POST-PANDEMIC CARE
Mental health care will become more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic and after it subsides, says one East Carolina University psychiatrist. Through the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP) based...
Medical Archives
Faculty: Dr. Holly Wei
Dr. Holly Wei is a magician. And as an associate professor in East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, she is teaching her students to become magicians themselves. “When I was...
Talk Like a Pirate: As country reopens, COVID-19 cases rise
The majority of the United States has “reopened” following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. However, since Memorial Day weekend, COVID-19 cases have been on the rise. “The slope of the curve...
Study examines how LGBT communities view health risks
While a majority of LGBT members rate HIV and AIDS as the most serious health issues today, researchers at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
ECU medical students resume clinical rotations for the first time since COVID-19
Medical students at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine recently returned to clinical rotations for the first time since rotations were halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Third-and-fourth year...
GRANTING SMILES
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has received a $3.1 million grant to enhance resident training in the care of patients with special needs in eastern North Carolina...
COVID-19 CLINICAL TRIAL
A new clinical trial headed by an East Carolina University infectious disease specialist at Vidant Medical Center aims to prevent COVID-19 from causing the type of lung damage in patients...
Faculty: Kim Stokes
Between her personal health situation as a child and a supportive family that stressed community and education, Kim Stokes seemed destined for a career in health care and of community...
ECU dental, medical students named NC Schweitzer Fellows
Seven students from East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences have been named to the 2020-21 class of North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows, including four students from the School of...
Brody’s Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter receives outstanding ranking
The Brody School of Medicine chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recently received its first “Outstanding” ranking from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Established in 2002, the Gold...