East Carolina Heart Institute earns top rating
The East Carolina Heart Institute has received the highest quality rating awarded by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The society database is the national report card that compares the quality...
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ECU cardiologist elected to Royal College of Physicians
By Amy Adams Ellis ECU News Services East Carolina Heart Institute physician Ashesh Buch has been elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Buch was formally...
Brody School of Medicine dean speaks at Vidant health conference
By Kathryn Kennedy ECU News Services Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, was one of four health care professionals to present Monday,...
ECU pediatrician certified as physician executive
By Amy Ellis ECU News Services Dr. John M. Olsson, division chief for general pediatrics at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, was recently named a certified physician executive...
Saeed interviewed on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’
Dr. Sy Saeed, chairman of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, was interviewed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” May 7 regarding the effectiveness of telepsychiatry...
Society honors humanism, professionalism in medicine
The 2015 inductees to the Gold Humanism Honor Society at ECU were honored in a ceremony April 21 at Ironwood Golf and Country Club. The society honors medical students, residents,...
ECU medical students advocate for healthcare system change on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON - Two fourth-year ECU medical students attended the Family Medicine Congressional Conference held April 7- 8 in Washington, D.C. More than 200 physicians attended the meeting. Sponsored by the...
Departing Brody students offer annual ‘Day of Service’
Before learning where they’d be placed for medical residency, 80 students from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine spent a Day of Service giving back to the place they’ve called home...
Annual Hamstring Hustle 5K to be April 5
For the 20th year, runners and walkers may lace up their sneakers and pound the pavement in the Hamstring Hustle 5K Run/Walk. The race starts at 9 a.m. at ECU...
Longtime employee celebrates 80th birthday
Longtime ECU employee Hagar Jackson celebrated her 80th birthday March 18. She has worked at ECU for 27 years, beginning in 1986 at age 50. She retired when she turned...