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Spring 2024 graduates celebrate accomplishments News Services …

WebRonnie Barnes gave the keynote address and received the ECU honorary degree of Doctor of Letters. A 1975 graduate of ECU’s College of Health and Human …

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EYE TO THE FUTURE News Services ECU

WebEast Carolina University marked several milestones Friday as it kicked off a historic fundraising campaign and took the first step in the final approval process of creating ECU Health. At the ECU Board of Trustees meeting, Chancellor Philip Rogers publicly announced a $500 million comprehensive campaign — the largest in school history. …

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Hall of Fame honors 11 educators for service News Services ECU

WebThe East Carolina University College of Education celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Educators Hall of Fame by inducting 11 new members in a ceremony …

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ECU, Vidant Health to clinically integrate, create ECU-branded …

WebEast Carolina University will move toward full clinical integration with Vidant Health and the creation of a distinctive health system brand – ECU Health or similar …

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ECU, VIDANT TO CLINICALLY INTEGRATE

WebEast Carolina University will move toward full clinical integration with Vidant Health and the creation of a distinctive health system brand – ECU Health or similar …

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‘LANDMARK MOMENT’ News Services ECU

WebThe state budget provides $21.5 million in Fiscal Year 2021-22 and $53.75 million in FY2022-23 from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund for the planning and construction of a new medical education building with a total authorization of $215 million. A Brody "Thank You!" Watch on. “This is a landmark moment for the future of rural health

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RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY News Services ECU

WebEast Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health have launched a new Rural Family Medicine Residency Program that will equip physicians …

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ECU Physicians receives national recognition for diabetes care

WebECU Physicians, which became part of ECU Health in January, earned the 2022 Diabetes Recognition Program distinction from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of health care, for providing care that meets six predetermined clinical performance …

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ECU, Vidant Health announce joint operating agreement

WebUnder the joint operating agreement, the Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health will retain their separate legal entities, but will function collaboratively …

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ECU College of Nursing, ECU Health inaugurate academic practice

WebThe effort – conceived by nursing and education leaders from ECU’s College of Nursing and ECU Health – will benefit both the university and the health system, said …

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UNDERSTANDING ‘LONG COVID’ News Services ECU

WebFor more information about the long COVID clinics or to make an appointment, contact Caryl Holoman at 252-744-2570 or [email protected]. Listen to Dr. Paul Bolin Jr., chair of internal medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, discuss COVID-19, vaccine boosters and possible new treatments during the Talk Like a Pirate podcast.

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ECU medical school marks 10th annual Medical Education Day

WebThe event included podium and poster presentations and the popular “Shark Tank” program, during which student presenters have five minutes to pitch their in …

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Bolin busts myths about COVID-19 vaccines

WebEast Carolina University’s Dr. Paul Bolin is a mythbuster when it comes to COVID-19. Bolin, chair of the Department of Internal Medicine in ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, answered questions and assuaged fears about the COVID-19 vaccine during a March 29 recording for ECU’s “Talk Like a Pirate” podcast. Below are a few of the myths

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Service League investment creates nursing scholarships

WebEast Carolina University’s College of Nursing (CON) will have Service League Scholars beginning in the 2024-25 academic year thanks to a $1 million gift from the …

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Nursing students partner though simulation to care for psychiatric

WebDr. Tawny Tseng could never predict her path to becoming an East Carolina University nursing professor. A Seattle native, she was a jazz singer and then a dance …

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Pitt County Care Clinic offers community care led by ECU medical

WebOn a blustery, sunny Sunday afternoon in January, physicians and medical students hurried into the Pitt County Health Department’s Earl Trevathan Jr., M.D. Public Health Center and disappeared into a clinic toward the back of the building. They weren’t there for a weekend training session or meeting — they and their team of providers, …

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ECU COVID-19 VACCINE News Services ECU

WebCOVID-19 vaccines are available in North Carolina to everyone ages 16 and older and children 12 and older. Individuals can schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 …

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Faculty: Dr. David MacPherson News Services ECU

WebWearing his signature scrub cap dotted with happy teeth, he has found his niche preparing resident dentists to “become compassionate and skilled clinicians who …

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SCHOOL-BASED TELEMEDICINE News Services ECU

WebWhile ECU has been a leader in telemedicine for about 20 years, the Healthier Lives at School and Beyond program is the first school-based telemedicine program of its kind in the region, according to the program’s coordinator Jill Jennings, of ECU’s Department of Family Medicine. ECU’s Erika Taylor shares a virtual high-five with Duplin

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES News Services ECU

WebHealth care professionals from across eastern North Carolina discussed both challenges and opportunities in rural health at a new conference Nov. 16-17. Held at Eastern Area Health Education Center, the first Rural Health Symposium was a collaborative effort by many individuals and organizations, including Eastern AHEC, East …

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ECU’s Center for Health Disparities names director

WebDr. Keith Keene has been named director of the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine Center for Health Disparities (CHD), effective Aug. 1, 2020. …

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IMPROVING DIABETES CARE News Services ECU

WebDr. Shiv Patil, a family physician, diabetologist and faculty member at the ECU Brody School of Medicine, was named the recipient of the 2020 Health Care Provider Award from the North Carolina Diabetes Advisory Council. The award is given annually to recognize those who have demonstrated exemplary work in diabetes prevention and …

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