Nursing Archives

Abby Coderre, of Wilmington, becomes a member of Pirate Nurse Nation, having completed nursing school and treatment for an aggressive form of cancer simultaneously.
Dec 11, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

PIRATE SURVIVOR

STATISTICS Name: Abby Coderre College: College of Nursing Major: Nursing Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Wilmington, North Carolina Hobbies/interests: Going to Pure Barre to workout, watching movies, and painting Clubs...

Nov 30, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

ECU’s Laupus Library celebrates more than 120 health sciences authors

More than 120 authors from across East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus were honored during Laupus Health Sciences Library’s 17th annual Health Sciences Author Recognition Awards on Nov. 8. The...

Nursing student James Orefice, left, physician assistant student Bree Steele and medical student Arden Vessie attend to a victim during a mock disaster drill.
Nov 28, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

EMERGENCY TRAINING

The bleeding mannequins, the cries of ‘help me, help me,’ and the eyeball drooping from an actor’s face? Not real. But the learning was. On a beatific fall day, more...

Photo of ECU student Abby Coderre
Nov 21, 2022
  • Hannah Eccleston

Student: Abby Coderre

East Carolina University nursing student Abby Coderre always knew she wanted to work in health care. As she grew up, challenges thrown her way showed her that nursing is what...

A van from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine travels through rural eastern North Carolina enroute to providing free health screenings and COVID-19 vaccines to patients in underserved communities.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel
  • ECU Health News
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda
  • Spaine Stephens

RURAL HEALTH DAY 2022

Beginning in 2010, organizations across the United States have reserved the third Thursday in November to celebrate National Rural Health Day and highlight unique challenges residents of rural communities face...

College of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Courtney Caiola leads research into the HIV epidemic in eastern North Carolina.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

RURAL RESEARCH

Doctors, nurses, therapists — none can do their clinical jobs without facts: proof, by way of blood tests, X-rays and hands-on observations in order to determine a clear path forward...

Dr. Amy White-Jones, one of the first residents in Brody and ECU Health’s Rural Family Medicine Residency program, examines a patient at Goshen Medical Center in Beulaville.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION

The college and schools on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus share a mission produce top-notch health care professionals to serve North Carolina. A key component of that commitment is...

Nov 04, 2022
  • ECU News Services

INVESTING IN STUDENTS

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees on Friday approved the site of a new medical education building on the health sciences campus. Trustees also approved an increase in tuition for...

Nov 04, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU, ECU Health provide school children glimpse of possible health care careers

Seventy-five middle and high school students from communities in 15 eastern North Carolina counties spent their Saturday getting a first-hand understanding of what careers are available in the health care...

Bradly Boaz, from left, and Krysta Byrd were recognized for their efforts to help Blake Solomonson during a medical emergency. Solomonson and his parents, Becky and Rich Belthoff, attended a recognition ceremony for Boaz and Byrd at ECU’s Main Campus Student Center.
Oct 28, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

PIRATE HEROES

When they found a fellow student in cardiac arrest, East Carolina University students Krysta Byrd and Bradly Boaz stepped in to help, and their actions helped save a life. The...