ECU graduate programs earn high rankings
East Carolina University’s master’s and doctoral programs in allied health sciences, medicine and nursing earned high rankings once again this year in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate...
Allied Health Archives
Child life specialists treat childhood fears, grow resilient humans
Thursday mornings at the Brody Outpatient Clinic’s pediatric hematology-oncology practice is given over to children with sickle cell disease, a congenital condition that limits aerobic activity and can be painful...
Innovative study shows therapy’s lasting impact on children’s hand function
Sometimes rigorous scientific research and therapeutic treatment comes in the form of a ninja warrior course. Natalie McBryde graduated from East Carolina University in May 2024 with a degree in...
Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives
More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...
ECU set to celebrate ninth day of giving Wednesday
Students on the East Carolina University Club Volleyball team intend to compete in nationals this year in Phoenix, Arizona. They are counting on donations and bonus money earned during Pirate...
Pirate Nation Gives offers many ways to support university
Scan the code and give to an area of East Carolina University that is important to you. Using the QR code embedded on signs around campus and seen in this...
Students lead café kitchen at ECU, learning nutrition and food service skills
In early February, students in chef’s coats and a motley array of East Carolina University baseball hats fired up the grills, sharpened the knives and turned on the cash registers...
Awaken Coffee expands to ECU: Empowering the differently abled, one cup at a time
As of Feb. 3, the East Carolina University Health Sciences Campus is fully caffeinated again. Awaken Coffee, which offers premium coffee brewed and served by members of the greater Greenville...
Heath care students learn to learn from one another
In the 1980s, health care educators began to rethink how health sciences students, including future doctors, nurses, physical therapists and their allied health peers, should learn their jobs. Interprofessional education,...
Spanish for medical careers: Students shadow professionals at ECU Health
East Carolina University aspires to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and values to succeed in a global, multicultural society. In the fall, students in the Spanish for Health Professions...