. After he attains his doctorate, Chavez intends to concentrate his practice in the Rio Grande Valley. He also hopes to push for legislation that promotes greater medical access for the medically underserved, rural areas of Texas.

He encourages incoming Longhorns to stay true to themselves to succeed on the Forty Acres and beyond. “Everyone has a different background and is shaped by their environment. That’s what makes you special. Use your uniqueness to construct your dreams and goals.”

Read more about Brian and meet other graduates at news.utexas.edu/class-of-2022 #UTGrad22

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