Health Sciences Archives

Jan 14, 2013

Grant to help ECU recruit, retain minority dental students

East Carolina University is one of a handful of schools nationwide that is participating in a program to recruit and retain minority dental students....

Nov 30, 2012

ECU dental school dean named International Dentist of the Year

Dr. Greg Chadwick, dean of the ECU School of Dental Medicine, was named International Dentist of the Year by the Academy of Dentistry International at the Academy’s USA Section Convocation...

Nov 13, 2012

ECU alumna shares Alaskan experiences

Catherine Geneaux, an ECU alumna and speech language pathologist, spoke Nov. 9 about living and working in Alaska —where clinicians fly bush planes to see patients and many communities do...

Nov 09, 2012

Health Services Management program recertified

The undergraduate Health Services Management program has been recertified for six years and has retained Full Certified Undergraduate Membership status with the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. As...

Nov 09, 2012

Occupational therapy faculty member appointed to state board

Dr. Denise Donica, assistant professor of occupational therapy at East Carolina University, has been appointed by Gov. Bev Perdue to a four-year term on the North Carolina Board of Occupational...

Oct 30, 2012

Food Lion supports ECU, military

  East Carolina University became Food Lion’s MVP this weekend when the grocery store chain donated $100,000 to support fellowships and a scholarship. The donation will establish the first university-wide...

Oct 30, 2012

Occupational therapy graduate students inducted to national honor society

Eleven occupational therapy graduate students at East Carolina University were inducted Oct. 29 in the Delta Beta Chapter of Pi Theta Epsilon, the honor society for occupational therapy students and...

Oct 19, 2012

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice available on iPad

 The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, edited by an East Carolina University faculty member, has come to the iPad. The November/December issue, focused on public health services and...

Oct 09, 2012

Expert to speak about health care reform at ECU

Dr. Don Berwick, an internationally known health care expert and former administrator of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, will talk about the Affordable Care Act Oct. 10 at the Brody...

Oct 05, 2012

“Crossing Borders” event set for Oct. 25

East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences will host an interdisciplinary program, “Crossing Borders,” from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 in the Brody School of Medicine Auditorium. The event will bring students and faculty from each of the health sciences disciplines - allied health sciences, dental medicine, Laupus Library, medicine and nursing - together with a focus on collaboration in education. Approximately 300 students have been invited....