Staff: Lisa Ormond
In most organizations, there is always that one person who holds things together. For the College of Nursing, that person is Lisa Ormond. Ormond is from Snow Hill, which is...
Benjamin Abel Archives
Parkinson’s patients find their voices through ECU student partnership
In the world of higher learning, interprofessional education is changing the way healthcare professionals are prepared to care for their patients. At East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences,...
Nursing doctoral student explores novel CPR technique
The concept of CPR is simple. To stay alive blood needs to be circulated around the body. That’s the heart’s job. When the heart stops working people can temporarily step...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Penny Smith
Penelope Smith, Penny to those close to her, is proper Asheboro. All her family are for that matter. Her parents and grandparents attended the same high school as her. Her...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Leslie Uwakwe
Leslie Uwakwe is a seeker, but her anchor is well set in her family’s west African heritage and the home they have adopted in North Carolina. Uwakwe’s parents moved to...
Service and care runs in the family for teen admitted to College of Nursing
For the Hill family, Pirate nursing is a family business. Kayleigh Hill is getting a very early start as part of the next generation as one of the youngest students...
Study explores group therapy for osteoarthritis relief
An interdisciplinary team composed of an East Carolina University physical therapist, an ECU Health doctor, and their physical therapy and nursing students recently wrapped up a pilot research study exploring...
Match Day 2026
Medical students across the country learned Friday where they will spend the next several years completing their residencies, the postgraduate training program for recent medical school graduates to gain specialized...
ECU grad transforms Pitt County through leadership, play
Tiana Berryman is a fixture in Pitt County. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Berryman currently serves the city of Greenville as the director of community and development services,...
Nursing course brings invisible disabilities into focus
Navigating the health care structure of the United States can be a challenge, with long wait times and insurance hurdles that need to be cleared – all while trying to...