Spaine Stephens Archives

Behavioral health consultants provide ongoing services for short-term behavioral health concerns. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 26, 2019
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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....

Sep 19, 2019
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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...

Jul 23, 2019
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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....

May 22, 2019
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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,...

Apr 09, 2019
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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...

Nov 19, 2018
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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...

ECU is dedicated not just to educating its dental students via hours in clinical simulation labs but also to connecting them to the community for real-world experience and giving back through events like the inaugural ECU Smiles at the School of Dental Medicine community service learning center in Sylva on Thursday.
Nov 19, 2018
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SALUTES AND SMILES

For Lloyd Holland, walking into the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s community service learning center in Sylva, N.C., felt like coming home all over again. Holland and about...

Dr. Ford Grant, faculty director of the School of Dental Medicine’s community service learning center in Ahoskie, talks with patient Amber Doering. The dental school has received national recognition for its innovative approach to dental education. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Oct 29, 2018
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ACCESS SUCCESS

The national organization representing all U.S. and Canadian dental schools announced last week that a 2019 award for innovation will go to the School of Dental Medicine at East Carolina...

May 29, 2018
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Francesca DeFranco

When it comes to her career aspirations, Francesca DeFranco refuses to be boxed into a corner. She wants to combine a love of nursing and law into a future career...

May 29, 2018
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Nia Gilmore

Nia Gilmore is poised to take hold of every opportunity that comes her way at East Carolina University — on campus and beyond. Gilmore, 17, is one of ECU’s newest...