Health Sciences Archives

Jun 07, 2017
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ECU professor of medicine named administrator for federal agency HRSA

A professor of medicine in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been appointed by President Donald Trump as the new administrator for the Health Resources and...

May 25, 2017
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ECU Colleges of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences open joint research hub

The process of finding new ways to help patients live healthier lives may have just become a little easier for faculty in East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences...

May 19, 2017
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Gift honors medical providers who put patient first

While supporting her younger sister through a number of severe illnesses over four decades, Dr. Laura Gantt witnessed both the best and the worst in health care. Her experiences taught...

May 19, 2017
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Honor society inducts new members

The East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recently inducted seven new members. Third-year medical students Amanda Carringer, Drew Crenshaw, Jinal Desai,...

May 18, 2017
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College of Allied Health Sciences hosts first college-wide Research Day

The College of Allied Health Sciences recently held its first college-wide Research Day. The event, meant to foster inter-departmental collaboration, featured oral presentations and poster sessions from undergraduates, master’s students,...

May 16, 2017
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Pirates team up with Vs. Cancer Foundation

On May 8, ECU partnered with the Vs. Cancer Foundation to raise money for the fight against childhood cancer. Pirates Vs. Cancer encouraged students, faculty and staff to raise money and...

May 15, 2017
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Dr. Jonathon Firnhaber adds “distinguished professor” to his many titles

Dr. Jonathon Firnhaber ’14 stays busy. He is a physician at East Carolina University’s Family Medicine Center, an associate professor of family medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, director...

May 08, 2017
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Brody student organization receives regional chapter award

East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine group that supports minority medical students and underserved communities has received a regional award. The Brody Student National Medical Association chapter was recognized...

Apr 20, 2017
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Pilot program updates area geriatric providers via webinar

Primary care providers who treat the elderly across eastern North Carolina recently received vital continuing education without ever leaving their offices, thanks to a pilot program provided by East Carolina...

Apr 19, 2017
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Ed Monroe, longtime health care advocate, dies

Dr. Edwin W. “Ed” Monroe, a physician who went from private practice to helping build the School of Allied Health Sciences and School of Medicine at East Carolina University, died...