Nursing immersion in Guatemala
Nine students and two faculty members in the Nursing 4220 Perspectives in International Community Health Care course spent three weeks in Guatemala. “This course was begun by Dr. Kim Larson...
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Tuscan travelers
A birthday to remember One could say that international travel runs in Kendall Pixley’s blood. Pixley, a public health and biology major from Indian Trail, is the daughter of a...
Nurse extern program gives students real-life experiences before graduation
The summer break was no break for more than two dozen East Carolina University College of Nursing students who got to see what their post-graduation life could be like with...
Grant provides training for needed older adult care
East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has been awarded a $900,000, multi-year contract to help educate and train members of the regional health care workforce to more effectively care for...
Nursing students visit Guatemala to expand cultural understanding
Sometimes the best way to understand how to care for those who are outside of the mainstream, those who aren’t privileged in a society, is to learn how to communicate...
Students can take alternate paths to an ECU degree
(Video by Rich Klindworth) Earning a bachelor’s degree doesn’t always follow a traditional course from graduating high school to starting as a freshman on campus. Some students take an alternate...
Faculty: Dr. Chandra Speight
Dr. Chandra Speight knew early that she was on a mission to make North Carolina better, but it took a few degrees and living a bit of life to find...
D-Day jump gives Brody simulation fellow perspective on training students
A few years ago, after nearly 40 years of service, Bill Vasios, a simulation fellow at the Brody School of Medicine’s clinical simulation program and an adjunct clinical associate faculty...
Student: Doreen Boateng Sarfo
When most people look for a new place to work, living near a teaching hospital with a strong relationship with a university’s nursing program isn’t usually at the top of...
Nursing faculty members selected for national Health Equity Influencers Program
Two East Carolina University nursing professors have been accepted to a national program aimed at addressing health care inequities and ensuring that nursing education programs are inclusive. Drs. Brittany Baker...