Health Sciences Archives

Oct 31, 2013
  • ECU News Services

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...

Oct 07, 2013
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Nursing celebrates midwifery program

By Crystal Baity ECU News Services Think again if the word “midwife” conjures up thoughts of home birth and hippies. In fact, 95 percent of births attended by midwives happen...

Sep 19, 2013
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College of Nursing awards scholarships to 120 students

ECU’s College of Nursing presented approximately $150,000 in scholarship awards to more than 120 students during a reception Sept. 13 at Rock Spring Center in Greenville. The scholarships and awards...

Sep 18, 2013
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Califano elected a director of the American Board of Periodontology

East Carolina University professor Dr. Joseph Califano, director of periodontology in the Department of Surgical Sciences at the School of Dental Medicine, was elected to serve as one of nine...

Sep 12, 2013
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Baxley elected to national medical board

Dr. Elizabeth G. Baxley has been elected to the board of directors of the American Board of Family Medicine. Baxley is a professor of family medicine and senior associate dean...

Aug 30, 2013
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Golden Living Center donates to Brody School of Medicine

Golden Living Center has donated $122,527 to the Department of Family Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University to support the department’s teaching nursing home project....

Aug 30, 2013
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Grants aid breast cancer care for Pitt County women

By Doug Boyd Two East Carolina University projects to promote women's health have received grants from the Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate. "The Pitt County...

Aug 29, 2013
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ECU School of Dental Medicine announces first research dean

Dr. Sharon M. Gordon has been named the first associate dean for research and chair of Foundational Sciences of the ECU School of Dental Medicine . Gordon assumed her new...

Aug 06, 2013
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College of Allied Health Sciences reports professional activities

Professional activities reported by members of the College of Allied Health Sciences include the following: Professor Steven Sligar and Ph.D. student Matt Putts in the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation...

Jul 30, 2013
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ECU dental faculty member honored for research

Dr. Roopwant Kaur, clinical assistant professor of operative dentistry at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, was honored for her contributions to research at the annual UNC Graduate School Recognition...