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East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine resident Charles Haddock explains a procedure to patient Santana McCoy at the school’s clinic in Hyde County.
Jan 23, 2023
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FULFILLING A PROMISE

Once a month, the post office building on Main Street in Swan Quarter also serves as the area’s only oral health care location for miles around. East Carolina University’s School...

Jan 10, 2023
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ECU alumna named N.C. Distinguished Family Physician of the Year

Shannon B. Dowler, a 1999 graduate of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, was named the 2022 Distinguished Family Physician Award winner by the North Carolina Academy...

Sy Saeed, executive director of NC-STeP, talks to a student from Elizabeth City from his office in Brody. The program was awarded the 2022 Innovation Award for technology from North Carolina’s i2i Center for Integrative Health.
Dec 13, 2022
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INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE

The East Carolina University-led North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-SteP) has won the 2022 Innovation Award for technology from North Carolina’s i2i Center for Integrative Health. The award celebrates innovation...

Nov 30, 2022
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ECU cardiac psychology program attracts students, national recognition

On the heels of marking its 15th year, East Carolina University’s nationally unique postgraduate program in clinical health psychology continues to gain momentum — and national recognition— through positive patient...

Nov 23, 2022
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ECU dental school named Apple Distinguished School for sixth consecutive time

The ECU School of Dental Medicine has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School (ADS) for 2022-25 for its use of technology in every aspect of teaching, learning and clinical...

The ECU School of Dental Medicine has provided care for close to 275 veterans since its ECU Smiles for Veterans program began in 2018.
Nov 22, 2022
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SERVING VETERANS

Justin Shimer helped provide oral health care to U.S. Armed Services veterans during East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s ECU Smiles for Veterans event Nov. 18 — and in...

A van from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine travels through rural eastern North Carolina enroute to providing free health screenings and COVID-19 vaccines to patients in underserved communities.
Nov 17, 2022
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RURAL HEALTH DAY 2022

Beginning in 2010, organizations across the United States have reserved the third Thursday in November to celebrate National Rural Health Day and highlight unique challenges residents of rural communities face...

The School of Dental Medicine’s community service learning center in Spruce Pine is one of eight such centers in rural areas across the state, where students gain valuable patient experiences.
Nov 17, 2022
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RURAL DENTAL INNOVATION

Mount Airy, North Carolina, sits three miles south of the Virginia state line, a community of 10,000 so prototypical of Southern charm that it’s accepted as the basis for the...

Oct 21, 2022
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BIOENERGETICS TO BEDSIDE

A researcher in the Brody School of Medicine has joined forces with a Brody/ECU Health surgical oncologist on a two-year, $200,000 Department of Defense Melanoma Research Program funded project that...

Dr. Suzanne Lazorick, left, professor of pediatrics and chair of the Department of Public Health at the Brody School of Medicine, discusses rural adolescent activity research with Brody student Sina Kazemzadeh, center, and Brody alumna and ECU Health resident Dr. Chloe Opper.
Oct 13, 2022
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LET’S GET PHYSICAL

A student in the Brody School of Medicine and a pediatric resident at ECU Health have published their research on physical activity in adolescents attending rural schools. Their findings suggest...