Health Sciences Archives

Oct 24, 2018

ECU nursing dean named Fellow in the Academy of Nursing Education

ECU College of Nursing Dean Dr. Sylvia Brown was recently inducted as a Fellow in nursing education’s most prestigious organization, placing her among the country’s most respected nurse educators. Brown...

East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center have been selected for a national trauma research network for the U.S. Department of Defense. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 19, 2018
  • ECU News Services

TRAUMA TRIALS

East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center have been selected for a national trauma research network for the U.S. Department of Defense. Linking Investigations in Trauma & Emergency Services (LITES)...

Oct 17, 2018

Brody School of Medicine names director of alumni affairs

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has named its first director of alumni affairs. Laura McFall Bond will oversee Brody’s efforts to increase the medical school’s engagement...

Dr. Bryan Ehlert, assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, performs a TCAR procedure at the East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 16, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

LOWER RISK, LESS INVASIVE

East Carolina University physicians at Vidant Medical Center are providing patients at risk of having a stroke the opportunity to significantly reduce their future stroke risk through a new procedure...

Oct 02, 2018

ECU appoints assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at Brody School of Medicine

East Carolina University has named an assistant dean for diversity and inclusion for the Brody School of Medicine. Dr. Irma Corral, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral...

Dr. Jon Kornegay discusses the challenges Duplin County faced during Hurricane Florence. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 28, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

HURRICANE RELIEF

When Hurricane Florence brought devastation to the Carolinas, students, faculty and alumni from the Brody School of Medicine made sure they were in position to serve the region’s patients and...

Sep 26, 2018

Brody’s Dr. Robert Carroll selected for prestigious teaching award

A professor at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine has been awarded a distinguished international award for his outstanding contributions to medical education. Dr. Robert G. Carroll, a physiology professor and...

ECU College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Michelle Skipper, who was awarded the Governor’s Award for Public Service last year for helping St. Pauls residents after Hurricane Matthew in 2016, is back in action in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 26, 2018
  • Natalie Sayewich

EXPERT CARE

The community of St. Pauls in southeastern North Carolina has become well versed in the damage that hurricanes can cause, and ECU College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Michelle Skipper...

Holly Pittard, second-year Brody School of Medicine student, unloads water from an SUV at the Walter B. Jones Center in Pitt County. (ECU Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 19, 2018
  • Jules Norwood
  • Rob Spahr

UNDAUNTED

Hurricane Florence made a sharp left turn as it made landfall in southeastern North Carolina, sparing Greenville from the worst of its fury. Now, Pirates are responding, banding together to...

Sep 19, 2018

ECU College of Nursing welcomes new students at Lamp of Learning ceremony

The ECU College of Nursing welcomed 122 future nurses on Sept. 6 during a ceremony at the Brody School of Medicine. Parents beamed while their daughters and sons crossed the...