Doug Boyd Archives

Jun 04, 2012
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Cardiac surgery earns top rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The East Carolina Heart Institute has received the highest quality rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The STS database is the national report card that compares the quality of...

Jun 01, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

ECU to build dental center at Davidson County Community College

THOMASVILLE, N.C.   (June 1, 2012)   —   The Triad will soon be home to a facility that officials say will bring dental care to low-income underserved residents while providing...

May 24, 2012
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OFF-THE-SHELF VEINS

Physicians at East Carolina University and Yale University are working together to engineer blood vessels that could be used in coronary artery bypass surgery. Dr. Alan P. Kypson, a surgeon...

May 24, 2012
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ECU studying bioengineered blood vessels for surgery

Physicians at East Carolina University and Yale University are working together to engineer blood vessels that could be used in coronary artery bypass surgery. Dr. Alan P. Kypson, a surgeon...

May 15, 2012
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‘PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS’

Angela Merritt is still getting used to the title "nurse of the year." The nurse specialist in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East...

May 15, 2012
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Merritt named top nurse at medical school

Angela Merritt is still getting used to the title "nurse of the year." The nurse specialist in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East...

May 11, 2012
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COMMITTED TO SERVICE

Six students from East Carolina University have received Schweitzer Fellowships for 2012-13. The students commit to a year of service with a community agency, devoting more than 600 hours to...

May 11, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

ECU students receive Schweitzer Fellowships

Six students from East Carolina University have received Schweitzer Fellowships for 2012-13. The students commit to a year of service with a community agency, devoting more than 600 hours to...

May 04, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Graduates mark end of medical school

In a few weeks, Melody Covington will begin a primary care medical residency in Charlotte. But today, she was one of 73 East Carolina University medical students at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium...

May 01, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Convocations to begin Friday

Seventy-three medical students will receive their degrees at the annual convocation of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University on Friday. The convocation begins at 5 p.m. in...