Close UT Tyler President Kirk A. Calhoun, who was president of the UT Health Science Center at Tyler at the time, speaks during a press conference announcing an $80 million gift from the East Texas Medical Center Foundation at Willow Brook Country Club in Tyler on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. The donation came shortly after last weekâs announcement that the UT System would seek approval for a medical school in Tyler. The new medical center aims to significantly transform health education, healthcare and health outcomes in the East Texas region.