Faculty: Alessandro Didonna
Alessandro Didonna learned a valuable lesson when he came to interview for a position at East Carolina University. “We took off, got to Greenville, but because of a storm over...
Health Sciences Archives
ECU medical school faculty physicians honored for excellence in education, mentorship
Three physicians — David Collier, James deVente and Ricky Watson — were recently named master educators by the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. All three are Brody...
IMMERSIVE LEARNING
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine is integrating virtual reality into its curriculum across all four years to build confidence in future dentists — and ease dental anxiety...
ECU medical students establish ‘doula-like’ volunteer program
Getting through medical school can be tough — long hours, books and tests, and more books. However, between classes and all-nighters, two students from the East Carolina University Brody School...
MATCH DAY 2023
In a ceremony laced with excitement, anticipation and tradition, fourth-year medical students in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University learned where they will spend the next three...
REDE bus tour encourages collaboration for transformation
While many stayed home or traveled to warmer climates during spring break, a group of East Carolina University faculty, students and staff embarked on a tour throughout eastern North Carolina’s...
ECU allied health programs receive approvals to increase offerings
Two programs within East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences have received approval to increase their course offerings, including expansion of ECU's bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory sciences and...
ECU hosts annual gathering of reproductive biology experts
East Carolina University hosted nearly 100 participants from a variety of institutions Feb. 25 for the 31st annual Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting. The event was chaired by...
DONATION OF LOVE
Sometimes it takes a village. And a caravan. And complete strangers. Julianne Szymanski has been a labor and delivery nurse for a decade and a half. She has had a...
GAMING HEALTH EDUCATION
Sometimes gaming doesn’t mean playing a game. In June of 2022, Josh Peery, a game designer and instructional technology consultant for East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, was asked to speak...