Health Sciences Archives

Jun 20, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Preparing Tomorrow’s Dentists gives prospective students a look at dental school

Ivianna Phifer adjusted her phone to just the right angle as she held a dental instrument in each hand and awaited instructions. Phifer was decked out in personal protective gear...

Several students wearing pink and sitting in a row look up at someone on a stage and smile.
Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Your guide to Pirate life: meet the ECU orientation assistants

Orientation assistants (OA) serve a vital role in helping guide new students and their families into Pirate life at East Carolina University. Twenty-five OAs who are current students, along with...

Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OI: Tori Bain

Majors: Environmental studies and geography Hometown: Raeford Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I originally chose ECU for their atmospheric...

Jun 19, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Pada Xiong

Major: Nursing Hometown: Catawba Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because of the great nursing program they...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Marisol Leon

Major: Nursing (intended) Hometown: Miami to Charlotte Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU for the nursing program!...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Praise Iyore

Major: Criminal justice Hometown: Fayetteville Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because of the community, and how...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Nitary Gomez Burgos

Major: Nursing Hometown: Raeford, originating from Puerto Rico Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU due to its...

Jun 18, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU OA: Jalyn Edmundson

Major: Nursing Hometown: Middlesex Why did you choose ECU and what are some things that you love most about ECU? I chose ECU because they had one of the best...

Jun 17, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Grant expands dental school’s program for oral health care to pre-K, Head Start

Mallory Jones held out her arms as her 6-year-old daughter bounced through the door of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Pediatric Clinic. Jones smiled as her daughter,...

Three women, who are Brody Scholars, stand side by side on the grounds in front of the Brody School of Medicine.
Jun 12, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Brody Scholars share commitment to service

Since the Brody Scholars program began in 1983, 163 medical students have received the university’s most prestigious medical scholarship to attend East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. The newest recipients...