黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine Student Recognized for Commitment to Community
October 24, 2025 | Elizabeth Wingfield
GVA Real Estate Group selected Tony Phan, a third-year medical student at The University
of Texas at Tyler, to receive the for commitment to education, service and community impact.
A U.S. Air Force veteran and first-generation college graduate, Phan exemplifies the scholarship鈥檚 mission to honor the pursuit of lasting change. He is the founder of Prescribing Smiles and Courage to Care, two initiatives that promote holistic care and veteran-centered health education. Earlier this year, his TEDx talk, 鈥�,鈥� emphasized resilience and compassion in health care.
鈥淭丑别 黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine has created such a supportive environment for students to grow and give back,鈥� said Phan. 鈥淭丑别 school really encourages us to think beyond the classroom and find meaningful ways to serve our communities. I鈥檓 grateful for opportunities like this scholarship, which highlight the impact 黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine students can make both here in East Texas and beyond.鈥�
GVA Real Estate Group, founded by Alan Stalcup, is a national real estate investment firm headquartered in Austin. The Alan Stalcup Scholarship is one of several philanthropic initiatives Stalcup leads through GVA and the Stalcup Family Foundation, which support global and local causes including education, child protection and workforce development.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.