ECU nursing students are studying rural healthcare disparities and barriers to emergency care in eastern North Carolina. Students examined common rural medical emergencies and challenges including hospital closures, transportation and...
Two ECU nursing students became the first undergraduate externs on the ECU Health Maynard Children's Hospital Transport Team, caring for critically ill children during air and ground transports. The ECU-ECU...
ECU DNP graduate Dr. Heather Helton is using social media to share evidence-based women's health education while documenting her treatment for invasive triple-negative breast cancer. Helton's doctoral research explored how...
In most organizations, there is always that one person who holds things together. For the College of Nursing, that person is Lisa Ormond. Ormond is from Snow Hill, which is...
For Sandra Okeke Bates, nursing is about more than bedside care. It is about transforming systems to better serve patients on a larger scale. A student in East Carolina University’s...
East Carolina University's commitment to service extends well beyond the classroom. Located near several major military installations and recognized nationally as a military-friendly university, ECU supports active-duty service members, veterans,...
This the third article in a four-part series highlighting how East Carolina University supports military-connected students, veterans and leaders through education and partnerships. From ROTC and advanced training to healthcare...
The concept of CPR is simple. To stay alive blood needs to be circulated around the body. That’s the heart’s job. When the heart stops working people can temporarily step...
Penelope Smith, Penny to those close to her, is proper Asheboro. All her family are for that matter. Her parents and grandparents attended the same high school as her. Her...
Leslie Uwakwe is a seeker, but her anchor is well set in her family’s west African heritage and the home they have adopted in North Carolina. Uwakwe’s parents moved to...