Health Sciences Archives

Apr 24, 2012
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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,...

Apr 19, 2012
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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...

Apr 17, 2012
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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.

Mar 20, 2012
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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...

Mar 20, 2012
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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...

Mar 15, 2012
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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...

Mar 13, 2012
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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...

Feb 27, 2012
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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,...

Feb 24, 2012
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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...

Feb 03, 2012
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Health Sciences debuts ECU Health Beat

East Carolina University Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Dr. Phyllis N. Horns has announced the launch of a new blog called ECU Health Beat. According to Horns' initial post, the...