MATTERS OF THE HEART
East Carolina University’s motto servire – to serve – is at the center of all we do each day. From doctors who literally fix hearts to educators who fill them...
Spaine Stephens Archives
SNIFFING OUT SICKNESS
Harley the beagle refused to run rabbits—a character flaw that left her future uncertain. Now, the wayward hunting dog has finally found a worthy prey—but not of the woodland variety....
SMILES FOR VETERANS
Gordon Gaebel Jr. reclined in a dental chair during the ECU Smiles for Veterans event and took several deep, calming breaths. It wasn’t until he locked eyes with his dentist...
MENTORING MINORITY FACULTY
Seven underrepresented minority in medicine (URMM) junior faculty members from family medicine departments across the nation spent several days this week at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine for mentorship in...
COLLABORATIONS IN CARE
A unique grant celebrates East Carolina University’s commitment to using interprofessional collaboration to address emerging and challenging trends in health care, including opioid use and substance abuse prevention and treatment....
CELEBRATING SIMULATION
For ECU dental student Toyosi Coker and other students on the Health Sciences Campus, practice makes a perfect blend of confidence and capability. Access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology in...
Student: Brianna Chavis-Locklear
When she was a little girl growing up in the Robeson County community of Prospect, Brianna Chavis-Locklear’s older sister came home from a dental appointment with braces on her teeth....
HIGHEST FACULTY HONOR
CHAPEL HILL — A Brody School of Medicine psychiatrist has joined a prestigious group of East Carolina University professors bestowed with the UNC System’s highest faculty honor. Dr. Sy Saeed,...
PATIENTS TEACH STUDENTS
In the mind and heart of 92-year-old Claudine Humphrey, age is nothing but a number. While that generational debate rages on, what’s set in stone is the bond Humphrey built...
Student: David Sager
When doctoral student David Sager was commissioned into the Air Force this summer, the gravity of his duty and dedication to military service members, veterans and a life of service...