Bobby Ampezzan Archives

Jul 17, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Medical school welcomes in thriving physician assistant studies department

East Carolina University's Department of Physician Assistant Studies joined the Brody School of Medicine to expand interdisciplinary medical education and strengthen North Carolina's healthcare workforce. ECU's Physician Assistant Studies program...

Four research scientists in white lab coats huddle together for a portrait surrounded by shelves of lab equipment and supplies.
Jul 07, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Brody Brothers Endowment sponsors research team to embark on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s discovery

A team of researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine was awarded a $250,000 grant to look at how chronic inflammation in the brain drives diseases like Alzheimer’s...

A young woman signs a large purple metal beam outdoors.
Jun 12, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

‘Topped out’ and just beginning — ceremony imagines the future of medical education

ECU and partners held a topping-out ceremony Thursday for the new Brody Center for Medical Education, a seven-story building scheduled to open next summer. The $265 million investment will increase...

Graphic featuring the words “LEADERSHIP LEARNING SERVICE” in large gold and white text on a purple camouflage background. The collage includes ECU military-affiliated students and personnel in uniform, including ROTC cadets, service members and students studying together on campus. Photos show individuals in Army and Air Force uniforms, a color guard presentation and collaborative learning scenes in front of campus buildings and outdoor spaces.
May 26, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Medical school, veterans unite around a mission of service, record of success

East Carolina University and the Brody School of Medicine are institutions rooted in service and commitment — values strongly reflected in the mission of our nation’s armed services. So a...

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 15, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Dillon Patel

Greenville native Dillon Patel has seen how East Carolina University serves his region. Now, as as a Brinkley-Lane Scholar, he is preparing to do the same. “Being a Brinkley Lane...

Apr 02, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Halfway to MD, students don white coats for front-line patient care

On March 28, the class of 2028 at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine gathered in a university ballroom surrounded by family, friends and physician leaders at the school to be...

Apr 02, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Researchers deepen industrial, educational and community partnerships on annual bus tour

The high seas in a galleon or U.S. 17 in a motorcoach, a Pirate vessel fully loaded will turn heads. During spring break, it was important to East Carolina University...

A man holds the hands of his two yoåung daughters as he walks across a stage during the Brody School of Medicine’s Match Day.
Mar 20, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Bobby Ampezzan
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  • Spaine Stephens

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...

Mar 18, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Researchers named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Three longtime East Carolina University faculty members have been named to the 2026 class of senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), joining more than 30 colleagues and...

Mar 05, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

On YouTube, clinical psychologist counsels global community of heart warriors

The Heart Warrior Project may be the most popular YouTube channel for people living with implantable-cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), and on an episode earlier this year, East Carolina University psychology professor...

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