Dental student nurtures lifelong interests toward a career in oral surgery
When Rachel Cantrell was 5 years old and on fishing trips with her father, she was fascinated by the process of cleaning the fish. Observing the parts of living things...
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Health sciences students gain valuable experience from interprofessional workshop
Students from every college and school on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus participated in the Truist Developing Future Interprofessional Healthcare Leaders workshop earlier this month at Eastern Area Health...
School of Dental Medicine organization holds annual Impressions Day
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) held its fifth annual Impressions Day on March 26, welcoming close to 40 potential...
PIRATES VS. CANCER 2022
After being limited by the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years, one of the most popular and successful fundraisers on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus returned to full...
FRESH START
A van towing a trailer pulls in front of a church in Elizabeth City, an eastern North Carolina community challenged by health disparities, limited access to health care providers, and...
ECU, UNC Pembroke team up to serve students
Deans and administrators from East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke met Thursday at the ECU Health Sciences Campus Student Center to ink an agreement that...
CELEBRATING SOCIAL MISSION
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has received a national award for its advances in social mission — from addressing the oral health care gap in rural North...
Rural Health Symposium highlights equity, oral health, COVID-19 impact
Health equity, oral health, resilience and the impact of COVID-19 on rural health care were some of many topics covered at the fifth annual Rural Health Symposium on Feb. 23-25....
DENTAL WHITE COAT
Before choosing dental school, Brianna Horne carefully considered a variety of different careers in the health care field. When she slipped on her white coat Thursday evening during the East...
SONRÍE MEANS SMILE
Elena Uzun sat transfixed by the developing conflict in Ukraine into the wee hours of Saturday, Feb. 26. But when dawn arrived, she headed to the East Carolina University School...