Medical Archives

Apr 14, 2014

ECU medical students advocate for healthcare system change on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON - Two fourth-year ECU medical students attended the Family Medicine Congressional Conference held April 7- 8 in Washington, D.C.  More than 200 physicians attended the meeting. Sponsored by the...

Apr 01, 2014

Departing Brody students offer annual ‘Day of Service’

Before learning where they’d be placed for medical residency, 80 students from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine spent a Day of Service giving back to the place they’ve called home...

Mar 26, 2014

Annual Hamstring Hustle 5K to be April 5

For the 20th year, runners and walkers may lace up their sneakers and pound the pavement in the Hamstring Hustle 5K Run/Walk. The race starts at 9 a.m. at ECU...

Mar 19, 2014

Longtime employee celebrates 80th birthday

Longtime ECU employee Hagar Jackson celebrated her 80th birthday March 18. She has worked at ECU for 27 years, beginning in 1986 at age 50. She retired when she turned...

Feb 19, 2014

ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation names new board members

  The East Carolina University Medical & Health Sciences Foundation recently named five new board members. They are David Brody of Kinston; Dasha Little of Chesapeake, Va.; Dennis Young of...

Feb 17, 2014

East Carolina Endoscopy Center achieves AAAHC reaccreditation

The East Carolina Endoscopy Center has achieved reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).  Accreditation distinguishes this endoscopy center by recognizing high quality of care provided to...

Jan 27, 2014

Heart teams vital for patient care success

By Doug Boyd ECU News Services One of the nation’s leading heart surgeons says cardiologists and surgeons should work together as teams to provide the best options and care for...

Jan 22, 2014

ECU sonographer receives national award

Diana McCormick Strickland, a sonographer at East Carolina University, has received the 2014 Distinguished Sonographer Award from the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine. She is a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer...

Jan 10, 2014

ECU conducts drill at Pediatric Specialty Clinic

  A lockdown and evacuation drill was held Jan. 10 at ECU’s Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic on Herbert Court. Staff locked down the building and evacuated next door to the...

Dec 06, 2013

ECU surgeon to lead national organization

Dr. Danielle Walsh, a pediatric surgeon at East Carolina University, has been elected president of the Association of Women Surgeons. An associate professor at the Brody School of Medicine at...