Health Sciences Archives

Jul 09, 2015

College of Nursing receives 10 years of accreditation

The East Carolina University College of Nursing has received 10 years of accreditation, the maximum granted by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The accreditation follows an extensive self-study and...

Jun 09, 2015

Medical school names first female surgery chair in the Southeast

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has named a new chair for its Department of Surgery, making Brody the first medical school in the Southeast to have...

Jun 09, 2015

Medical honor society recognizes new members, national research fellow

Four third-year medical students from the Brody School of Medicine were recently inducted into the East Carolina University chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Holly Dieu, Sam...

May 21, 2015

Nursing Student Group Receives National Chapter Award

The East Carolina Association of Nursing Students has been named a Stellar School Chapter by the National Student Nurses Association. The award, given to just five schools nationwide in 2015,...

Apr 30, 2015

ECU students use music therapy to help Vidant Medical Center patients

  “The girls and their music made it much easier for him to go on to glory,” Brenda Daniels said. Her husband, Noah Daniels, passed away in January at Vidant...

Apr 30, 2015

Eastern AHEC breaks ground on new building

The Eastern Area Health Education Center (AHEC) broke ground at 8 a.m. April 30 on a new building in Greenville that will also become the new home of East Carolina...

Apr 22, 2015

Scout Out Nursing Day introduces young people to nursing profession

By Elizabeth Willy College of Nursing More than 90 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts received an introduction to nursing during the fifth Scout Out Nursing Day, held April 11 in...

Apr 06, 2015

Laupus to host new book discussion series

Laupus Library will launch a new series April 16 titled “Speaking Volumes: A Book Discussion Series Focusing on the Health Sciences.” The inaugural program will showcase a recently published book,...

Mar 27, 2015

Annual Brody tradition features student service

One week before they found out where they were headed to complete residency as doctors-in-training, the Brody School of Medicine’s Class of 2015 had only others’ futures on their minds....

Mar 20, 2015

Pirate Nurse 5K will be held March 28