Castañeda fulfilling a long-time dream with medical school
The idea of becoming a physician was planted in Eduardo Castañeda at 7 years old through interaction with his mother’s cardiologist. He took it upon himself to show Castañeda around...
Medical Archives
Volunteering, children’s hospital experience led Smallwood to medical school
Baseball brought Christian Smallwood from Melbourne, Florida, to ECU. Surgery to correct season-ending injuries brought a career in medicine into focus and he is on course to become a physician...
STUDENT DOCTORS
Since the Brody Scholars program began in 1983, 154 students have received scholarships to attend East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. The four newest recipients of the university’s most prestigious...
ROBOT SURGERY RESEARCH
Advances in medical technologies – from medicines and physical therapies to implants and surgical methods – come in a flurry that often seems impossible to keep pace with. One ethical...
PLANT THE SEED
The East Carolina University fall Class of 2023 graduates turned their tassels Friday morning during a ceremony held in Minges Coliseum in front of family, friends and well-wishers. The class...
ECU surgery professor named to Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Dr. Carl E. Haisch, professor of surgery in surgical immunology and transplantation and vice chair of surgical education in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been...
Environmental health researcher tackles medical school
Radhika Dhingra already had the letters ‘Dr.’ before her name before she stepped foot into the Brody School of Medicine as an East Carolina University student. Born and raised in...
Fall 2023 cohort earns graduate certificate in ethnic and rural health disparities
Ten students in the public health and medical graduate programs in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have earned a certificate in ethnic and rural health disparities...
Impact, emotions come full circle at Camp WholeHeart
There is a phrase Brad Worrell likes to voice about Camp WholeHeart, which is for children 7 to 17 years old living with complex heart defects. “This is really their...
Soumya Kamath, Biology
If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, Soumya Kamath’s college pathway could have looked a lot different. “Due to the pandemic, the majority of wet labs across East Carolina University’s campus...