CARING FOR FARMWORKERS
Sonríe means “smile” in Spanish—and there were plenty to go around on May 16, when students, faculty, staff, residents and volunteers from ECU’s School of Dental Medicine gathered in Ross...
Health Sciences Archives
White coat to graduation: Dr. Brittany Means Lee reflects on journey
On Aug. 4, 2017, Brittany Means Lee (or Brittany Lorraine Means as she was known then) was called up to the stage in the Brody School of Medicine’s Auditorium to...
Health Behavior research cluster announces seed funding
East Carolina University’s Health Behavior research cluster announced research project seed funding for a pair of faculty-led projects in April. Kori Brewer, associate chief of research in the Brody School...
Kyia Riddick
Since she was a child, Kyia Riddick has dreamed of being a nurse. The Gates County native began researching nursing programs and learned about East Carolina University’s Pirate Nurses. The...
Gabriella Galvan
Gabriella Galvan never pictured herself pursuing a career in health care — until a teacher shared vivid stories about her real-world experiences in nursing. Now, Galvan is hooked. As an...
Two Brody faculty members appointed to national alliance on women’s health, equity
Two faculty members in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been named to the 2021 Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership (WEL) Alliance. Dr. Amanda Higginson,...
DRIVING HEALTH CARE
Across eastern North Carolina, conversations are cropping up about health and health care—but these discussions aren’t taking place in doctors’ offices. They are happening outside factories, at automotive garages, on...
GUIDING UNDERREPRESENTED FACULTY
Dr. Kendall Campbell, senior associate dean for academic affairs for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has received the 2021 President’s Award from the Society of Teachers...
SEASON FINALE
A Lumbee dentist who will return to practice in his hometown, a prison sergeant, a dancer, a clinical lab scientist, a future lawyer, a graduate school-bound neuroscientist and a Gold...
SERVICE IN HIS BLOOD
Travis Barton knew that he was meant to help people since childhood. At the time, he didn’t know exactly what that would look like. Joining the military allowed him to...