BUILDING A BETTER BRODY
When Dr. Mark Stacy was interviewing to be the next dean of ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, he got the sense that it was an institution that had learned to...
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Dr. Jennifer Arnold of ‘The Little Couple’ encourages ECU students to think big
The star of TLC Network’s, “The Little Couple,” Dr. Jennifer Arnold, was the keynote speaker for East Carolina University’s 2018 North Carolina Civility summit on Saturday, Feb. 17. She encouraged...
UnitedHealthcare donates to ECU College of Nursing
UnitedHealthcare Community & State of North Carolina presented East Carolina University’s College of Nursing with $25,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 to fund scholarships for students enrolled in the Regionally Increasing...
‘EVEN STRONGER’
A new public health scholarship will help East Carolina University students interested in working in long-term care, an increasingly important area of study as the state and nation’s population ages...
FROM SERGEANT TO STUDENT
Being a police officer and a dentist are more similar than one might think. That’s what former Sgt. Rudy Oxendine is realizing as a first-year dental student. “It’s all about...
PROJECT CORE
Getting an appointment to see a medical specialist can be a lengthy and costly process for patients. The high demand for appointments, coupled with the limited number of available specialists,...
Social determinants of obesity, diabetes addressed at ECU symposium
Does where you live or your level of education make you more prone to obesity and diabetes? These and other social determinants of obesity and diabetes, which are disproportionally affecting...
FINDING A CURE
Every day, ECU’s Brody School of Medicine teems with professors and students pipetting cell cultures, analyzing tissues and eyeballing microscopes in the name of cutting-edge research. The Brody Brothers Foundation...
Health care quality improvement projects showcased at symposium
More than 150 people filled the auditorium of the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU on Wednesday to discuss, and reward, projects aimed at improving health care practices in eastern...
ECU medical faculty member honored with international educator award
An ECU Brody School of Medicine OB-GYN professor has been recognized by an international organization for her outstanding performance as an educator. Dr. Jill Sutton was recently awarded the 2018...