Medical Archives

Mar 22, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU medical students establish ‘doula-like’ volunteer program

Getting through medical school can be tough — long hours, books and tests, and more books. However, between classes and all-nighters, two students from the East Carolina University Brody School...

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine student Merdi Lutete, left, celebrates with her father, Masiala Ngoma, during Match Day 2023. Fourth year medical students from across the country learned where they will spend the next part of their careers in residency.
Mar 17, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda
  • Spaine Stephens

MATCH DAY 2023

In a ceremony laced with excitement, anticipation and tradition, fourth-year medical students in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University learned where they will spend the next three...

Mar 07, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU hosts annual gathering of reproductive biology experts

East Carolina University hosted nearly 100 participants from a variety of institutions Feb. 25 for the 31st annual Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting. The event was chaired by...

Kuan-Hung Chen, an IT consultant with the East Carolina University College of Nursing, works on graphic elements of a virtual reality game used to teach students.
Mar 01, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

GAMING HEALTH EDUCATION

Sometimes gaming doesn’t mean playing a game. In June of 2022, Josh Peery, a game designer and instructional technology consultant for East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, was asked to speak...

Feb 24, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

COVID-19 immunity study shows natural immunity wanes quickly

Public health researchers from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, led by Suzanne Lea, have finalized their findings of the Pirates’ Prevention and COVID-19 Testing Study (PiratePACT) study of...

Feb 22, 2023
  • ECU Health News
  • ECU News Services

Unified Quality Improvement Symposium highlights projects focused on patient experience

The seventh annual Unified Quality Improvement Symposium was held on Feb. 1 at Eastern AHEC, showcasing 30 projects related to quality improvement, patient safety, population health and interprofessional practice at...

Feb 21, 2023
  • Meaghan Skelly

Life-changing research: 5 facts about the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute

What once started as a virtual institute more than 20 years ago has transcended into the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute (ECDOI), a unique interdisciplinary research facility that is...

East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers joins Gov. Roy Cooper, and additional state and campus leaders, to announce a $3.2 million United Health Foundation grant.
Feb 14, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

GRANT EXPANDS NC-STeP

Children and adolescents with mental health care needs will benefit from a $3.2 million partnership between East Carolina University and the United Health Foundation. The grant will expand the North...

Feb 13, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU cardiac psychology program brings heart-brain connection into spotlight

East Carolina University’s postgraduate program in cardiac psychology creates professionals who are ready to help patients cope as they adapt to life-saving heart devices. On the heels of marking its...

Feb 09, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

COMMITMENT TO SERVICE

The Service League of Greenville has spent 83 years quietly doing big things for the community. A scholarship endowment, established in 2018 through the ECU Medical and Health Sciences Foundation,...