Medical Archives

Oct 17, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU/Vidant surgical resident earns national honor

Dr. Ruchi Amin, a chief resident for the ECU-Vidant Medical Center surgical residency program, was recently awarded the 2019 Jameson L. Chassin, MD, FACS, Award for Professionalism in General Surgery....

Oct 09, 2019
  • Ken Buday

SURGICAL SUPPORT

For the first time, a company started by East Carolina University faculty members has received a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health....

Oct 08, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

TEACHERS OF QUALITY

The Brody School of Medicine’s innovative Teachers of Quality Academy (TQA) – which trains healthcare professionals to improve quality in health care delivery – recently welcomed its fourth cohort. The...

Behavioral health consultants provide ongoing services for short-term behavioral health concerns. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 26, 2019
  • Spaine Stephens

COLLABORATIONS IN CARE

A unique grant celebrates East Carolina University’s commitment to using interprofessional collaboration to address emerging and challenging trends in health care, including opioid use and substance abuse prevention and treatment....

Sep 25, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Fallon takes helm of Brody’s pathology department

Dr. John T. Fallon was named chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, effective Sept. 1. Most recently, Fallon was...

Sep 09, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Brody alumna raps, treats patients and oversees N.C. Medicaid

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine alumna Dr. Shannon Dowler has been named the new chief medical officer of North Carolina Medicaid. Dowler ’99 begins her new role on...

Aug 30, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU Physicians receives second national diabetes care recognition

Twenty-three ECU clinicians have received national recognition for their exceptional care of patients with diabetes. Thirteen of the twenty-three are receiving this designation for the second time. The National Committee for...

Aug 15, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU Nursing faculty member receives lung cancer research grant

East Carolina University College of Nursing faculty member Dr. LeeAnn Jarrett-Johnson was selected to receive one of five Lung Cancer Research Fellowship Grants awarded by the Lung Cancer Initiative of...

Dr. Eugene Nelson of Dartmouth gives a keynote on value-based care at Re-Designing Health Care for Eastern NC: The Next 20 Years conference. The event was held at the Eastern Area Health Education Center on Friday, June 14, 2019. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Jun 20, 2019
  • Jackie Drake

REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTH CARE

Twenty years ago, Amazon and Netflix were just starting out; now these mainstays of everyday life can offer valuable lessons for the health care industry. This was the focus of...

Jun 16, 2019
  • Janiya Winchester

EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has selected ECU clinical nutrition specialist Kay Craven as the recipient of its 2019 Excellence in Practice – Community Dietetics Award. The award recognizes...