Health Sciences Archives

Nov 23, 2015
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ECU professor elected to lead N.C. Public Health Association

An associate professor in East Carolina University¹s Department of Public Health has been elected president of the North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA). Dr. Suzanne Lea, who also serves as...

Oct 14, 2015
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PA Studies professor advances urgent care research

By Alyssa Gutierrez For ECU News Services An East Carolina University faculty member in Physician Assistant Studies is prompting emergency department clinicians to thoroughly analyze urinalysis results for the possible...

Oct 07, 2015
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College of Nursing again named Center of Excellence

(Video courtesy of ECU College of Nursing) By Elizabeth Willy For the third time, the East Carolina University College of Nursing has been designated a Center of Excellence in Nursing...

Jul 09, 2015
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College of Nursing receives 10 years of accreditation

The East Carolina University College of Nursing has received 10 years of accreditation, the maximum granted by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The accreditation follows an extensive self-study and...

Jun 09, 2015
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Medical school names first female surgery chair in the Southeast

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has named a new chair for its Department of Surgery, making Brody the first medical school in the Southeast to have...

Jun 09, 2015
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Medical honor society recognizes new members, national research fellow

Four third-year medical students from the Brody School of Medicine were recently inducted into the East Carolina University chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Holly Dieu, Sam...

May 21, 2015
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Nursing Student Group Receives National Chapter Award

The East Carolina Association of Nursing Students has been named a Stellar School Chapter by the National Student Nurses Association. The award, given to just five schools nationwide in 2015,...

Apr 30, 2015
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ECU students use music therapy to help Vidant Medical Center patients

  “The girls and their music made it much easier for him to go on to glory,” Brenda Daniels said. Her husband, Noah Daniels, passed away in January at Vidant...

Apr 30, 2015
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Eastern AHEC breaks ground on new building

The Eastern Area Health Education Center (AHEC) broke ground at 8 a.m. April 30 on a new building in Greenville that will also become the new home of East Carolina...

Apr 22, 2015
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Scout Out Nursing Day introduces young people to nursing profession

By Elizabeth Willy College of Nursing More than 90 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts received an introduction to nursing during the fifth Scout Out Nursing Day, held April 11 in...