Doug Boyd Archives

Jun 02, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Brody to extend early assurance admission to two other universities

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University will guarantee admission to a few top students at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and N.C....

May 25, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

ECU medical students receive Schweitzer Fellowships

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Four students from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have received Schweitzer Fellowships for 2010. The students, who have finished their first year...

May 17, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

ECU Among Nation’s Best for in Vitro Fertilization

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   East Carolina University has one of the nation's most successful programs for helping women become pregnant through in vitro fertilization. At ECU Women's Physicians, 68.8 percent...

May 05, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Convocations to be this weekend

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Sixty-six medical students will receive their degrees at the annual convocation of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Saturday, May 8. The convocation...

May 05, 2010
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Project takes on heart disease in heart of U.S. ‘stroke belt’

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A new $10 million grant will help researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University collaborate with health-care practitioners and...

Apr 29, 2010
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ECU receives national award for sending graduates into family medicine

GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is one of top medical schools in the country for sending graduates into family medicine, according to the...

Apr 26, 2010
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Professor receives national research award

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — Dr. William Meggs, a professor of emergency medicine and chief of toxicology at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has received the Research Award...

Apr 16, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Dr. Paul and Kathryn Walker make unprecedented $500,000 gift

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Dr. Paul Walker and his wife, Kathryn, have made an unprecedented donation to expand the strengths and raise awareness of the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center while...

Apr 14, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Scorpion venom provides clues to cause, treatment of pancreatitis

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (Apr. 14, 2010)   —   A Brazilian scorpion has provided researchers at East Carolina University and N.C. State University an insight into venom's effects on the ability...

Apr 06, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Women face challenges in academics, research, surgeon says

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (Apr. 6, 2010)   —   Dr. Patricia Numann – renowned surgeon, academic leader – is proof women have accomplished much in medicine and medical research. But even...