Health Sciences Archives

Aug 12, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

2019 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed 86 new medical students – all North Carolina residents – during its annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday morning....

Aug 08, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

MEDICAL STUDENT TEAMWORK

During their first week at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, first-year medical students are inundated with typical orientation-related activities, such as learning about the school’s policies, classes, exams and technology....

Jul 31, 2019
  • Jules Norwood
  • Natalie Sayewich

FINS TO THE LEFT

When 17-year-old Paige Winter was attacked by a shark in Atlantic Beach in early June, quick action by her father, followed by expert care from Brody School of Medicine surgeons...

Jul 29, 2019
  • Janiya Winchester

FUTURE DOCTORS

While many of their friends enjoyed summer vacations, a group of students considering careers in health care got a dose of what the first year of medical school has to...

Jul 29, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU faculty member inducted as fellow of the AANP

Dr. Michelle Skipper, a nurse practitioner and director of the ECU College of Nursing’s doctor of nursing practice program was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse...

Jul 23, 2019
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Brianna Chavis-Locklear

When she was a little girl growing up in the Robeson County community of Prospect, Brianna Chavis-Locklear’s older sister came home from a dental appointment with braces on her teeth....

Jul 09, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH

Neurodegenerative diseases – such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS – are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults. The risk of these diseases is reduced by intake...

Jun 24, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU Nursing professor appointed to FDA advisory committee

An ECU College of Nursing faculty member has been appointed to serve on a committee for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the nation’s foremost authority on protecting public...

Jun 21, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

FARM STRESS

Farmers in eastern North Carolina are facing a crisis of compounding issues that are threatening their mental health and that of their families. There’s the increased competition from foreign trade...

Dr. Eugene Nelson of Dartmouth gives a keynote on value-based care at Re-Designing Health Care for Eastern NC: The Next 20 Years conference. The event was held at the Eastern Area Health Education Center on Friday, June 14, 2019. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Jun 20, 2019
  • Jackie Drake

REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTH CARE

Twenty years ago, Amazon and Netflix were just starting out; now these mainstays of everyday life can offer valuable lessons for the health care industry. This was the focus of...