Heart teams vital for patient care success
By Doug Boyd ECU News Services One of the nation’s leading heart surgeons says cardiologists and surgeons should work together as teams to provide the best options and care for...
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ECU sonographer receives national award
Diana McCormick Strickland, a sonographer at East Carolina University, has received the 2014 Distinguished Sonographer Award from the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine. She is a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer...
ECU conducts drill at Pediatric Specialty Clinic
A lockdown and evacuation drill was held Jan. 10 at ECU’s Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic on Herbert Court. Staff locked down the building and evacuated next door to the...
Occupational therapy grad students serve in Costa Rica
Four East Carolina University graduate students in the occupational therapy master’s program traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica in August for a medical mission trip. Katie Hopkins, Keli McColl, Brittany...
ECU surgeon to lead national organization
Dr. Danielle Walsh, a pediatric surgeon at East Carolina University, has been elected president of the Association of Women Surgeons. An associate professor at the Brody School of Medicine at...
College of Nursing staff, faculty bring cheer to senior adults
Staff and faculty members from the College of Nursing are bringing cheer to senior adults this holiday season. More than a dozen faculty and staff decorated 13 wreaths and...
Wells Fargo donates to Camp Hope
Wells Fargo Dealer Services has donated a total of $8,400 to Camp Hope, a summer camp for children with cancer, sickle cell and blood disease, operated by the Brody School...
Velde named chair of the Council on Engagement and Outreach at APLU
Dr. Beth Velde, director of public service and community relations at East Carolina University, has been named chair of the Council on Engagement and Outreach for the Association of Public...
College of Nursing launches Pirate Nurse Network at Vidant Medical Center
East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has partnered with Vidant Medical Center to launch its first alumni network in eastern North Carolina. A member-driven support organization, the Pirate Nurse Network...
Research shown at annual medical meeting
Twenty-one East Carolina University medical students, residents and fellows presented research at the 159th annual meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society. The meeting, held Oct. 25-26 in Raleigh, was...