ECU Health Beat: Brody School of Medicine grad, from homeless to hometown physician
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Medical faculty members edit new publication
A new book edited by ECU professors Drs. Ronald Perkin, William Novotny and Irma Fiordalisi was published by World Scientific Press. Titled, "The PICU Book: A Primer for Medical Students,...
Brody to hold Rural Workforce Recruiting Fair
The Department of Family Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University will host a Rural Workforce Recruiting Fair on May 3rd in the new Family Medicine...
Family medicine faculty publish in nutrition journal
An article by ECU Family Medicine faculty Kathryn M. Kolasa and Jonathon Firnhaber, "Does Diet Have a Connection with Asthma?" appeared in Nutrition Today, March/April 2012.
ECU diagnostic lab accredited
The electrodiagnostic lab at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been accredited by the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine. The accreditation is for five...
Annual Hamstring Hustle set for March 31
The 18th Annual Hamstring Hustle 5K Run/Walk to benefit the ECU Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center will begin at 9 a.m. March 31 on Red Banks Road in...
Kolasa appointed to global forum
East Carolina University professor and dietitian Dr. Kathryn Kolasa has been appointed to the Institute of Medicine's Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. Kolasa will represent the Academy...
ECU faculty guest edit issue of occupational therapy journal
Dr. Jane Painter, professor, and Dr. Sharon Elliott, adjunct faculty, were guest editors and coordinators of the Special Issue on Occupational Therapy Opportunities in Fall Prevention in the March-April American...
Chitwood receives recognition for worldwide influence
Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., a cardiovascular surgeon at East Carolina University, has been inducted as an honorary member in the German Society for Thoracic, Heart and Vascular Surgery. Chitwood,...
Allied health’s role in health care reform focus of article
An article by College of Allied Health Sciences dean Dr. Stephen W. Thomas with co-editors Dr. Lee McLean, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Alisa Debnam, Council for Allied Health in N.C., "The...