Medical Archives

Feb 02, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Pitt County Care Clinic offers community care led by ECU medical students

On a blustery, sunny Sunday afternoon in January, physicians and medical students hurried into the Pitt County Health Department’s Earl Trevathan Jr., M.D. Public Health Center and disappeared into a...

Jan 24, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Bone marrow donation virtual event highlights need for donors, diversity

Participants in a virtual panel Jan. 20 learned about the process of signing up for the bone marrow donation registry through Be the Match, operated by the National Marrow Donor...

Jan 19, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Bridget Gallagher

For Bridget Gallagher, medicine is personal. The second-year student in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University balances a rigorous academic schedule while also immersing herself in community...

Jan 14, 2022
  • Natalie Sayewich

Grocery shopping in-store vs. online: 5 Questions with Dr. Stephanie Pitts

If your trip to the grocery store often includes reaching for a candy bar in the checkout line, would you make that same purchase if you switched to grocery shopping...

Jan 12, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU, Vidant OB-GYN earns award for advocacy on rights of incarcerated women

A faculty member and obstetrician in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and Vidant Health has been honored for her efforts to pass legislation that, among other...

Dec 26, 2021
  • Matt Smith

2021: YEAR IN REVIEW

Pirate Nation made great strides in 2021. After a rocky 2020, this year brought great promise as Pirates hoped to leave the pandemic behind and start fresh. The pandemic didn’t...

Dec 03, 2021
  • Rob Spahr

ECU medical, physical therapy students provide free services to area homeless

Students from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and College of Allied Health Sciences recently spent an evening providing complimentary foot exams and physical therapy services to homeless residents...

Dec 02, 2021
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

ECU health sciences authors honored for publications

Faculty and staff from across East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences gathered Nov. 9 at the Trade Club in TowneBank Tower at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for the William E. Laupus...

Dec 01, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

Agromedicine director wins national Professional Recognition Award

Dr. Robin Tutor Marcom, director of the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, has received a national award for her work in educating North Carolina employers and workers on pesticide safety. Tutor...

Nov 19, 2021
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Pathology resident wins national award for creating innovative learning materials

When the pandemic limited clinical interactions for medical students and residents, Dr. Nupur Sharma decided to help her colleagues continue to learn. Sharma, a senior resident physician in pathology in...