Spaine Stephens Archives

May 13, 2020
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Brody student helps translate COVID-19 information for patients nationwide

In a nod to the spirit of the “Brody family”—a concept of closeness and commitment to service that bonds those in East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine—one student is...

Apr 30, 2020
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VIRTUAL COOKING CLASS

A popular class on weight management and diabetes prevention shifted from in-person to online because of the COVID-19 pandemic—but thanks to community partnerships, participants still reaped the fruits of the...

Apr 16, 2020
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COVID-19 & KIDS

As the days add up during the “stay at home” orders in North Carolina as part of safeguards against COVID-19, many children are becoming more restless and fearful. They may...

Mar 20, 2020
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MATCH DAY 2020

Fourth-year Brody School of Medicine students learned Friday where they will spend the next several years completing residency training. The highly anticipated Match Day ceremony is normally held in the...

Mar 20, 2020
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MATCH DAY AND A BIRTHDAY

It’s fitting that Match Day is also the fourth birthday of Lynette Staplefoote-Boynton’s son, Josiah. For them, her journey through medical school has truly been a family affair. Staplefoote-Boynton; her...

Feb 19, 2020
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EXPLORING MEDICAL CAREERS

During conversations about the future, Delisa Davis’s mother always reminds her to step into new experiences ready to take advantage of opportunity. That’s why when Davis learned about the Rise...

Feb 10, 2020
  • Crystal Baity
  • Erin Ward
  • Kristen Martin
  • Rob Spahr
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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...

Jan 16, 2020
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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....

Nov 20, 2019
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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...

Nov 07, 2019
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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...