Medical Archives

Sep 09, 2019

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 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 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...

Jun 14, 2019

Health Sciences vice chancellor awarded alma mater’s highest honor

Dr. Mark Stacy, dean of the Brody School of Medicine and vice chancellor of ECU’s Division of Health Sciences, was recently awarded the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s highest...

Jun 07, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

SCHOOL-BASED TELEMEDICINE

East Carolina University, the Duplin County School District and health professionals in Duplin County collectively launched an initiative in 2016 in hopes of removing some of the barriers to health...

Jun 03, 2019

Postdoc researches new treatment targets for pulmonary disease

An East Carolina University researcher is investigating new ways to treat a disease that disproportionately affects African Americans and women in the Southeast. Eman Soliman, a postdoctoral scholar in the...

May 29, 2019
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

TOP NURSE NAMED

A nurse specialist in pediatrics has been selected by her peers as the 2019 Nurse of the Year at ECU Physicians, the medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine...

May 22, 2019
  • Spaine Stephens

HIGHEST FACULTY HONOR

CHAPEL HILL — A Brody School of Medicine psychiatrist has joined a prestigious group of East Carolina University professors bestowed with the UNC System’s highest faculty honor. Dr. Sy Saeed,...